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Albrighton England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Harlow, Essex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

BIRMINGHAM [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Dudley [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Gorton, Lancashire [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Springmoor, Durham [1]

Tipton England [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Wigan Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [125]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [11]

Driver [7]

Captain [6]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Lieutenant-Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Reverend [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Mechanic Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [30]

Royal Engineers [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Church Army [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [1]

Service

British Army [193]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

E [235]

Contribution

Military Service [232]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Canada [1]

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People [236] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Albrighton England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Harlow, Essex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] BIRMINGHAM [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Dudley [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Dulwich, London [1] Gorton, Lancashire [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Springmoor, Durham [1] Tipton England [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Wigan Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [125] Gunner [16] Corporal [11] Driver [7] Captain [6] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Lieutenant-Commander [2] Nurse [2] Reverend [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Mechanic Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker First Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [30] Royal Engineers [17] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [11] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Church Army [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List [1] H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [1]

Service

British Army [193] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

E [235]

Contribution

Military Service [232] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Canada [1]

Ernest Edward Elwell

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 28988 Mechanic Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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James Henry Elwell

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 225650 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR/21724 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR/21724 Pioneer Royal Engineers Road and Quarry Depot

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William J Elwell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94000

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Edward Elwell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199440

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Walter Victor Elwell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219546

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Isaiah Elwell

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 5001 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 5001 Driver Royal Horse and Field Gunner Artillery 55th Brigade Ammunition

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Charles Bingham Elwell

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Alfred Elwell

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 13954 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas Elwell

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 16220 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Elwell

Died 1917

British Army 45007 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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James Elwell

Died 1916

British Army 6167 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Wilfred Elwell

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2294 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Louis A Elwell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42015 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Elwell

Died 1916

British Army 4836 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George E Elwell

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 695983 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Elwell

Died 1917

British Army 36452 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade

British Army 36452 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 71st Battery

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David Elwell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11806 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Isaac James Elwell

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 2607 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40659 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Alexander Elwell

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 16412 Private Hampshire Regiment

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John T Elwell

Died 1916

British Army 37685 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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