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Adelaide South Australia [4]

Fitzroy Victoria [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Lucknow [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Yankalilla South Australia [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Auckland [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Ireland [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blakenhall, Staffordshire [1]

Burslem England [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Cheshire [1]

Croft, Lancashire [1]

Dulwich Hill New South Wales [1]

Gosford New South Wales [1]

Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

Leyton, Essex, England [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Maitland West, New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newton - Le - Willows [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Saddleworth, Yorkshire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Spectacle Island Sydney, New South Wales [1]

St Mary's, Birkenhead [1]

St Marys Tasmania [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Staffordshire England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tattenhall, Cheshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Private [177]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [21]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [11]

Major General [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Pioneer [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brevet Major /Late Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major-General [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/ Serjeant/ Captain [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Engineers [27]

Labour Corps [24]

Cheshire Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

London Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

General Headquarters Staff [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Staff [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Indian Army [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [297]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [391]

Contribution

Military Service [380]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

India [1]

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People [391] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [4] Fitzroy Victoria [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Lucknow [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Warwickshire [2] Yankalilla South Australia [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Auckland [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Ireland [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blakenhall, Staffordshire [1] Burslem England [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Cheshire [1] Croft, Lancashire [1] Dulwich Hill New South Wales [1] Gosford New South Wales [1] Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Leyton, Essex, England [1] Liverpool England [1] Maitland West, New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newton - Le - Willows [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire, England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Saddleworth, Yorkshire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Spectacle Island Sydney, New South Wales [1] St Mary's, Birkenhead [1] St Marys Tasmania [1] Staffordshire [1] Staffordshire England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tattenhall, Cheshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Private [177] Driver [21] Serjeant [21] Gunner [18] Corporal [11] Sapper [11] Major General [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Pioneer [6] Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal [2] Brigadier General [2] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Major [1] Brevet Major /Late Captain and Brevet Major [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major-General [1] Nurse [1] Private /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/ Serjeant/ Captain [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Engineers [27] Labour Corps [24] Cheshire Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] London Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] General Headquarters Staff [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Staff [5] Coldstream Guards [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Indian Army [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [297] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [21] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [391]

Contribution

Military Service [380] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [3] India [1]

Archibald Edgar Capper

Born 1898

Died 1988

British Army 554689 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 554689 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

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Harry Kent Capper

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force No. 5 Training Depot Station, RAF Collyweston

British Army London Regiment (Artists Rifles)

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John Capper

Born 1893

Died 1959

British Army 31756 Private South Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment attached York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 31756 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

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Basil Belgrave Capper

Born 1884

Died 1932

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 4th Light Horse Brigade, 12th Light Horse Regiment ‘C’ Squadron

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 6th Light Horse Regiment ‘D’ Squadron

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 6th Light Horse Regiment

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Adam Clarke Capper

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Royal Irish Rifles 7th Battalion

South African Services Transport Train of the South African Division

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 20th

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Henry Capper

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 19800 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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William Edward Capper

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army W/1096 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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William Arthur Capper

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283927

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Frank Capper

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223170

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Ernest Raphael Capper

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 7366 Private London Regiment 2/28th lond Battalion

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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Bass Durant Capper

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 28262 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Captain Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Thomas John Capper

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2654 Private London Regiment 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles)

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George Capper

Died 1917

British Army 241497 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Capper

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402716

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Ralph Capper

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 24761 Private Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

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Edward Walter Capper

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Royal Flying Corps

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Joseph Capper

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 13914 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 5462 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 13914 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Capper

Died 1914

British Army 7674 Lance Sergeant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 7674 Serjeant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 7674 Serjeant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Frederick Capper

Died 1915

British Army 9697 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 9697 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Donald William Capper

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army B/19574 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 19574 Private Royal Fusiliers

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