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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Bulli New South Wales [3]

Beaudesert Queensland [2]

Brixham, Devon, England [2]

Church Broughton, Derbyshire [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Sandhurst, Gloucestershire [2]

Sherborne, Dorset [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

All Saints, Warwickshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bodfean, Carnarvonshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixham England [1]

Burnley [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chester [1]

Chilcombe, Dorset [1]

Chingford, Essex [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Durham, Denbighshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Holloway, Islington, Middlesex [1]

Huntingdon, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kings Heath, Birmingham [1]

Kurachee, India [1]

Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

London (Marylebone) [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [392]

Gunner [40]

Driver [39]

Sapper [39]

Serjeant [34]

Corporal [31]

Lance Corporal [16]

Bombardier [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Trumpeter [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Signaller [2]

Transport Staff [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Gunner Corporal [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Overseer [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [62]

Labour Corps [54]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Army Service Corps [47]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [618]

Royal Navy [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

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Contribution

Military Service [795]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Canada [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Brisbane Queensland [4] Bulli New South Wales [3] Beaudesert Queensland [2] Brixham, Devon, England [2] Church Broughton, Derbyshire [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Sandhurst, Gloucestershire [2] Sherborne, Dorset [2] Albury New South Wales [1] All Saints, Warwickshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bodfean, Carnarvonshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixham England [1] Burnley [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chester [1] Chilcombe, Dorset [1] Chingford, Essex [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Coonabarabran New South Wales [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Durham, Denbighshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Highgate, London [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Holloway, Islington, Middlesex [1] Huntingdon, Chester, Cheshire [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kings Heath, Birmingham [1] Kurachee, India [1] Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] London (Marylebone) [1] London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [392] Gunner [40] Driver [39] Sapper [39] Serjeant [34] Corporal [31] Lance Corporal [16] Bombardier [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Trumpeter [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Signaller [2] Transport Staff [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Gunner Corporal [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Overseer [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [62] Labour Corps [54] Royal Field Artillery [53] Army Service Corps [47] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] London Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [18] Liverpool Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Marines Medical Unit [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [618] Royal Navy [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

S [808]

Contribution

Military Service [795] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Canada [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

George Henry Salisbury

Born 1879

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 41631 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Ernest G Salisbury

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army 282324 Private Labour Corps

British Army 6007 Private Labour Corps

British Army 282324 Private London Regiment 15th London Rifles (Civil Service Corps)

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Ernest Salisbury

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7967 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Stanley Richard Salisbury

Born 1895

British Army 22872 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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James William Ethelbert Salisbury

Born 1899

Died 1984

British Army 153671 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Bertie Salisbury

Born 1896

Died 1971

British Army 6006 Private London Regiment

British Army 532965 Private London Regiment

British Army 532965 Private London Regiment 15th London Rifles (Civil Service Rifles)

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Harold Salisbury

Died 1917

British Army 38048 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 40112 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Robert Salisbury

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 70640 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 76th Bde.

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John Salisbury

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113788

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Harry Salisbury

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 12904 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/12904 (RMR IC92) Private HMS Goliath Royal Marine Reserve

Royal Navy 12279 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Henry Thomas Salisbury

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214995

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Edgar Salisbury

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 5316 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242522 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242522 Rifleman South Lancashire Regiment

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Walter William Salisbury

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119542

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Thomas Salisbury

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95228

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Gilbert Victor Salisbury

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 126415 71st Battalion

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Joshua Salisbury

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130978

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Ernest William James Salisbury

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41634

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Alfred George Salisbury

Born 1885

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry 9th Infantry Battalion

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Charles Robert Salisbury

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190753

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Walter Richard Salisbury

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233207

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