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Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3]

Swan Hill Victoria [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Wigan England [2]

Yorkshire England [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boiluea Victoria [1]

Boort Victoria [1]

Bourne End, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bridgetown [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster, South Yorkshire [1]

Dudley [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

East London [1]

Eaton Locon, Bedfordshire [1]

Fishergate, Sussex [1]

Fishers Gate, Sussex [1]

Fulton England [1]

Glendon [1]

Great Bromley, Essex [1]

Great Tey, Colchester, Essex [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Hastings [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Hereford [1]

High Road West Halifax [1]

Holywell, Wales [1]

Howden England [1]

Kent England [1]

Rank

Private [371]

Corporal [36]

Serjeant [36]

Gunner [35]

Driver [34]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [14]

Captain [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Major [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Rifleman [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Adjutant/Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant / Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Serjeant/Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [55]

Labour Corps [54]

Army Service Corps [40]

Royal Engineers [37]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Essex Regiment [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [574]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Canadian Navy [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [743]

Contribution

Military Service [725]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

New Zealand [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] Swan Hill Victoria [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Tottenham, London [2] Wigan England [2] Yorkshire England [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boiluea Victoria [1] Boort Victoria [1] Bourne End, Buckinghamshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bridgetown [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, South Yorkshire [1] Dudley [1] East Ham, Essex [1] East London [1] Eaton Locon, Bedfordshire [1] Fishergate, Sussex [1] Fishers Gate, Sussex [1] Fulton England [1] Glendon [1] Great Bromley, Essex [1] Great Tey, Colchester, Essex [1] Greenwich, London [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Hastings [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Hereford [1] High Road West Halifax [1] Holywell, Wales [1] Howden England [1] Kent England [1]

Rank

Private [371] Corporal [36] Serjeant [36] Gunner [35] Driver [34] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [14] Captain [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Major [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Rifleman [4] Lieutenant [3] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Adjutant/Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant / Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Rear Admiral [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Serjeant/Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [55] Labour Corps [54] Army Service Corps [40] Royal Engineers [37] London Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Machine Gun Corps [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Essex Regiment [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] British West Indies Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [574] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Australian Imperial Force [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Canadian Navy [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [743]

Contribution

Military Service [725] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [17] New Zealand [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Charles Edmund Carrington

Born 1897

Died 1990

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant / Acting Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st City (14th) Battalion

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Edward Worrell Carrington

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment royal army medical corps attached 2nd worcest Battalion

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James Carrington

Born 1880

Other Empire Force Barbados Volunteers

British Army 26988 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

Other Empire Force 1712 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers 3rd Battalion

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John Walsh Carrington

Born 1879

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

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Robert Carrington

Born 1872

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20002 Private Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion

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James Harper Carrington

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army 531845 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 4402 Private London Regiment 3/15th lond Battalion

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Harold George Carrington

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 377 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 20731 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion-Territorial

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Harold Edward Carrington

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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George Percy Carrington

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105338

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Herbert George Carrington

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275763

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Harry Carrington

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126944

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William Henry Carrington

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290603

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Robinson Carrington

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 4010 Manchester Regiment

British Army 376580 Private Manchester Regiment 1/10th Battalion

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Herbert Carrington

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56524

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Leslie Bartle Carrington

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203718

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Noel Carrington

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 93765 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Thomas Carrington

Died 1916

British Army 241283 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Alexander Carrington

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Navy VR/3276 Able Seaman Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid

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George Henry Carrington

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216995

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Harry James Carrington

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301357 Sergeant Mechanic

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