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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]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Leinster Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [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] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Highlanders [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Leinster Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [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]

William J Carson

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 651839

Canadian Expeditionary Force 651839 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Murray Carson

Born 1874

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3033340

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3033340 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Carson

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 104653

Canadian Expeditionary Force 104653 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Andrew Carson

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 430533 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 430533 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Carson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army S/11495 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/11495 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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Thomas Carson

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 60006 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 38761 Private Labour Corps

British Army 27599 Private South Wales Borderers

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Alexander Malcolm Carson

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 40504 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Carson

Died 1915

British Army 3/2757 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/2757 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William W Carson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 6800 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 233141 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 233141 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Robert Carson

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 131525 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 131525 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Samuel Carson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 24680 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Carson

Died 1916

British Army 17523 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Robert Carson

Died 1918

British Army 50956 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 43572 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Carson

Died 1916

British Army 7170 Private Irish Guards

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Hugh Carson

Died 1916

British Army 4/9582 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 3/7352 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Patrick Carson

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 21979 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Frank Carson

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 38328 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 38328 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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Henry Carson

Born 1903

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292679

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Robert Leslie Carson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297498

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Alexander Carson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301482

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