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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]

Walter Frank Salmon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78501

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Walter Harry Salmon

Born 1871

Died 1946

British Army 51369 Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army 74586 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Horse Artillery 5th Bde

British Army 51369 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery C/63 Bde

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William James Salmon

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194521

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Cecil Salmon

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 42461 Corporal Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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Jacob Obediah Salmon

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 14209 Private British West Indies Regiment attached Labour Corps 10th Battalion attached 71st Company

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Edward Henry Salmon

Born 1882

British Army 282981 Private London Regiment 4th (city of lond Battalion

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Reginald Thomas Salmon

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 106418 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Walter Salmon

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169796

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George Edward Salmon

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299902

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Harold Salmon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86529

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Harry Salmon

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304826

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Thomas Fletcher Salmon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280713

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John Newman Salmon

Born 1875

Died 1959

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306772

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Thomas Edward Salmon

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260732

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William John Salmon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37108

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Edward Godfrey Salmon

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 19652 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

British Army T/204449 Private " The Buffs " East Kent Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Salmon

Born 1893

British Army 6138 Private West India Regiment

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Ernest James Samuel Salmon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34394

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Frederick Salmon

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289317

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Percy William Salmon

Born 1885

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2 2nd Lieutenant Australian Infantry 24th Btn

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