There was a General Election in Britain in 1918. All those away from their place of residence (including all men in the army) were listed on Absent Voters Lists. These usually recorded the man's regiment, number and rank at the time, as well as his home address. The lists are not held centrally and are not 100% in existence. They are held at a variety of County Records Offices or local history sections of main libraries of the area where the man lived in 1918. Some are held at the British Library too. If all you know is the soldier's name but are reasonably certain you know where he lived, this is not a bad place to search.

Lists known to be available online

Accrington
Angmering
Dorset
Lancing
Leeds
Steyning
Wakefield
Woodchurch

Lists known to be available for purchase

Ashford
Kent
St Helens

Information about existing lists

Bedfordshire
Birmingham
Burnley
Camden
County Durham
Croydon
Glamorgan including Cardiff
Glasgow
Liverpool
Monmouthshire including Newport
Tyne and Wear
Worcestershire

Other lists known to be available in libraries

Birkenhead East is held at Birkenhead Library
Manchester is held at the Central Library in Manchester
Norwich is held at the Central Library in Norwich

If you know of any more AVLs or are compiling an online version of a list, please contact me and I will add yours to this index.