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London, Middlesex, England [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Bermondsey, London [6]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Dover, Kent [5]

London England [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Fulham, London [4]

Luton, Bedfordshire [4]

Bedford [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Boffin, Galway [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bramshott, Hampshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Donegal [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Merton, Surrey [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Parkes New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Alberton Tasmania [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ardara, Donegal [1]

Babcary, Somerset [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Balbriggan, Dublin [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballyedmonduff Sandyford, Dublin [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedwas, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Boggy Creek Victoria [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bramley, Surrey [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, East London [1]

Rank

Private [738]

Driver [72]

Gunner [60]

Serjeant [59]

Corporal [57]

Sapper [49]

Lance Corporal [33]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Pioneer [13]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Rifleman [7]

Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Captain [5]

Major [5]

Worker [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

2nd Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant (Tech) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

CPO Mechanic, grade 2 [1]

CPO Mechanic, grade 3 [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Colonel Sergeant [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Corporal/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Cyclist [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [113]

Royal Engineers [92]

Army Service Corps [87]

Royal Field Artillery [83]

London Regiment [74]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Middlesex Regiment [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

The Queen's Regiment [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Bedfordshire Regiment [20]

Essex Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Border Regiment [17]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Royal Scots [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Connaught Rangers [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Irish Guards [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1116]

Royal Navy [138]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80]

Australian Imperial Force [66]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

C [1527]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1484]

Merchant Navy [35]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Bermondsey, London [6] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [6] London, Middlesex [6] Dover, Kent [5] London England [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Fulham, London [4] Luton, Bedfordshire [4] Bedford [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Boffin, Galway [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bramshott, Hampshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Donegal [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Merton, Surrey [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Parkes New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [2] Southwark, London [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Alberton Tasmania [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ardara, Donegal [1] Babcary, Somerset [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Balbriggan, Dublin [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballyedmonduff Sandyford, Dublin [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedwas, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Boggy Creek Victoria [1] Bow, London [1] Bramley, Surrey [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley-by-Bow, East London [1]

Rank

Private [738] Driver [72] Gunner [60] Serjeant [59] Corporal [57] Sapper [49] Lance Corporal [33] Second Lieutenant [28] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Pioneer [13] Company Serjeant Major [8] Lieutenant [7] Rifleman [7] Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Captain [5] Major [5] Worker [5] Lance Serjeant [4] 2nd Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant (Tech) [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] CPO Mechanic, grade 2 [1] CPO Mechanic, grade 3 [1] Chief Gunner [1] Colonel Sergeant [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Corporal/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Cyclist [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [113] Royal Engineers [92] Army Service Corps [87] Royal Field Artillery [83] London Regiment [74] Machine Gun Corps [37] Middlesex Regiment [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Fusiliers [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] The Queen's Regiment [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Liverpool Regiment [21] Bedfordshire Regiment [20] Essex Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Manchester Regiment [18] Border Regiment [17] East Surrey Regiment [15] Royal Scots [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14] Cheshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Highland Light Infantry [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Connaught Rangers [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Irish Guards [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1116] Royal Navy [138] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80] Australian Imperial Force [66] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

C [1527] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1484] Merchant Navy [35] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] Germany [1] Ireland [1]

John David Cannon

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299299

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George Cannon

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89482

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Frederick Cannon

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90415

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Leonard Conway Cannon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169410

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William Cannon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123303

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Bernard Cannon

Born 1900

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2100625 9 Overseas Siege Battery

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John Allen Cannon

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army R/38111 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army GS/92810 Private London Regiment 2/2nd Battalion

British Army GS/92810 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Percival Roger Cannon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194828

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Henry William Cannon

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221282

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William H Cannon

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army 1348 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 422813 Private Labour Corps

British Army 87665 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 22nd Battalion

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Martin Cannon

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85374

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Charles Nevill Cannon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28436

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Charles Cannon

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291176

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Anthony Maurice Cannon

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298244

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Albert Cannon

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 7210 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army 7210 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Frederick Wilbur Cannon

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 3281 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/18011 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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John Henry Cannon

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3130 Private Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars

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Hugh S Cannon

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 28754 Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Thomas Cannon

Born 1881

Died 1921

British Army 1677 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Bn.

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Harold Lindsay Cannon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207234

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