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Polruan, Cornwall, England [3]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Ashbourne,Derbyshire. [1]

Ashley, Staffordshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1]

Barton-Under-Needwood, Staffordshire [1]

Belmore New South Wales [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bole, Nottinghamshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Buxton England [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chester [1]

Chidle, Staffordshire [1]

Christchurch [1]

Coleshill, Warwickshire [1]

Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Derby [1]

Dilhorne, Staffordshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Fenton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Gormanston Tasmania [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hawkesdale Victoria [1]

Hove England [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Lahore [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Madeley, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester England [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Merino Victoria [1]

Neepsend, Sheffield [1]

Normacot England [1]

Parkes New South Wales [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [464]

Gunner [61]

Corporal [45]

Serjeant [41]

Driver [35]

Lance Corporal [28]

Sapper [20]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [14]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Midshipman Assistant Surgeon [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Brevet Major Quarter Master [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Carrier [1]

Chaplin Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private (Acting Lance Corporal) [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66]

North Staffordshire Regiment [65]

Labour Corps [59]

Royal Engineers [57]

Army Service Corps [47]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

South Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Manchester Regiment [17]

London Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Tank Corps [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Service

British Army [732]

Royal Navy [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

S [881]

Contribution

Military Service [866]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Polruan, Cornwall, England [3] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3] Colne, Lancashire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Ashbourne,Derbyshire. [1] Ashley, Staffordshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1] Barton-Under-Needwood, Staffordshire [1] Belmore New South Wales [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bole, Nottinghamshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Buxton England [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chester [1] Chidle, Staffordshire [1] Christchurch [1] Coleshill, Warwickshire [1] Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Derby [1] Dilhorne, Staffordshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Fenton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Gormanston Tasmania [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hawkesdale Victoria [1] Hove England [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Lahore [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Madeley, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester England [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Merino Victoria [1] Neepsend, Sheffield [1] Normacot England [1] Parkes New South Wales [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Poplar, London [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [464] Gunner [61] Corporal [45] Serjeant [41] Driver [35] Lance Corporal [28] Sapper [20] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [14] Lieutenant [14] Bombardier [7] Acting Corporal [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Major [4] Rifleman [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Midshipman Assistant Surgeon [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Brevet Major Quarter Master [1] Canteen Worker [1] Carrier [1] Chaplin Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private (Acting Lance Corporal) [1] Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66] North Staffordshire Regiment [65] Labour Corps [59] Royal Engineers [57] Army Service Corps [47] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] South Staffordshire Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [21] Cheshire Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Manchester Regiment [17] London Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Tank Corps [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Naval Division [4]

Service

British Army [732] Royal Navy [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

S [881]

Contribution

Military Service [866] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [10] New Zealand [1]

John Salt

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 7353 Lance Corporal Hussars

British Army 7353 Private Hussars

British Army 7353 Lance Corporal 3rd (King's Own) Hussars

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Alexander Edward Wrottesley Salt

Born 1874

Died 1957

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/718 Chaplin Major

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Charles Salt

Died 1916

British Army 5331 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 5331 Acting Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 5331 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick Thomas Salt

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army R/1750 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Eli Salt

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98155

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Edward Salt

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2724 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st/6th Bn.

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Henry Kindle Salt

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47670

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Walter John Salt

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 151319 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Salt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122151

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Albert Salt

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98588

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Joseph Mitcheson Salt

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126182

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Percy Salt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72899

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Thomas Salt

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104958

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Joseph Richard Salt

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133513

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Thomas Salt

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112983

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William Henry Salt

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213663

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Mildred Jane Salt

Born 1874

Died 1961

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/116 Staff Nurse

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Frederick Salt

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 7965 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Michael Henry Salt

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4356 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Reginald Harry Salt

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 27865 Corporal Royal Engineers 1st Army Corps HQ Signal Coy.

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