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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]

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Cutwood, Surrey [1]

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Folkestone, Kent [1]

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Occold, Suffolk [1]

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Romsey, Hampshire [1]

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Silchester, Berkshire [1]

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Woodford, Essex, England [1]

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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]

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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

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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]

Fred Elsey

Died 1917

British Army 28717 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Bertrand Edward Elsey

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 29436 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery Brigade

British Army 29436 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery Brigade

British Army 29436 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 5th Reserve Bde.

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Alfred William Elsey

Died 1916

British Army 1084 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Ernest Joseph Elsey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314548

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Herbert Elsey

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59601

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Cecil Elsey

Born 1900

Royal Navy 216723 Royal Marine Artillery

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Arthur Phillip Elsey

Born 1895

Royal Navy 13810 Royal Marine Artillery

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Jack Elsey

Born 1882

Royal Navy 11757 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Maude Mary Elsey

Royal Navy G5449

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Aldous Elsey

Born 1891

British Army 16951 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Walter Leonard Elsey

Born 1898

British Army 20723 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Henry Elsey

Australian Imperial Force 3291

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Albert Edward Tuft Elsey

Australian Imperial Force 38963

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Henry Francis Elsey

Australian Imperial Force

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Ansell Albert Elsey

Born 1900

British Army 61581 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Elsey

British Army 15073 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Joseph Elsey

Born 1890

Royal Navy J70598

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Lawrence Jeffery Elsey

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5350

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George Watson Elsey

Born 1894

Royal Navy J10443

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John William Elsey

Born 1895

Royal Navy M19566

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