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Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Grays, Essex [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Padstow, Cornwall [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Finsbury, Middlesex [2]

Goole [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Herne Bay, Kent [2]

Ingham Queensland [2]

Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newport, Shropshire [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airmyn, Goole [1]

Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Alfreton [1]

Arncliffe New South Wales [1]

Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire [1]

Berrima New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [701]

Gunner [90]

Corporal [67]

Driver [57]

Serjeant [56]

Sapper [46]

Lance Corporal [31]

Lieutenant [20]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Bombardier [8]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Chaplain [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91]

Army Service Corps [80]

Royal Engineers [79]

Labour Corps [75]

Royal Garrison Artillery [51]

London Regiment [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

West Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Manchester Regiment [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24]

York and Lancaster Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [22]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Welsh Regiment [20]

West Riding Regiment [20]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Dorsetshire Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Grenadier Guards [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Tank Corps [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Army Pay Corps [8]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1100]

Royal Navy [140]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [79]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

E [1509]

A [1]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1469]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [3]

France [1]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Exeter, Devon [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Banbury, Oxfordshire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Grays, Essex [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Padstow, Cornwall [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Deal, Kent [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Finsbury, Middlesex [2] Goole [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Herne Bay, Kent [2] Ingham Queensland [2] Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newport, Shropshire [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airmyn, Goole [1] Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Alfreton [1] Arncliffe New South Wales [1] Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire [1] Berrima New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [701] Gunner [90] Corporal [67] Driver [57] Serjeant [56] Sapper [46] Lance Corporal [31] Lieutenant [20] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [9] Bombardier [8] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Chaplain [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Trumpeter [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftsman [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91] Army Service Corps [80] Royal Engineers [79] Labour Corps [75] Royal Garrison Artillery [51] London Regiment [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] West Yorkshire Regiment [29] Royal Fusiliers [28] Manchester Regiment [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24] York and Lancaster Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [22] Middlesex Regiment [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Yorkshire Light Infantry [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Welsh Regiment [20] West Riding Regiment [20] Devonshire Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Dorsetshire Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Grenadier Guards [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Norfolk Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Tank Corps [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Army Pay Corps [8] Highland Light Infantry [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1100] Royal Navy [140] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91] Canadian Expeditionary Force [79] Australian Imperial Force [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

E [1509] A [1] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1469] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [3] France [1] India [1] Jamaica [1]

Eric Gordon England

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army M/322168 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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Edward Parker England

Born 1866

Died 1921

British Army M2/121702 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 33797 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery 91st Battery

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John William England

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 239 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 239 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Bn.

British Army 239 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Bn.

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John England

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 12949 Private Dorsetshire Regt. 6th Battalion

British Army 12949 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Ross England

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 29609 Private Royal Scots 18th Reserve Battalion

British Army 29609 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion

British Army 29609 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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Stanley England

Born 1882

Died 1968

Canadian Expeditionary Force 85299 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery Ammunition Column

Canadian Expeditionary Force 85299 Sergeant 13th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery

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Charles Henry England

Born 1899

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249558

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Robert William England

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 4536 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 56103 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 12/13th Bn.

British Army 56103 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 21st Bn.

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Joseph England

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 104500 Sapper Royal Engineers 228th Field Company

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Percival Augustus England, Msm

Born 1893

British Army 3266 Private British West Indies Regiment

British Army 3266 Serjeant British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Kenneth England

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 12906 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 4th Battalion

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Edwin England

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 22645 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Private

British Army 22645 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Willie England

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267270

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Dyson Sidney England

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 41858 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 4007 East Surrey Regiment

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Henry William England

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52617

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William England

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281823

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George Ernest England

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268824

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Alfred William England

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185490

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Herbert Arthur England

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194238

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Albert England

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145902

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