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Melbourne Victoria [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Geraldton Western Australia [5]

Glasgow Scotland [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Tottenham, London [3]

Cambridge Tasmania [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Leicester England [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Preston Victoria [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Armagh [1]

Armagh, Armagh [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Athlone [1]

Ballinasloe, Galway [1]

Ballyshannon, Donegal [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Calcutta [1]

Canterbury England [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Castle Douglas Scotland [1]

Central Sheffield [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Christchurch [1]

Christchurch NZ [1]

Cliftonhill Victoria [1]

Co Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Coleraine [1]

Coleraine, Londonderry [1]

Condobolin New South Wales [1]

Croydon Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [568]

Corporal [42]

Serjeant [42]

Gunner [40]

Sapper [38]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Driver [31]

Captain [27]

Pioneer [15]

Lance Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Temporary Captain [9]

Bombardier [5]

Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Captain (Supernumerary) [1]

Captain Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [74]

Labour Corps [69]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Royal Irish Rifles [46]

Army Service Corps [37]

Highland Light Infantry [37]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [34]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [31]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [31]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Canadian Infantry [21]

Gordon Highlanders [21]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [21]

Royal Scots [21]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Scottish Rifles [16]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Irish Regiment [14]

Cameron Highlanders [13]

London Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Border Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Leinster Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [831]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [245]

Australian Imperial Force [88]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Royal Navy [58]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1380]

Contribution

Military Service [1349]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Geraldton Western Australia [5] Glasgow Scotland [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Tottenham, London [3] Cambridge Tasmania [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Leicester England [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Poplar, London [2] Preston Victoria [2] Yorkshire [2] Alberton South Australia [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Armagh [1] Armagh, Armagh [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Athlone [1] Ballinasloe, Galway [1] Ballyshannon, Donegal [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Calcutta [1] Canterbury England [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Castle Douglas Scotland [1] Central Sheffield [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cheshire England [1] Christchurch [1] Christchurch NZ [1] Cliftonhill Victoria [1] Co Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Coleraine [1] Coleraine, Londonderry [1] Condobolin New South Wales [1] Croydon Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [568] Corporal [42] Serjeant [42] Gunner [40] Sapper [38] Second Lieutenant [37] Driver [31] Captain [27] Pioneer [15] Lance Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant [11] Temporary Captain [9] Bombardier [5] Major [5] Rifleman [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Captain (Supernumerary) [1] Captain Acting Lance Corporal [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Hon Capt [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [74] Labour Corps [69] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Royal Field Artillery [46] Royal Irish Rifles [46] Army Service Corps [37] Highland Light Infantry [37] Royal Irish Fusiliers [34] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [31] Royal Scots Fusiliers [31] Machine Gun Corps [24] Canadian Infantry [21] Gordon Highlanders [21] King's Own Scottish Borderers [21] Royal Scots [21] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Scottish Rifles [16] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Irish Regiment [14] Cameron Highlanders [13] London Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Border Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Leinster Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [831] Canadian Expeditionary Force [245] Australian Imperial Force [88] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Royal Navy [58] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1380]

Contribution

Military Service [1349] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Edward Carson

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12203 Serjeant Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

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George Carson

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 11140 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 11140 Private Grenadier Guards

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Frederick Carson

Born 1890

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6547

Australian Imperial Force Private

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Samuel Murray Carson

Born 1865

Died 1917

British Army London Regiment Army Service Corps Company

British Army Captain (Supernumerary) Rifle Brigade 1st Tower Hamlets Volunteer Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant (Supernumerary) Rifle Brigade 1st Tower Hamlets Volunteer Battalion

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Julius Carson

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 8188 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 8188 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 117919 Private Labour Corps 197th Coy

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John Gordon Carson

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 766 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 470287 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 470287 Corporal Royal Engineers 526th Field Coy

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Herbert Carson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37052

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Robert Carson

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402168

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Charles Carson

Died 1916

British Army M/725 Private 8th Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 725 Rifleman 8th Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Ezekiel Agnew Carson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201887

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Alexander Carson

Born 1887

British Army 83 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 83 Serjeant 1/7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Fifeshire Battalion (Volunteers)

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Henry Reginald Carson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295787

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Daniel Carson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10564 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Joseph Tait Carson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52205

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Hugh Carson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34539

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Edward Russell Carson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73273

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William Carson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79035

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Thomas Kirk Carson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191265

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Joseph Carson

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15963 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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David Carson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17324

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