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Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [2]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford Manchester [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chaddisden, Derbyshire [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1]

Colwyn Wales [1]

Cork [1]

Crouch Hill, London [1]

Dawley, Shropshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Eccles, Swinton, Lancashire [1]

Feltham, Middlesex [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hawksburn Victoria [1]

Ipswich England [1]

Mancetter, Warwickshire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Newstead Victoria [1]

Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Norwich [1]

Oxford, Suffolk [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Portland Victoria [1]

Potton, Bedfordshire [1]

Preston Victoria [1]

Rotherham [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Saint Leonards Shrewsbury [1]

Salford Lancashire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

South Mimms, Middlesex [1]

Stafford England [1]

Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Tiverton, Cheshire [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [249]

Gunner [30]

Corporal [22]

Sapper [18]

Driver [17]

Serjeant [16]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Captain [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Member [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Telegraphist [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Serjeant Corporal [1]

Serjeant/ Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [28]

Manchester Regiment [27]

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

London Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [386]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [495]

Contribution

Military Service [489]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Wolverhampton [2] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [2] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford Manchester [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chaddisden, Derbyshire [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1] Colwyn Wales [1] Cork [1] Crouch Hill, London [1] Dawley, Shropshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Eccles, Swinton, Lancashire [1] Feltham, Middlesex [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hawksburn Victoria [1] Ipswich England [1] Mancetter, Warwickshire [1] Manchester England [1] Newstead Victoria [1] Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Norwich [1] Oxford, Suffolk [1] Peckham, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] Portland Victoria [1] Potton, Bedfordshire [1] Preston Victoria [1] Rotherham [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Saint Leonards Shrewsbury [1] Salford Lancashire [1] Sheffield [1] Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [1] South Mimms, Middlesex [1] Stafford England [1] Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Tiverton, Cheshire [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [249] Gunner [30] Corporal [22] Sapper [18] Driver [17] Serjeant [16] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Major [3] Captain [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Member [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Telegraphist [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant Major [1] Serjeant Corporal [1] Serjeant/ Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon Probationer [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [30] Royal Engineers [28] Manchester Regiment [27] Army Service Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Worcestershire Regiment [11] London Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] County of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [386] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [495]

Contribution

Military Service [489] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Horace Cadman

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 29730 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 72826 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 72826 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Edward Cadman Cadman

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Lancaster Regiment 5th Battalion

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George Thomas Cadman

Born 1884

Died 1942

British Army 251933 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 225344 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 225344 Private London Regiment

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Bernard Cadman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6015 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Cadman

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army M2/078454 Private Army Service Corps

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Frederick William Cadman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194969

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James Thomas Cadman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195511

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William Livingstone Cadman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73886

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Maurice Cadman

Born 1892

British Army 325374 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/288519 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Private Border Regiment (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Sampson Cadman

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 37648 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion.

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William Henry Cadman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161917

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Isaac Cadman

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58462

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George Cadman

Died 1919

British Army 15422 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 15422 Private South Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 15422 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Cadman Cadman

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army Major King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Colonel King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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George Cadman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11422

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Charles Edward Cadman

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army R5944 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 25944 Sapper Corps of Royal Engineers

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Leonard Cadman

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38923 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Batallion

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Arthur Cadman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269874

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Edward John Cadman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104450

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Maurice Danks Cadman

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy Surgeon Probationer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Rival

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