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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Emerald Queensland [2]

London [2]

Abbotabad [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bloxham, Oxfordshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Crewe [1]

Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Ellesmere England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Havre [1]

Hockley, Birmingham [1]

Kensington [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

London Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlewich, Cheshire [1]

Mier Lane, Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Mobberley Cheshire [1]

Mold, Flintshire [1]

North Adelaide South Australia [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Northwick, Cheshire [1]

Oakey Creek Queensland [1]

Over, Cheshire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsea England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Quetta [1]

Robertsbridge, Sussex [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Sandbach England [1]

Southampton, London [1]

St George Street, Seamour Place, Hanover Square, London [1]

St George, Hanover Square, London [1]

St Helens Queensland [1]

Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Strathdownie Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [171]

Captain [27]

Lieutenant [21]

Serjeant [17]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [13]

Driver [10]

Major [10]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Commander [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Major General [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant General [3]

Rear Admiral [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Drummer [2]

Major General/ Major General [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rear-Admiral [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Vice-Admiral [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal Driver [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commandant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Gunner Temporary Bombardier [1]

Honorary Nursing Sister [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Masseuse [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Hussars [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Church Army [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

French Red Cross [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Border Regiment [3]

General Headquarters Staff [3]

Indian Army [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

18th Cavalry [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lady Helpers [2]

Lancers [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [320]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [406]

Contribution

Military Service [398]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Bicester, Oxfordshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Emerald Queensland [2] London [2] Abbotabad [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bloxham, Oxfordshire [1] Brighton [1] Chelsea London [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Crewe [1] Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [1] Ellesmere England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Havre [1] Hockley, Birmingham [1] Kensington [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] London Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlewich, Cheshire [1] Mier Lane, Longton, Staffordshire [1] Mobberley Cheshire [1] Mold, Flintshire [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Northwick, Cheshire [1] Oakey Creek Queensland [1] Over, Cheshire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsea England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Quetta [1] Robertsbridge, Sussex [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Sandbach England [1] Southampton, London [1] St George Street, Seamour Place, Hanover Square, London [1] St George, Hanover Square, London [1] St Helens Queensland [1] Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Strathdownie Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [171] Captain [27] Lieutenant [21] Serjeant [17] Gunner [14] Corporal [13] Driver [10] Major [10] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Commander [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Lance Corporal [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Major General [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant General [3] Rear Admiral [3] Sister [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Drummer [2] Major General/ Major General [2] Pioneer [2] Rear-Admiral [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Vice-Admiral [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal Driver [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commandant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Gunner Temporary Bombardier [1] Honorary Nursing Sister [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Masseuse [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26] Cheshire Regiment [18] Labour Corps [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Manchester Regiment [16] Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Hampshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Hussars [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Church Army [4] Coldstream Guards [4] French Red Cross [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Border Regiment [3] General Headquarters Staff [3] Indian Army [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] 18th Cavalry [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lady Helpers [2] Lancers [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [320] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [406]

Contribution

Military Service [398] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18] India [1] Malta [1]

Ernest Albert Egerton

Born 1897

Died 1966

British Army 19399 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 71130 Lance Corporal Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 16th Battalion

British Army 71130 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Thomas Henry Egerton

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 28957 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 28957 Private Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry 7th

British Army 28957 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Louis Edwin William Egerton

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Captain Buckinghamshire Yeomanry attached Royal Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Bucks Hussars

British Army Captain Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars

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Rowland Le Belward Egerton

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Charles Hertel Egerton

Born 1881

Died 1951

British Army Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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James Egerton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14102

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Harry Egerton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69107

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William Joseph Egerton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 28677 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Thomas Egerton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 3418 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 41740 Private South Wales Borderers

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Philip De Malpas Wayne Egerton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Hussars

British Army Captain 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars

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Francis Egerton

Born 1896

Died 1935

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancers

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Lancers

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Joseph Egerton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133312

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Thomas Alfred Egerton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109848

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Frank Egerton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44874

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William Egerton

Died 1918

British Army 6694 Manchester Regiment

British Army 302794 Private Manchester Regiment

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Andrew Nicoll Egerton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 128 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Bn

British Army 128 Drummer Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Bn

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Philip John Egerton

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Stephen Egerton

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 4168 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Henry Jack Egerton

Born 1892

Died 1972

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy Midshipman

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John Howard Egerton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 763967 Private London Regiment

British Army 763967 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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