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Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Bombala New South Wales [3]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Southampton [2]

Wimborne, Dorset [2]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cape Province, East London [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clifton, Derbyshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Crookes England [1]

Croydon England [1]

Dronfield, Derbyshire [1]

Dunstall, Staffs [1]

Elvetham Hampshire [1]

England [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Leighton, Montgomeryshire [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Melbourne, Australia [1]

Millicent South Australia [1]

Newtown, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Saint Andrews, Staffordshire [1]

Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull [1]

Sherington, Buckinghamshire [1]

Somerset England [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stafford [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England [1]

Wimbourne, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [123]

Gunner [17]

Captain [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [7]

Driver [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier Lance Bombardier [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paid Acting Bombardier [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers/ Staff [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [207]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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E [288]

Contribution

Military Service [280]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Bombala New South Wales [3] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Southampton [2] Wimborne, Dorset [2] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cape Province, East London [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clifton, Derbyshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Crookes England [1] Croydon England [1] Dronfield, Derbyshire [1] Dunstall, Staffs [1] Elvetham Hampshire [1] England [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Glamorganshire [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Highbury, London [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1] Leicestershire [1] Leighton, Montgomeryshire [1] Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Melbourne, Australia [1] Millicent South Australia [1] Newtown, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Saint Andrews, Staffordshire [1] Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull [1] Sherington, Buckinghamshire [1] Somerset England [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stafford [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Tutbury, Staffordshire, England [1] Wimbourne, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [123] Gunner [17] Captain [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [9] Serjeant [9] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Sapper [7] Driver [6] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier Lance Bombardier [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paid Acting Bombardier [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers/ Staff [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Indian Defence Force [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [207] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [288]

Contribution

Military Service [280] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Ireland [1]

Godfrey Elton

Born 1892

Died 1973

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion.

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William James Elton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232828

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Albert H Elton

Born 1880

Died 1943

British Army 9/6835 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 326760 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Henry Francis Elton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37490

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George Elton

Died 1916

British Army 3278 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Sydney Elton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 203336 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 228429 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 228429 Private London Regiment

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Robert Holloway Elton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 382277 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John T Elton

Died 1915

British Army 8404 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Elton

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 11435 Private Royal Scots

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Walter Elton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2746 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2746 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph Percy Elton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 34948 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Kenneth Elton

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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Alan Wilfred Elton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294932

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Percy Elton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37832

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Arthur Hallam Elton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176472

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Charles Edward Stuart Elton

Born 1893

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 38792 Wellington Infantry Regiment

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John Hugh Elton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 4226 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 4226 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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William Henry Elton

Australian Imperial Force 543

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Michael Elton

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 9412 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Fowler Elton

Died 1915

British Army 1619 Private Manchester Regiment

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