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Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Maldon, Essex, England [5]

Gravesend, Kent [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Maldon, Essex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Norfolk [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Salcot, Essex, England [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1]

Anglesey, Wales [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1]

Bangor, Down [1]

Barnes, Surrey, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Canning Town, Essex, England [1]

Colebrook Tasmania [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Eynsford, Dartford, Kent [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Grimsby [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Holloway, Bath [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Knightsbridge, London [1]

Lambton Co., Ontario [1]

Lewisham England [1]

Magill South Australia [1]

Malden, Surrey, England [1]

Maldon [1]

Manchester England [1]

Marks Tey, Essex [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Plaistow [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Corporal [21]

Gunner [19]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [13]

Sapper [12]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Master at Arms [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [28]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

London Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

2/7th Royal Scots [1]

20th Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [238]

Royal Navy [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

E [362]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [338]

Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Maldon, Essex, England [5] Gravesend, Kent [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Maldon, Essex [3] London, Middlesex, England [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Norfolk [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Salcot, Essex, England [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1] Anglesey, Wales [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1] Bangor, Down [1] Barnes, Surrey, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Canning Town, Essex, England [1] Colebrook Tasmania [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Essex [1] Eynsford, Dartford, Kent [1] Fulham, London [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Grimsby [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Holloway, Bath [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Knightsbridge, London [1] Lambton Co., Ontario [1] Lewisham England [1] Magill South Australia [1] Malden, Surrey, England [1] Maldon [1] Manchester England [1] Marks Tey, Essex [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [1] Pimlico, London [1] Plaistow [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth [1]

Rank

Private [133] Corporal [21] Gunner [19] Serjeant [19] Driver [13] Sapper [12] Acting Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Captain [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Master at Arms [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bugler [1] Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [28] Royal Field Artillery [25] London Regiment [16] Labour Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Kent Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 2/7th Royal Scots [1] 20th Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [238] Royal Navy [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

E [362] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [338] Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

John Eden Eves

Born 1890

Royal Navy 237525 Leading Seaman HMS CANADA

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Ernest Victor Eves

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98848

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Benjamin Brown Eves

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6255

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John Eves

Born 1882

Died 1953

British Army 174741 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 2094 Gunner Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Bombardier Army Reserve

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George Harvey Eves

Born 1896

Died 1967

British Army 2317 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240303 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harold Eves

Born 1894

Royal Navy J/15626 Able Seaman HMS New Zealand

Royal Navy J15626 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J15626 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company

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Reginald Victor Eves

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 139706 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Leo Joseph Eves

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 349801

Canadian Expeditionary Force 349801 Driver Canadian Field Artillery

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George Birt Eves

Died 1916

British Army 17268 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Robin Eves

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army S/13680 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Ernest Eves

Australian Imperial Force 4513

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Sidney William Eves

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 10703 Acting Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Adam J Eves

Died 1918

British Army 840370 Private London Regiment 32nd Battalion

British Army 840370 Private London Regiment

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Charles William Eves

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240813

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George Eves

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 34013 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 33552 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Nelson Powell Eves

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265967

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Reginald Eves

Australian Imperial Force

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William Eves

Born 1879

Died 1943

British Army 2487 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 2487 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st (Reserve) Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 493347 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 38th General Hospital

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Herbert Percival Eves

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301341

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Charles Eves

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436774

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436774 Private Canadian Infantry

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