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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]

Charles Edward Salter

Died 1915

British Army 20348 Private London Regiment

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Samuel Salter

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 25586 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 40849 Private South Wales Borderers

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Charles Salter

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100284

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100284 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Salter

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781609

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781609 128th Overseas Battalion

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Ernest Salter

Died 1917

British Army 301800 Driver Royal Engineers Haynes Park Signal Depot

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George Henry Salter

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1687 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 1687 Private Rifle Brigade

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Arthur John Palmer Salter

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215845

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Arthur Salter

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228172

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George Christopher Salter

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233208

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John Champion Salter

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235551

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Frederick George Salter

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37284

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Charles Salter

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187076

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Ernest Frederick Salter

Born 1902

Died 1974

British Army 6501 Band Boy Rifle Brigade 3rd Btn

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Alfred William Salter

Born 1894

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 301 Private Australian Infantry 5th Battalion

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Elmer Alfred James Salter

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48878

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Albert Edward Salter

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94273

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Robert Salter

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56833

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Henry Charles Salter

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139326

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Harold James Alfred Salter

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213237

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Ernest Salter

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K16990 Stoker 1st Class

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