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Goole, Yorkshire, England [4]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [4]

Dulwich, London [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Heanor, Derbyshire [2]

Kniveton, Derbyshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Owen South Australia [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Saint Saviours, Leicester [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

18 Nottingham Road, Derby [1]

Agra, Uttar Pradesh [1]

Alverstone, Derbyshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Barton Blount, Derbyshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Camberley, Surrey [1]

Chaddesden, Derbyshire [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Cresswell, Derbyshire [1]

Denton, Lancashire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Derby [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Duffield, Derbyshire [1]

Eastwood, Nottingham [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Galway [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Harpur Hill, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Holborn, Middlesex [1]

Holborne, London [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ipswich England [1]

Islington New South Wales [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kingstown [1]

Rank

Private [403]

Driver [41]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Gunner [29]

Serjeant [26]

Captain [20]

Corporal [20]

Lance Corporal [16]

Sapper [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Saddler/Corporal [1]

Secretary [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Army Service Corps [42]

Labour Corps [41]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [35]

Royal Engineers [31]

Manchester Regiment [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Grenadier Guards [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [603]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

E [789]

M [2]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [783]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Goole, Yorkshire, England [4] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [4] Dulwich, London [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Heanor, Derbyshire [2] Kniveton, Derbyshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Owen South Australia [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Saint Saviours, Leicester [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] 18 Nottingham Road, Derby [1] Agra, Uttar Pradesh [1] Alverstone, Derbyshire [1] Auckland [1] Barton Blount, Derbyshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Camberley, Surrey [1] Chaddesden, Derbyshire [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Cresswell, Derbyshire [1] Denton, Lancashire [1] Deptford, London [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Duffield, Derbyshire [1] Eastwood, Nottingham [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Galway [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Harpur Hill, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Holborn, Middlesex [1] Holborne, London [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ipswich England [1] Islington New South Wales [1] Islington, London [1] Kingstown [1]

Rank

Private [403] Driver [41] Second Lieutenant [36] Gunner [29] Serjeant [26] Captain [20] Corporal [20] Lance Corporal [16] Sapper [13] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Major [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Saddler/Corporal [1] Secretary [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [50] Army Service Corps [42] Labour Corps [41] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [35] Royal Engineers [31] Manchester Regiment [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Yorkshire Regiment [22] London Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Grenadier Guards [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [603] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

E [789] M [2] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [783] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Percy R H Eyre

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 203848 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Donald Eyre

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36210

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James Hellam Eyre

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265224

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Vincent Thomas Joseph Eyre

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 27581 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Walter Eyre

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234521

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Arthur James Eyre

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250655

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George Eyre

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227532

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Hugh Clement Eyre

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

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Sam Eyre

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army T/290228 Private Army Service Corps "K" Supply Coy.

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Kybert Henry Eyre

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140720

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Walter Eyre

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288415

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Charles Howard Eyre

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edwin Eyre

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 17617 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 20th manchest Battalion

British Army 17617 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Manchester Regiment 20th manchest Battalion

British Army 17617 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment

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James Henry Eyre

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 9033 Acting Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 9033 Serjeant King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army 9033 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Arthur Eyre

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262443

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Richard Philip Hastings Eyre

Born 1888

Died 1982

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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Frederick Eyre

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52736

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Thomas William Eyre

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236732

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Valentine William Eyre

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1654

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Sydney Eyre

Died 1916

British Army 14229 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 14229 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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