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Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Fareham, Hampshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Hambledon, Hampshire [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

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Southwick, Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Stakes Hill, Waterlooville, Hampshire, England [1]

Swanmore, Hampshire [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Warkworth, Northumberland [1]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

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Private [137]

Corporal [16]

Driver [15]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Captain [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Provost Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Provisional Battalion [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [205]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [292]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [283]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Fareham, Hampshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Hambledon, Hampshire [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Branksome, Dorset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Broadford Victoria [1] Chichester, Surrey [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hayling Island, Hampshire [1] Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Herefordshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Lanchester England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longworth, Berkshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Millbrook, Cornwall [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Porchester, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth [1] Purbrook, Waterlooville, Hampshire, England [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Rochford Victoria [1] Southwick, Fareham, Hampshire [1] Stakes Hill, Waterlooville, Hampshire, England [1] Swanmore, Hampshire [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Warkworth, Northumberland [1] Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [137] Corporal [16] Driver [15] Gunner [11] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [8] Serjeant [7] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1] Captain [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Provost Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19] Hampshire Regiment [17] Labour Corps [16] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [13] London Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Hussars [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Provisional Battalion [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [205] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [292] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [283] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Gilbert George Edney

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 48050 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 04763 Private Army Ordnance Corps 11th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 102760 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

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William George Edney

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 5106 Serjeant Hussars 10th Battalion

British Army 10883 Corporal Hussars 18th Battalion

British Army 10883 Serjeant Corps of Hussars 10th (Prince of Wales' Own Royal) Hussars.

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Henry Edney

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81499

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Herbert John Edney

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190230

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Albert George Edney

Born 1886

Died 1961

British Army 55251 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/250665 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Patrick Edney

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296813

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Herbert George Edney

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 201405 Able Seaman HMS Princess Irene

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William Beale Edney

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 206354 Yeoman of Signals HMS INVINCIBLE

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Albert George Edney

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy CH/21257 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 4th Battalion

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Bertie Thomas Edney

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240548

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William Edney

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145544

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Edward Edney

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 147658 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Edney

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/11277 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/11277 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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James Highfield Edney

Born 1865

Died 1917

Royal Navy 113286 (RFR Dev A1070) Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Laurentic

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Albert Edney

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army C/9707 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/9707 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Henry Edney

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 10150 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Cecil George Thomas Edney

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253312

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Samuel R. Edney

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1714 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Leonard George Edney

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army L/16578 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Ambrose Edney

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293281

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