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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]

William Capper

British Army 138456 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry C K Capper

British Army JR/085539 Private Army Service Corps

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George W Capper

British Army 59209 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 95147 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Augustine Capper

British Army 214062 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 7th Battalion

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Cyril J Capper

British Army 266172 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 312537 Private Royal Engineers

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W Capper

British Army 3003 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 135894 Private Royal Air Force

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William E Capper

British Army 3/551 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 139147 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Samuel Capper

British Army 144246 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Robert Capper

British Army 68434 Private Royal Defence Corps 334th Provisional Corps

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F Capper

British Army 1415 Serjeant 5th Battalion Prince of Wales Volunteers

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Charles Capper

British Army 3DG-4399 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army D-19876 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

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