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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Sudbury, Suffolk [3]

Brighton Tasmania [2]

Canterbury Victoria [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Blackfriars, London [1]

Clarendon, Middlesex [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Elmswell [1]

Elmswell, Suffolk [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Lindisfarne South Australia [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Poplar, London [1]

South Yarra Victoria [1]

Walton on Thames, Surrey [1]

Witham, Essex [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

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Private [65]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [4]

Driver [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

London Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Jamaica War Contingent [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [97]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [143]

Contribution

Military Service [136]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [143] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Sudbury, Suffolk [3] Brighton Tasmania [2] Canterbury Victoria [2] Deptford, Kent [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Stowmarket, Suffolk [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Blackfriars, London [1] Clarendon, Middlesex [1] Deptford, London [1] Elmswell [1] Elmswell, Suffolk [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Lewisham, London [1] Lindisfarne South Australia [1] London [1] London England [1] Poplar, London [1] South Yarra Victoria [1] Walton on Thames, Surrey [1] Witham, Essex [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [65] Gunner [13] Corporal [4] Driver [3] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [10] London Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [7] Labour Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Army Service Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [1] County of London Regiment [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Jamaica War Contingent [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [97] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [143]

Contribution

Military Service [136] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Alfred Frederick James Elliston

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43799

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William Theophilus Elliston

Born 1896

Other Empire Force 1241 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 2618 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Percy Loweth Elliston

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 8022 Private London Regiment

British Army 393959 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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F T Elliston

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 43456 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William John Elliston

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217975

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George Sampson Elliston

Born 1875

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Transport

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George W Elliston

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 116850 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Cecil Clifford Elliston

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 9206 Private Norfolk Regiment

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James Elliston

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 203080 Private Essex Regiment

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Herbert Victor Elliston

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 8292 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Edgar Elliston

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 60593 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George Cooper Elliston

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131719

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Frank Elliston

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241440

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Albert Edward Elliston

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240040

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Bert H Elliston

Died 1918

British Army 495930 Private London Regiment

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Henry Walter Elliston

Died 1915

British Army 3/9025 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Alfred Elliston

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 806177 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Elliston

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 29703 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Leonard George Elliston

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162266

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Frederick William Elliston

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167895

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