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East Sutton, Kent [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Alberton South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Port Broughton South Australia [2]

Ross Tasmania [2]

Sale, Cheshire [2]

29 Chancery Street, Bristol [1]

Bath England [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey, England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Camberwell [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Castle Gresley [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dulwich [1]

Dulwich, Middlesex [1]

Durham [1]

East Donyland, Essex [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Foots Cray, Kent [1]

Harraton, Durham [1]

Hartlebury England [1]

Harwich, Essex, England [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Liverpool [1]

Murrurundi New South Wales [1]

Nayland, Suffolk [1]

North Ormesby, Middlesborough [1]

Parranzable, Cornwall [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Ponders End, London [1]

Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Ross on Wye, Herefordshire [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Saint James, London [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Sale, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [221]

Gunner [29]

Driver [27]

Serjeant [20]

Corporal [19]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [6]

Major [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Assistant Commissionary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Boy [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Forgeman [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/Retired Pay [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

private [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Engineers [32]

Army Service Corps [26]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Derby Yeomanry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [364]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

E [459]

Contribution

Military Service [449]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

East Sutton, Kent [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Alberton South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Port Broughton South Australia [2] Ross Tasmania [2] Sale, Cheshire [2] 29 Chancery Street, Bristol [1] Bath England [1] Bermondsey, Surrey, England [1] Birmingham England [1] Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Camberwell [1] Canning Town, London [1] Castle Gresley [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dulwich [1] Dulwich, Middlesex [1] Durham [1] East Donyland, Essex [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Foots Cray, Kent [1] Harraton, Durham [1] Hartlebury England [1] Harwich, Essex, England [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Liverpool [1] Murrurundi New South Wales [1] Nayland, Suffolk [1] North Ormesby, Middlesborough [1] Parranzable, Cornwall [1] Pimlico, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Ponders End, London [1] Redruth, Cornwall [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Ross on Wye, Herefordshire [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight [1] Saint James, London [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sale, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [221] Gunner [29] Driver [27] Serjeant [20] Corporal [19] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [6] Major [5] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Assistant Commissionary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Boy [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Forgeman [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/Retired Pay [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1] private [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [33] Royal Engineers [32] Army Service Corps [26] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Suffolk Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Derby Yeomanry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [364] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

E [459]

Contribution

Military Service [449] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Stanley Thomas Eley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 8795 private Army Service Corps

British Army GS/65006 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Albert John Eley

Died 1918

British Army 9122 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Fred Eley

Born 1888

Died 1967

British Army 22898 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/125374 Corporal Royal Engineers Waterways and Railways

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Fred Eley

Born 1888

Died 1972

British Army 22395 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 76917 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 29271 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 1 Bn.

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Leonard William Eley

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 4048 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

British Army 47701 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2120 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Trafford Hall Eley

Born 1883

Died 1965

British Army 12504 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Henry John Eley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118947

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Harry Eley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187276

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Henry 'harry' Eley

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 90963 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 56th Div. Ammunition Col.

British Army 90963 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas William Eley

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197942

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Charles Eley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286324

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John William Eley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79568

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Albert Edwin Eley

Died 1916

British Army PS/2229 Private Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

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Robert Violey Eley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 17464 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Sydney George Eley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 60791 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 94233 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Alfred John Eley

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army TR/7/7423 Private Training Reserve 94th Battalion

British Army 7/7423 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 16th (Reserve) Battalion

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William Charles Eley

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS106878

Royal Navy SS/106878 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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George 'reg' Eley

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army 2284 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75499 Private Derby Yeomanry

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George Eley

Born 1878

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57199 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 10th Balloon Section

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Ronald Alfred Eley

Born 1887

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269764 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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