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Sydney New South Wales [12]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Dartford, Kent [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Hastings [3]

Islington, London [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Tottenham, London [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Ashey, Isle of Wight [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Ballarat East Victoria [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Beeac Victoria [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Evesham, Worcestershire [2]

Finsbury, London [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hampton England [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Newquay, Cornwall [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire [2]

Stratford, Essex [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Alverston Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Archer [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Ashford England [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Barking England [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bawdsey, Suffolk, England [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belgravia, London [1]

Bellinger River New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [783]

Gunner [96]

Driver [74]

Corporal [69]

Serjeant [65]

Sapper [44]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Lieutenant [34]

Lance Corporal [26]

Captain [22]

Acting Corporal [18]

Bombardier [13]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Rifleman [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Battery Serjeant Major [6]

Major [6]

Worker [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Guardsman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Signalman [2]

A/Bombardier [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [104]

Labour Corps [102]

Royal Engineers [100]

Army Service Corps [72]

London Regiment [67]

Royal Garrison Artillery [58]

Royal Fusiliers [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Middlesex Regiment [34]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

British West Indies Regiment [30]

Essex Regiment [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [24]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Suffolk Regiment [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Manchester Regiment [17]

East Kent Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Horse Artillery [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Connaught Rangers [8]

Service

British Army [1266]

Royal Navy [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [72]

Australian Imperial Force [68]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [1669]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1629]

Merchant Navy [31]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Belgium [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [12] London, Middlesex, England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Dartford, Kent [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Hastings [3] Islington, London [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Tottenham, London [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Ashey, Isle of Wight [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Ballarat East Victoria [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Beeac Victoria [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Evesham, Worcestershire [2] Finsbury, London [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hampton England [2] Holborn, London [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Newquay, Cornwall [2] Poplar, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire [2] Stratford, Essex [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Alverston Gosport, Hampshire [1] Archer [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Ashford England [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] Barking England [1] Barming, Kent [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bawdsey, Suffolk, England [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belgravia, London [1] Bellinger River New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [783] Gunner [96] Driver [74] Corporal [69] Serjeant [65] Sapper [44] Second Lieutenant [37] Lieutenant [34] Lance Corporal [26] Captain [22] Acting Corporal [18] Bombardier [13] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [10] Rifleman [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Battery Serjeant Major [6] Major [6] Worker [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Guardsman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Signalman [2] A/Bombardier [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [104] Labour Corps [102] Royal Engineers [100] Army Service Corps [72] London Regiment [67] Royal Garrison Artillery [58] Royal Fusiliers [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Middlesex Regiment [34] Machine Gun Corps [31] British West Indies Regiment [30] Essex Regiment [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [24] Liverpool Regiment [24] Rifle Brigade [24] Hampshire Regiment [21] Suffolk Regiment [21] Royal Army Service Corps [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Manchester Regiment [17] East Kent Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Royal Horse Artillery [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Connaught Rangers [8]

Service

British Army [1266] Royal Navy [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] Canadian Expeditionary Force [72] Australian Imperial Force [68] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [1669] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1629] Merchant Navy [31] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Belgium [1] Jamaica [1]

Arthur Victor Salmon

Born 1897

Died 1989

British Army 330587 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 330587 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/8th (T.F.) Battalion

British Army 330587 Lance-Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Edward Salmon

Born 1894

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 512 Private 44th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Ronald Stuart Salmon

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3061 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 3061 Rifleman London Regiment 21st Battalion

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George Charles Salmon

Born 1886

Died 1973

British Army C/2078 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

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Arthur Salmon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57325 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Arthur Alfred Salmon

Born 1900

Died 1973

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310701

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Rufus Milford Octavus Salmon

Born 1894

Died 1919

Other Empire Force 1730 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 3259 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas George Salmon

Born 1898

Died 1940

British Army 133689 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Crosby Salmon

Born 1885

British Army M/321160 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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William J Salmon

Born 1884

British Army 40689 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 557 Private The Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Private Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel William Salmon

Born 1881

Died 1949

British Army 79317 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert Arthur Salmon

Born 1892

Died 1983

Australian Imperial Force Private 4th Light Horse

Australian Imperial Force Lance Corporal 4th Light Horse

Australian Imperial Force Corporal 4th Light Horse

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Percy Salmon

Born 1903

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Hugh Maxwell Broome Salmon

Born 1889

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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Sidney James Bullett Salmon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 19617 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 19617 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

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Raymond George Salmon

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1011 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Salmon

Born 1897

Died 1965

British Army 200337 Corporal Essex Regiment 4th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 1806 Private Essex Regiment 65th Provisional Battalion

British Army 1806 Private Essex Regiment 65th Provisional Battalion

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Hubert Salmon

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 14176 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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Geoffrey Salmon

Born 1896

Died 1968

Australian Imperial Force 24438 Driver

Australian Imperial Force 24438 Gunner 8th F A B

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William Alfred Salmon

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43464

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