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Warrandyte Victoria [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Ossett, Yorkshire [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

Walthamstow Essex [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Belfast, Down [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Caversham, Oxfordshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

England [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Great Clacton, Essex [1]

Greensborough Victoria [1]

Grimsby England [1]

Hampshire [1]

Harcourt Victoria [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hempstead, Gloucestershire [1]

Hempsted, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marden Ash, Essex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Neerman Victoria [1]

Newington, Walworth, Surrey [1]

Rattlesden, Suffolk [1]

Rothwell, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Stowmarket, Suffolk, England [1]

Streatham, Surrey [1]

Suffolk [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Walworth, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [159]

Gunner [28]

Sapper [11]

Driver [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Major/ Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Marine [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith Corporal [1]

Signaller Gunner [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [245]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [334]

Contribution

Military Service [328]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

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People [334] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Warrandyte Victoria [3] Camberwell, London [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Hoxton, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Ossett, Yorkshire [2] Paignton, Devon [2] Walthamstow Essex [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Belfast, Down [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Caversham, Oxfordshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] England [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Fulham, London [1] Great Clacton, Essex [1] Greensborough Victoria [1] Grimsby England [1] Hampshire [1] Harcourt Victoria [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hempstead, Gloucestershire [1] Hempsted, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marden Ash, Essex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex [1] Neerman Victoria [1] Newington, Walworth, Surrey [1] Rattlesden, Suffolk [1] Rothwell, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Stowmarket, Suffolk, England [1] Streatham, Surrey [1] Suffolk [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Walworth, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [159] Gunner [28] Sapper [11] Driver [9] Lance Corporal [8] Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Major/ Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Marine [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Shoeing and Carriage Smith Corporal [1] Signaller Gunner [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] London Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Scots [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [245] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [334]

Contribution

Military Service [328] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1]

William George Ely

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army L/15005 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Hedley Thomas Ely

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

British Army 564 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Albert Ely

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 40551 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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John T Ely

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 485 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 485 Warrant Officer Class 2 Lincolnshire Regiment

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Spencer Ely

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269196

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Charles Henry Ely

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268893

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Thomas Richard Ely

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69581

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George Ely

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126263

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Harold Ely

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48853

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Charles Alfred Oswald Ely

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63481

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Ernest Ely

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47262

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Frederick Ely

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76805

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William John Ely

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59673

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George Albert Flint Ely

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217214

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George Ely

Died 1917

British Army 366578 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Ely

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 29991 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Ernest Harcourt Ely

Born 1889

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 702

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Frank Ely

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222595

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Charles Ely

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy 291586 (RFR Ch B7427) Stoker 1st Class HMS Royal Arthur

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Wilfrid Osborn Ely

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225327

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