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Launceston Tasmania [3]

Plumstead, Kent [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bexley, Kent [2]

Boorowa New South Wales [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

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Bexleyheath, Kent [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardiff England [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Corsham, Wiltshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dorking [1]

Dorking England Victoria [1]

Dover, England [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Farneham England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Killarney Queensland [1]

Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Macken Queensland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Melbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Midlothian [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Old Ford, Bow, London [1]

Outrim Victoria [1]

Peakcrossing Queensland [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Pegoden, Bedfordshire [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [170]

Corporal [20]

Gunner [19]

Serjeant [15]

Driver [14]

Sapper [11]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Second Lieutenant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Lance Private [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private /Sargent [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Serjeant/ Company Quarter Master Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Essex Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1]

46 division 1st Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Service

British Army [269]

Royal Navy [26]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

E [359]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [354]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Launceston Tasmania [3] Plumstead, Kent [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bexley, Kent [2] Boorowa New South Wales [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Chippenham, Wiltshire [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bexley Heath [1] Bexley, Kent, England [1] Bexleyheath, Kent [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardiff England [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clapham, London [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cork [1] Corsham, Wiltshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Dorking [1] Dorking England Victoria [1] Dover, England [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Farneham England [1] Fulham, London [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Highgate, London [1] Killarney Queensland [1] Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Macken Queensland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Melbourne, Derbyshire [1] Midlothian [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Old Ford, Bow, London [1] Outrim Victoria [1] Peakcrossing Queensland [1] Peckham, London [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Pegoden, Bedfordshire [1] Richmond, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [170] Corporal [20] Gunner [19] Serjeant [15] Driver [14] Sapper [11] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Second Lieutenant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Cyclist [1] Lance Private [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private /Sargent [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Corporal [1] Serjeant/ Company Quarter Master Serjeant/ Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26] Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] London Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Essex Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Dragoon Guards [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1] 46 division 1st Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Service

British Army [269] Royal Navy [26] Australian Imperial Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

E [359] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [354] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Frank Arnold Elms

Born 1887

Died 1975

British Army 32823 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 32823 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 32823 Private Worcestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Francis Robert Elms

Born 1895

Died 1977

British Army 2421 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 225777 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2421 / 225777 Private /Sargent 46 division 1st Corps 1/1st Battalion

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Claude Ernest Elms

Born 1892

Died 1976

British Army 742214 Cyclist London Regiment 2/25th (Cyclist) Battalion

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Frederick Gilbert Elms

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1370 Rifleman The London Regiment 1/9th Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 1370 Rifleman London Regiment

British Army 1370 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Frederick Charles Elms

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 800516 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 800516 Private London Regiment

British Army 800516 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Archibald James Elms

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 8167 Private London Regiment

British Army 354285 Lance Corporal London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Ernest John Elms

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49133

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George Albert Elms

Born 1891

Died 1951

British Army 22208 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Burtenshaw Elms

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216904

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William James Elms

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120073

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Albert Rainmouth Elms

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 8156 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 8156 Lance Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick Edwin Elms

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99617

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Harry Elms

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2654

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Frederick Elms

Died 1918

British Army 1152 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 200050 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Herbert Reginald Elms

Died 1914

British Army 1815 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Alfred Elms

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 8665 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Robert Louis Elms

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200236

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James Howard Elms

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45159

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Henry John Thomas Elms

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276781

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Maurice George Elms

Born 1884

Died 1952

British Army 3802 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 498369 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers South Midland Field Company

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