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Sydney New South Wales [22]

Plymouth, Devon [17]

London, Middlesex, England [15]

Newcastle, Northumberland [14]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [12]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [11]

Devonport, Devon [9]

London, Middlesex [9]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Sunderland, Durham [9]

Gateshead, Durham [8]

London England [8]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [7]

Hobart Tasmania [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

South Shields, Durham, England [7]

Stonehouse, Devon [7]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [6]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Carlton Victoria [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Maryborough Victoria [6]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Chatham, Kent [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Ipswich Queensland [5]

Kingsbridge, Devon [5]

Launceston Tasmania [5]

Leicester, Leicestershire [5]

Port Melbourne Victoria [5]

Portsea, Hampshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Aldershot, Hampshire [4]

Blackall Queensland [4]

Coventry, Warwickshire [4]

Durham, Durham [4]

Eaglehawk Victoria [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Liverpool [4]

Morpeth, Northumberland [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

Totnes, Devon [4]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Dunstable England [3]

Rank

Private [3555]

Gunner [417]

Corporal [294]

Driver [276]

Serjeant [253]

Sapper [227]

Second Lieutenant [138]

Lance Corporal [132]

Lieutenant [122]

Captain [68]

Acting Corporal [54]

Acting Serjeant [49]

Pioneer [43]

Bombardier [41]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [29]

Major [25]

Staff Serjeant [24]

Rifleman [19]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Able Seaman [14]

Acting Bombardier [14]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Lieutenant Colonel [13]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Acting Captain [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Staff Serjeant Major [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Sister [7]

Temporary Captain [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Nursing Sister [6]

Worker [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Nurse [5]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Forewoman [4]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [439]

Royal Engineers [427]

Labour Corps [403]

Army Service Corps [377]

Royal Garrison Artillery [288]

Northumberland Fusiliers [233]

Royal Army Medical Corps [211]

London Regiment [184]

Machine Gun Corps [169]

Durham Light Infantry [156]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [119]

Royal Fusiliers [114]

Leicestershire Regiment [83]

Royal Army Service Corps [80]

West Yorkshire Regiment [76]

Middlesex Regiment [74]

Royal Irish Rifles [72]

Border Regiment [71]

Rifle Brigade [71]

Liverpool Regiment [70]

The Queen's Regiment [68]

Devonshire Regiment [65]

York and Lancaster Regiment [65]

Gloucestershire Regiment [64]

Royal Sussex Regiment [64]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [61]

Lancashire Fusiliers [59]

Royal Naval Division [58]

Essex Regiment [56]

Hampshire Regiment [56]

Manchester Regiment [56]

Yorkshire Regiment [53]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [50]

Canadian Infantry [48]

Royal West Kent Regiment [48]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [46]

East Surrey Regiment [46]

Highland Light Infantry [46]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [46]

Army Ordnance Corps [45]

Lincolnshire Regiment [45]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [45]

East Yorkshire Regiment [44]

Northamptonshire Regiment [43]

Welsh Regiment [43]

Wiltshire Regiment [43]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [42]

Cheshire Regiment [40]

Royal Defence Corps [40]

Somerset Light Infantry [40]

Service

British Army [5534]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [670]

Royal Navy [662]

Australian Imperial Force [498]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [436]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [85]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

E [8081]

B [2]

F [2]

M [2]

R [2]

S [2]

T [2]

D [1]

G [1]

J [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7872]

Merchant Navy [155]

Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [141]

Canada [3]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Guernsey [1]

Ireland [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [22] Plymouth, Devon [17] London, Middlesex, England [15] Newcastle, Northumberland [14] Southampton, Hampshire, England [12] Portsmouth, Hampshire [11] Devonport, Devon [9] London, Middlesex [9] Melbourne Victoria [9] Sunderland, Durham [9] Gateshead, Durham [8] London England [8] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [7] Hobart Tasmania [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] South Shields, Durham, England [7] Stonehouse, Devon [7] Bishop Auckland, Durham [6] Brisbane Queensland [6] Carlton Victoria [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Maryborough Victoria [6] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Bendigo Victoria [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Chatham, Kent [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Ipswich Queensland [5] Kingsbridge, Devon [5] Launceston Tasmania [5] Leicester, Leicestershire [5] Port Melbourne Victoria [5] Portsea, Hampshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Aldershot, Hampshire [4] Blackall Queensland [4] Coventry, Warwickshire [4] Durham, Durham [4] Eaglehawk Victoria [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Liverpool [4] Morpeth, Northumberland [4] South Shields, Durham [4] Totnes, Devon [4] Croydon, Surrey [3] Dunstable England [3]

Rank

Private [3555] Gunner [417] Corporal [294] Driver [276] Serjeant [253] Sapper [227] Second Lieutenant [138] Lance Corporal [132] Lieutenant [122] Captain [68] Acting Corporal [54] Acting Serjeant [49] Pioneer [43] Bombardier [41] Warrant Officer Class 2 [29] Major [25] Staff Serjeant [24] Rifleman [19] Lance Serjeant [15] Able Seaman [14] Acting Bombardier [14] Company Serjeant Major [13] Lieutenant Colonel [13] Stoker 1st Class [11] Acting Captain [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Staff Serjeant Major [9] Deck Hand [8] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Sister [7] Temporary Captain [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Nursing Sister [6] Worker [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Nurse [5] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Trooper [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Forewoman [4] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [439] Royal Engineers [427] Labour Corps [403] Army Service Corps [377] Royal Garrison Artillery [288] Northumberland Fusiliers [233] Royal Army Medical Corps [211] London Regiment [184] Machine Gun Corps [169] Durham Light Infantry [156] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [119] Royal Fusiliers [114] Leicestershire Regiment [83] Royal Army Service Corps [80] West Yorkshire Regiment [76] Middlesex Regiment [74] Royal Irish Rifles [72] Border Regiment [71] Rifle Brigade [71] Liverpool Regiment [70] The Queen's Regiment [68] Devonshire Regiment [65] York and Lancaster Regiment [65] Gloucestershire Regiment [64] Royal Sussex Regiment [64] King's Royal Rifle Corps [61] Lancashire Fusiliers [59] Royal Naval Division [58] Essex Regiment [56] Hampshire Regiment [56] Manchester Regiment [56] Yorkshire Regiment [53] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [50] Canadian Infantry [48] Royal West Kent Regiment [48] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [46] East Surrey Regiment [46] Highland Light Infantry [46] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [46] Army Ordnance Corps [45] Lincolnshire Regiment [45] Royal Irish Fusiliers [45] East Yorkshire Regiment [44] Northamptonshire Regiment [43] Welsh Regiment [43] Wiltshire Regiment [43] Yorkshire Light Infantry [42] Cheshire Regiment [40] Royal Defence Corps [40] Somerset Light Infantry [40]

Service

British Army [5534] Canadian Expeditionary Force [670] Royal Navy [662] Australian Imperial Force [498] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [436] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [85] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

E [8081] B [2] F [2] M [2] R [2] S [2] T [2] D [1] G [1] J [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7872] Merchant Navy [155] Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [141] Canada [3] France [1] Germany [1] Guernsey [1] Ireland [1] United States [1]

William Elliott

Born 1880

Died 1945

Royal Navy 299896 Stoker 1 (SM) Laertes

Royal Navy 299896 Stoker 1 (SM) Pembroke II

Royal Navy 299896 Stoker 2 Pembroke II

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Richard John Elliott

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Lancers 17th Battalion

British Army W/701 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Thomas William Elliott

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 95468 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 95468 Private Durham light Infantry

British Army 95468 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Robert Henry Elliott

Born 1883

Died 1963

British Army 106957 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 106957 Sapper Royal Engineers 229th Field battalion and 282 Army Troops battalion

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John Nicholas Elliott

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5852 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Albert Frederick Elliott

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 25396 Private Worcestershire Regiment 4th Bn.

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Bertie Cecil Elliott

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 80093 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 40145 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Bn.

British Army 33584 Leicestershire Regiment

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Joseph Elliott

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 2713 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 261627 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 261627 Private Middlesex Hussars 1st Battalion

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Hugh Croll Elliott

Born 1899

Died 1995

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3134572

Canadian Expeditionary Force Sapper Royal Canadian Engineers 16th Field Company

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Ethelbert Samuel Gerald Elliott

Born 1889

Died 1937

British Army 48157 Private Northumberland Fusiliers Depot

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William James Elliott

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 27151 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 27151 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Batallion

British Army 27151 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Batallion

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William Tivendale Elliott

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 408435

Canadian Expeditionary Force 408435 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps 5th Battalion

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Richard Charles Elliott

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 218687 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 218687 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 218687 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mars

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John Elliott

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 24351 Private Durham Light Infantry 12th Battalion

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Frank Herbert Elliott

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army M2/147597 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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George Elliott

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 5958 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 1DG/5958 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 5958 Private 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards

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Cyril Charles Elliott

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2017 Private London Regiment

British Army 2017 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion ( Rifles)

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Francis Elliott

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 6/10709 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 10709 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Henry Edward Elliott

Born 1891

British Army 9977 Private South Wales Borderers

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Phillip Frederick Elliott

Born 1901

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 326121 Aircraftman 2nd Class

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