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Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [10]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [5]

London England [4]

Sidmouth, Devon [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bristol [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Hampshire [3]

Hendon, Middlesex [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Honiton, Devon [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Acton, London [2]

Barraba New South Wales [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Calne, Wiltshire [2]

Cohuna Victoria [2]

Colyton, Devon [2]

Coopernook New South Wales [2]

Cullompton, Devon [2]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

Dulwich, London [2]

Farrells Flat South Australia [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Kennington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newport Isle of Wight [2]

Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

St Marys Tasmania [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Ballan Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [709]

Corporal [74]

Gunner [70]

Driver [67]

Sapper [49]

Serjeant [39]

Lance Corporal [33]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lieutenant [22]

Acting Corporal [18]

Pioneer [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Captain [11]

Rifleman [8]

Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Bandsman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Saddler [1]

Band Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [111]

Labour Corps [98]

Army Service Corps [93]

Royal Field Artillery [89]

London Regiment [67]

Devonshire Regiment [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Royal Army Medical Corps [48]

Hampshire Regiment [38]

Somerset Light Infantry [35]

Rifle Brigade [34]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Middlesex Regiment [30]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

Worcestershire Regiment [20]

Army Ordnance Corps [19]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Service

British Army [1126]

Royal Navy [178]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [98]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

Australian Imperial Force [71]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1607]

K [4]

B [1]

L [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1576]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [10] Plymouth, Devon [5] Ryde, Isle of Wight [5] London England [4] Sidmouth, Devon [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bristol [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Hampshire [3] Hendon, Middlesex [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Honiton, Devon [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Acton, London [2] Barraba New South Wales [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Calne, Wiltshire [2] Cohuna Victoria [2] Colyton, Devon [2] Coopernook New South Wales [2] Cullompton, Devon [2] Dawlish, Devon [2] Dulwich, London [2] Farrells Flat South Australia [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Hackney, Middlesex [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Kennington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newport Isle of Wight [2] Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] St Marys Tasmania [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Axminster, Devon [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Ballan Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [709] Corporal [74] Gunner [70] Driver [67] Sapper [49] Serjeant [39] Lance Corporal [33] Second Lieutenant [25] Lieutenant [22] Acting Corporal [18] Pioneer [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Captain [11] Rifleman [8] Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Farrier Staff Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Bandsman [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Saddler [1] Band Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [111] Labour Corps [98] Army Service Corps [93] Royal Field Artillery [89] London Regiment [67] Devonshire Regiment [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Royal Army Medical Corps [48] Hampshire Regiment [38] Somerset Light Infantry [35] Rifle Brigade [34] Machine Gun Corps [32] Middlesex Regiment [30] Royal Fusiliers [27] The Queen's Regiment [22] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] Worcestershire Regiment [20] Army Ordnance Corps [19] Suffolk Regiment [17] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14] Manchester Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Norfolk Regiment [11] Royal Horse Artillery [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] South Wales Borderers [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Royal Flying Corps [6]

Service

British Army [1126] Royal Navy [178] Canadian Expeditionary Force [98] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] Australian Imperial Force [71] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1607] K [4] B [1] L [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1576] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [41] India [1]

Samuel Henry Salter

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 36441 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frederick William Salter

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 947 Royal Fusiliers 22nd (Service) Battalion

British Army TR/10/56815 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 103rd (Training Reserve) Battalion.

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Harry William Salter

Born 1895

Died 1962

Other Empire Force Staff Officer Jamaica Volunteers

British Army 3631 Bandsman Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army 3631 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Harry Salter

Born 1883

British Army 305807 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Horace Salter

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army S/31754 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

British Army S/31754 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 12th Battalion

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Edmund James Salter

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 138451 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry James Salter

Born 1876

Died 1920

British Army 3502 7th Hussars

British Army 4121 9th Lancers

British Army 6505 5th Lancers

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Frederick Joseph Salter

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 35648 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Labour Company

British Army 528432 Private Labour Corps 442nd Company

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Daniel Charles Salter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 403 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 500012 Sergeant Royal Engineers 48th South Midland Div. Signal Coy

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Donald Sowerby Salter

Died 1918

British Army 160126 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Salter

Born 1893

British Army 15765 Acting Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 15765 Lance Sergeant South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 15765 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Harry Salter

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 10112 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10112 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 5438 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Edward Reginald Salter

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Acting Lieutenant S of F C

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Acting Lieutenant School of Wireless Tele

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Acting Lieutenant RAF Manston

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Arthur George Salter

Died 1916

British Army 4646 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372166 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ernest William Salter

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 6074 Private London Regiment

British Army 323070 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Albert Leonard Salter

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army O/13883 Private Army Dental Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Salter

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 17125 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 17125 Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 9Th Bn

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Reginald Charles Falconer Salter

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Salter

Born 1890

British Army 88534 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Charles Salter

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82951

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