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Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Abergavenny [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

London [1]

Lynton, Devon [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Turvey, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Compant Serjeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Acasta [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

North Irish Horse [1]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (East Ontario Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Royal Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Scots Guards [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment Depot [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [102]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [101]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [103] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Calstock, Cornwall [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Abergavenny [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashburton, Devon [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Deal, Kent [1] London [1] Lynton, Devon [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Plumstead, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Saint Germans, Cornwall [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Turvey, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [33] Corporal [5] Gunner [5] Sapper [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Driver [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Compant Serjeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner (T) [1] Lance Corporal [1] Nursing Sister [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Acasta [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS TIGER [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] North Irish Horse [1] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (East Ontario Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Royal Worcestershire Regiment [1] Scots Guards [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment Depot [1] Training Reserve [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [102] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [101] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Albert Edward Essery

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 15307 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 15307 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 15307 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

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William Essery

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91802

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John E. Essery

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 17527 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Harry Essery

Died 1917

British Army 79555 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Harold Essery

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 345081 Shipwright 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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William George Essery

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234722

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Frederick William Essery

Died 1914

British Army 16472 Private Grenadier Guards

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Thomas A. Essery

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 603121

Canadian Expeditionary Force 603121 Private Canadian Infantry

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Albert Essery

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286792

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Frederick Augustus Langley Essery

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50605

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William Essery

Australian Imperial Force

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William Horsford Essery

Australian Imperial Force 3802

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Leonard Essery

Australian Imperial Force 3547

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Alice Essery

Royal Navy G1459

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Albert George Essery

Born 1897

British Army 19077 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frederick Charles Essery

Australian Imperial Force 93

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William Alfred Essery

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J16389 Able Seaman HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Edward Essery

Born 1883

Royal Navy 895 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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Clara Essery

Born 1896

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Leonard James Essery

Born 1896

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