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Paddington, London [3]

Shelfanger Norfolk [2]

Winfarthing Norfolk [2]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bye, Suffolk [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Crawley, England [1]

Cutwood, Surrey [1]

Durham [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Grays Inn, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London England [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newington, London [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Occold, Suffolk [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Peckham, South London [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Putney, Surrey [1]

Reigate, Redhill, Surrey [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Scarsdale Victoria [1]

Silchester, Berkshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hants [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Southwark, Surrey [1]

Woodford, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [151]

Corporal [17]

Gunner [17]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen's Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

9th Light Horse Regiment [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [219]

Royal Navy [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

E [279]

Contribution

Military Service [277]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [279] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Paddington, London [3] Shelfanger Norfolk [2] Winfarthing Norfolk [2] Belvedere, Kent [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bye, Suffolk [1] Chelsea, London [1] Crawley, England [1] Cutwood, Surrey [1] Durham [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Grays Inn, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] London England [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newington, London [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Occold, Suffolk [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Peckham, South London [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Putney, Surrey [1] Reigate, Redhill, Surrey [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Scarsdale Victoria [1] Silchester, Berkshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hants [1] Southwark, London [1] Southwark, Surrey [1] Woodford, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [151] Corporal [17] Gunner [17] Serjeant [16] Driver [10] Lance Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16] London Regiment [16] Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] West Riding Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen's Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] 9th Light Horse Regiment [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [219] Royal Navy [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

E [279]

Contribution

Military Service [277] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Percy Elsey

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1570 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 1570 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Frank Elsey

Died 1918

British Army 4740 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 43027 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Edward E Elsey

Died 1918

British Army 60207 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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W G Elsey

Died 1918

British Army 374254 Private London Regiment

British Army 374254 Corporal London Regiment

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Arthur G Elsey

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 25518 Private Grenadier Guards

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Harold Elsey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89896

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Daniel Ernest Elsey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216794

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John Thomas Elsey

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696286

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696286 Private Canadian Infantry

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Reginald Elsey

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 148759

Canadian Expeditionary Force 148759 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Elsey

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150893 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Robert Frederick Elsey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269645

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Maurice Stephen Elsey

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 240896 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 229263 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 229263 Private London Regiment

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Henry Elsey

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 1813 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 200182 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 200182 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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David John Elsey

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 237 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Stephen W Elsey

Died 1916

British Army 9969 Private East Surrey Regiment

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George Elsey

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 10548 Private Scots Guards

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James Elsey

Died 1917

British Army A/202585 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/202585 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William David Elsey

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3169 Private London Regiment

British Army 251036 Private London Regiment

British Army 251036 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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John M Elsey

Died 1919

British Army 1423 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 650097 Private Labour Corps

British Army 1423 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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John William Elsey

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 39485 Private Essex Regiment

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