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Berwick Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

London England [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cork [1]

Curraghmore, Waterford [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

East Dulwich, London [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Finchley, Middlesex, England [1]

Fleet England [1]

Headington, Oxfordshire [1]

Lacock, Wiltshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Melksham, Wiltshire [1]

Oakham England [1]

Odiham, Hampshire [1]

Oxford [1]

Oxfordshire England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

St Leonard's, Deal, Kent [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Werrington, Devon [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Wimborne, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [87]

Driver [9]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Rifleman [4]

Bombardier [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Smith/Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Telegraphist (Temporary) [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Labour Corps [7]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Calcutta Scottish Indian Army Unit [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Cyclist Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [143]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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E [213]

Contribution

Military Service [207]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [213] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Berwick Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Hammersmith, London [2] London England [2] Poplar, London [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clapham, London [1] Cork [1] Curraghmore, Waterford [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Dublin [1] East Dulwich, London [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Edmonton, London [1] Finchley, London [1] Finchley, Middlesex, England [1] Fleet England [1] Headington, Oxfordshire [1] Lacock, Wiltshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Melksham, Wiltshire [1] Oakham England [1] Odiham, Hampshire [1] Oxford [1] Oxfordshire England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] St Leonard's, Deal, Kent [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Werrington, Devon [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] Wimborne, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [87] Driver [9] Gunner [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Rifleman [4] Bombardier [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Smith/Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Telegraphist (Temporary) [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [12] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Labour Corps [7] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Calcutta Scottish Indian Army Unit [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Cyclist Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [143] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [213]

Contribution

Military Service [207] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Alfred John Elmes

Born 1883

Died 1953

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30034

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Herbert Jasper Miles Elmes

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy 11359 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 15012 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS IRON DUKE

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Charles James Elmes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82860

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William George Elmes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215253

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Arthur Elmes

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88332

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Henry Frank Elmes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285652

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John Elmes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198115

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Albert Edward Elmes

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14047 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frederick Charles Elmes

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106352

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William Elmes

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 31429 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 31429 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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William Francis Elmes

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 3/5980 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 3rd Bn.

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Richard Elmes

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17970

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Percy Charles Elmes

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224555

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Charles Alfred Elmes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army PS/1298 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

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James Elmes

Died 1919

British Army 145540 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Charles Elmes

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 42290 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William A Elmes

Died 1916

British Army L/16122 Private Middlesex Regiment

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King Elmes

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attached London Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Samuel Elmes

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 830169

Canadian Expeditionary Force 830169 Private Canadian Infantry

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Lawrence Leslie Elmes

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156167

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