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Aintree, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Audley, Staffordshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

New Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

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Private [24]

Driver [5]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal [1]

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Serjeant [1]

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North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment Depot [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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E [47]

Contribution

Military Service [46]

Merchant Navy [1]

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People [47] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aintree, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Audley, Staffordshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] New Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [24] Driver [5] Bombardier [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Labour Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment Depot [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Tank Corps [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [47]

Contribution

Military Service [46] Merchant Navy [1]

John Elsby

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 31109 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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James Elsby

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14807 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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James Elsby

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115708

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Enoch Elsby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179790

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Miles Elsby

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317960

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Alfred James Elsby

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 44242 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Albert Elsby

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 34569 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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John Elsby

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 11165 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 39928 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John J Elsby

Died 1916

British Army 17602 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 17602 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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John Thomas Elsby

Born 1867

Died 1915

British Army 102205 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Oscar Haliday Elsby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98816

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George Henry Elsby

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401300

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Hermann Robert Elsby

Born 1881

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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William A C Elsby

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 706

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Enoch Elsby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Leslie Francis Elsby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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G H Elsby

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65233

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Edward Eric Elsby

Born 1893

Royal Navy J11181

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Frank Snelson Elsby

Born 1896

Royal Navy M30146

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Ernest Elsby

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 502977

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