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Plymouth, Devon [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bareilly [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Chalfort St Peters, Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Gembrook Victoria [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Ingatestone, Essex [1]

Jika Jika Victoria [1]

Junee New South Wales [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Stoneham England [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Redlynch, Wiltshire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Seale, Surrey [1]

South Lambeth, London [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stow, Staffordshire, England [1]

Streatham, Surrey [1]

Texas, United States of America [1]

West Norwood, London [1]

Rank

Private [150]

Driver [18]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Department [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lancers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Signal Company [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Army Field Artillery Unit [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [233]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [305]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [305] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Forbes New South Wales [2] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bareilly [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Chalfort St Peters, Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1] Dalston, London [1] Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Gembrook Victoria [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Ingatestone, Essex [1] Jika Jika Victoria [1] Junee New South Wales [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Stoneham England [1] Norwood, Surrey [1] Poplar, London [1] Redlynch, Wiltshire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Seale, Surrey [1] South Lambeth, London [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stow, Staffordshire, England [1] Streatham, Surrey [1] Texas, United States of America [1] West Norwood, London [1]

Rank

Private [150] Driver [18] Gunner [16] Corporal [10] Sapper [10] Serjeant [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Indian Medical Department [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lancers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Signal Company [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Army Field Artillery Unit [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [233] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [305]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Edward Gordon Elkins

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160527

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160527 Private Canadian Infantry

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Howard William Elkins

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4/2825 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200755 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Benjamin Duke Elkins

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 19000 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William George Elkins

Born 1898

British Army 65630 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henry Elkins

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89817

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Frank Elkins

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29586

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John Edward Elkins

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67305

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Walter Granville Elkins

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97594

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Victor Elkins

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 2637 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 200547 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas Elkins

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297171

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Sidney George Elkins

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35770

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George Elkins

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 195760 Able Seaman HMS Paragon

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Alfred Richard Elkins

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21549

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Ernest James Elkins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222751

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Richard William Elkins

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160242

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160242 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Elkins

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 10070 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 10070 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment

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John B Elkins

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 36736 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Henry Elkins

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 202850 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick Elkins

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 11774 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Charles Ernest Elkins

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 33512 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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