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Exeter, Devon [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Crediton, Devon [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Surrey [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

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Blackpool England [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

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Colchester, Essex [1]

Crediton, Exeter [1]

Cullompton, Devon [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Derby England [1]

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Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1]

Grantham, Lincs [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

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Merino Victoria [1]

Minto New South Wales [1]

Norseman Western Australia [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Oxford [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Quebec [1]

Sale Victoria [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

South Kirby [1]

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Private [193]

Gunner [21]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Munitions Worker [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2/Lt [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Ministry of Munitions [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [278]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [370]

Contribution

Military Service [361]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

India [1]

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People [370] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [3] Battersea, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Crediton, Devon [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Surrey [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Blackpool England [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Clapton, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Crediton, Exeter [1] Cullompton, Devon [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Derby England [1] Devonport [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1] Grantham, Lincs [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Holloway, London [1] Lancashire [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Merino Victoria [1] Minto New South Wales [1] Norseman Western Australia [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Oxford [1] Paddington, London [1] Quebec [1] Sale Victoria [1] Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Sheffield [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] South Kirby [1]

Rank

Private [193] Gunner [21] Driver [13] Serjeant [13] Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Munitions Worker [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2/Lt [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sister [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Sister [1] Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Ministry of Munitions [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [278] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [370]

Contribution

Military Service [361] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13] India [1]

Albert James Elston

Born 1892

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army G/552 Private Sussex Regiment

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John Elston

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 6913 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Charles James Elston

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 16345 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Walter Elston

Born 1888

Died 1921

British Army 7932 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 63821 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 7932 Drummer 2nd Bn Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frank Elston

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2482 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Elston

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 17354 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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John Elston

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77642

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John Elston

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269219

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Bernard Oscar Charles Elston

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118449

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Alfred Alexander Elston

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90113

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James Robert Elston

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264755

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Walter James Elston

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37288

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William B Elston

Died 1917

British Army 296 Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant Shropshire Yeomanry

British Army 230006 Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 230006 Company Quartermaster Serjeant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 10th Bn.

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Robert Elston

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77594

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Daniel James Elston

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR/Lon/139227 Private Royal Fusiliers 53rd Bn.

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Frederick James Henry Elston

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403111

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James Elston

Died 1918

British Army 5060 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Wilfred Frank Elston

Died 1918

British Army 41741 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2825 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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John William Elston

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146359

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Charles Henry Elston

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 1560/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy TS 1560 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Garola."

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