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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Stevenston, Ayrshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Walkaway Western Australia [2]

(Barkestone Le ?) Willows [1]

Arlexton, Grantham, Lincoln [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Bishop Auckland [1]

Bombala New South Wales [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1]

Bucklyvie, Stirlingshire [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Colchester [1]

Colchester England [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Delamere South Australia [1]

Drysdale Victoria [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Durham England [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Eynsford, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glenelg Victoria [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Harwich, Essex, England [1]

Hastings River New South Wales [1]

Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Inverkeithing [1]

Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Kelsyth, Sterlingshire [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manor Park, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [175]

Gunner [24]

Driver [19]

Corporal [15]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Class II [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineman [1]

Filter [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [24]

Royal Engineers [23]

Army Service Corps [17]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

London Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Royal Scots [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Border Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [278]

Royal Navy [34]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [384]

Contribution

Military Service [372]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Stevenston, Ayrshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Walkaway Western Australia [2] (Barkestone Le ?) Willows [1] Arlexton, Grantham, Lincoln [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Bishop Auckland [1] Bombala New South Wales [1] Brightlingsea, Essex [1] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1] Bucklyvie, Stirlingshire [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Colac Victoria [1] Colchester [1] Colchester England [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Delamere South Australia [1] Drysdale Victoria [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Durham England [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Eynsford, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glenelg Victoria [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Harwich, Essex, England [1] Hastings River New South Wales [1] Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Inverkeithing [1] Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Kelsyth, Sterlingshire [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manor Park, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [175] Gunner [24] Driver [19] Corporal [15] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Class II [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineman [1] Filter [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [24] Royal Engineers [23] Army Service Corps [17] Machine Gun Corps [14] Durham Light Infantry [12] London Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Royal Scots [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Border Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [278] Royal Navy [34] Australian Imperial Force [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [384]

Contribution

Military Service [372] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Frank Edward Cant

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48109

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William Cant

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197322

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William James Cant

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98756

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Frederick Charles Cant

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4304 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 891212 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Cant

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36790

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Arthur Edward Cant

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52404

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Arthur Cant

Born 1874

Died 1918

Royal Navy ES 718 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 718/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Boyndie Burn."

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Ernest Cant

Died 1918

British Army 39684 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Albert Victor Cant

Born 1894

Died 1973

British Army 15605 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 13th battalion east Battalion

British Army 15605 Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 13th

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G E Cant

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 1430 Private Essex Yeomanry 2nd/1st

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Andrew Cant

Born 1855

Died 1917

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ashtree

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William Henry Cant

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216348

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Charles William Cant

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 7897 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7897 Warrant Officer Class 2 Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Company Serjeant Major Yorkshire Regiment

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James Cant

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104398

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Eric Cant

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8359

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Moses Cant

Died 1917

British Army 5776 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 242081 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Cant

Died 1917

British Army 2282 Royal Scots

British Army 40891 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Charles Cant

Died 1918

British Army S/13341 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Pearson Cant

Died 1916

British Army 7072 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7072 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Cant

Died 1915

British Army 10102 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 10102 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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