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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]

Claude Elsden Elliott

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 527561

Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Army Medical Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force No.4 Training Depot Station

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Thomas Patrick Elliott

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 7th Light Horse Regiment 2nd Light Horse Brigade B Squadron

Australian Imperial Force Major Australian Infantry

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Frank Elliott

Born 1885

Died 1944

British Army 54609 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/250190 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur De Gray Elliott

Born 1894

Died 1944

British Army S/5579 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/5579 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Walter Elliott

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2038 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 7th Bn.

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Herbert Elliott

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 203302 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion-Territorial.

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Richard Elliott

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 23983 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 27089 Private Somerset Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Austin Elliott

Born 1897

Died 1921

British Army 6686 Private West India Regiment

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Robert Elliott

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 75600 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 75600 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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John Self Elliott

Born 1888

British Army 18639 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 7th (Service) Battalion

British Army 35888 Sapper Royal Engineers

Royal Navy M16038 Engine Room Artificer Pembroke II

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Henry Douglas Elliott

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy F12675

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212675 Serjeant Royal Air Force No. 2 School of Observers (Manston)

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Clifford John Elliott

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 373280 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6339 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harold Edward Elliott

Born 1878

Died 1931

Australian Imperial Force Rhodesian Field Force

Australian Imperial Force 121 Private Victorian Imperial Bushmen 4th Victorian Contingent

Australian Imperial Force Brigadier General

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Edgar Elliott

Died 1918

British Army 71633 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Depot

British Army 2507 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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George Elliott

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army GS/55331 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 55331 Private Royal Fusilliers, London Regiment 10th Bat

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George Robert Elliott

Born 1898

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221805 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Charles Elliott

Born 1875

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266267

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Edward Charles Elliott

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15607 Private Coldstream Guards

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George Elliott

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 4972 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241770 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241770 Private The Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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George Elliott

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 40961 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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