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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Aylesford, Kent [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Diss, Norfolk [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Anglesey, Wales [1]

Battersea London [1]

Bingfield, Buckinghamshire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Christchurch, Kent [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Corrimal New South Wales [1]

Cotton Suffolk [1]

Henlow, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Hove, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

Islington Middlesex [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Malling, Kent [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

North Kensington, West London [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Offham, Kent [1]

Old Kent Road, London [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Saint Andrew-the-Less, Cambridgeshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Staffordshire England [1]

Stock, Essex [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Strood, Rochester, Kent [1]

Suffolk [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tilbury, Essex, England [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Walton, Suffolk [1]

West Malling, Kent [1]

Westminster, Middlesex, England [1]

Wickham Market, Suffolk [1]

Woonona New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Corporal [21]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [12]

Driver [10]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Dental Surgeon [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper/Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [24]

London Regiment [23]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

16th Lancers [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

21st Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [240]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [323]

Contribution

Military Service [313]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Aylesford, Kent [2] Battersea, London [2] Camberwell, London [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Diss, Norfolk [2] London, Middlesex [2] Anglesey, Wales [1] Battersea London [1] Bingfield, Buckinghamshire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Christchurch, Kent [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Corrimal New South Wales [1] Cotton Suffolk [1] Henlow, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Hove, Brighton, Sussex [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Islington Middlesex [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Malling, Kent [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] North Kensington, West London [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Offham, Kent [1] Old Kent Road, London [1] Peckham, London [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Saint Andrew-the-Less, Cambridgeshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Staffordshire England [1] Stock, Essex [1] Streatham, London [1] Strood, Rochester, Kent [1] Suffolk [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tilbury, Essex, England [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1] Walton, Suffolk [1] West Malling, Kent [1] Westminster, Middlesex, England [1] Wickham Market, Suffolk [1] Woonona New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [155] Corporal [21] Gunner [14] Serjeant [12] Driver [10] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Dental Surgeon [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sapper/Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [24] London Regiment [23] Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [14] Suffolk Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] The Queen's Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] East Kent Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS Falmouth [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Scots [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 16th Lancers [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] 21st Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [240] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [323]

Contribution

Military Service [313] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Oliver Bert Capon

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 20070 Private Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Frank Capon

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207508

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Henry Frederick Capon

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140075

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Harry Capon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283352

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Frederick Walter Capon

Born 1889

Died 1936

British Army C/9842 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot 20th KRRC

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Albert Henry Capon

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 373235 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6288 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles William Capon

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266781

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George Henry Capon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253130

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Frederick Capon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89833

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Walter Capon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67533

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Percy Douglas Capon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226488

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Charles A Capon

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 172178 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas John William Capon

Born 1861

Died 1919

British Army 6922 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

British Army West Kent 3224 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion (97th Foot)

British Army G/6922 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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John Capon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1772

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Archibald Victor Capon

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army L/11032 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/11032 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Samuel Capon

Died 1916

British Army 5863 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 307849 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 307849 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Henry Capon

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army G/4051 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/4051 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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John Henry Capon

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army TS/4576 Farrier Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army TS/4576 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Alfred Ernest Capon

Died 1918

British Army 35250 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Herbert Baldry Capon

Born 1873

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432437

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432437 Private Canadian Infantry

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