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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Camden Town, London [2]

Chertsey, Surrey [2]

Dudley, Staffordshire [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2]

St Helena, Warwickshire, England [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bowes Park, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

Malvern, Worcestershire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Murwillumbah New South Wales [1]

Near Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Ogbourne St George, Marlborough, Wiltshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

St Peter's, Wolverhampton, Staffs [1]

Stafford [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Tredegar, Monmouthshire [1]

Walgett New South Wales [1]

Wallumbilla Queensland [1]

Welshpool, Monmouthshire [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Wiarton, Ontario [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Worcester England [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [188]

Driver [27]

Gunner [25]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Bombardier [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Armament Staff Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse /Acting Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Flight Lieutenant (Flight Com.) [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Temporary Sergeant Major [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unpaid Acting Corporal [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [4]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [315]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Royal Navy [30]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [434]

Contribution

Military Service [425]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Canada [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Camden Town, London [2] Chertsey, Surrey [2] Dudley, Staffordshire [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2] St Helena, Warwickshire, England [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bowes Park, London [1] Cambridge [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Malvern, Worcestershire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Murwillumbah New South Wales [1] Near Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Ogbourne St George, Marlborough, Wiltshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Peckham, London [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] St Peter's, Wolverhampton, Staffs [1] Stafford [1] Streatham, London [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Tredegar, Monmouthshire [1] Walgett New South Wales [1] Wallumbilla Queensland [1] Welshpool, Monmouthshire [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Westminster, London [1] Westminster, London, Middlesex [1] Wiarton, Ontario [1] Wolverhampton [1] Worcester England [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [188] Driver [27] Gunner [25] Corporal [19] Serjeant [11] Lance Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Bombardier [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Staff Nurse [5] Acting Corporal [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Armament Staff Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse /Acting Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Flight Lieutenant (Flight Com.) [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Hon Capt [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Colour Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1] Squadron Leader [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Temporary Sergeant Major [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Unpaid Acting Corporal [1] Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Army Service Corps [26] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Labour Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [4] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Transport [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [315] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Royal Navy [30] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [434]

Contribution

Military Service [425] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Canada [1]

Joseph Caswell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127474

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George Henry Caswell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 24099 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Henry Caswell

Died 1918

British Army 45730 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Joseph Caswell

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 23158 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Richard Caswell

Died 1918

British Army 5273 Company Serjeant Major Border Regiment 6th bord Battalion

British Army 5237 Warrant Officer Class 2 Border Regiment 6th bord Battalion

British Army 5237 Company Serjeant Major Border Regiment

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Frank Caswell

Died 1917

British Army S/31277 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/31277 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Walter Caswell

Died 1917

British Army 23832 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Caswell

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 8487 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8487 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Thomas Reginald Caswell

Born 1889

British Army 015675 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Leonard Thomas Caswell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 202829 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Caswell

Died 1917

British Army 1562 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 780347 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Caswell

Died 1916

British Army 16498 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Theodore Caswell

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 463246 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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Ernest Caswell

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1098

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1098 Private Canadian Infantry

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Norman Stanley Caswell

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 712336

Canadian Expeditionary Force 712336 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward Welsh Caswell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104714

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Robert Caswell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 34268 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 34268 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Ellsworth Herbert Strane Caswell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270294

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Henry Arthur Edwin Caswell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275401

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Samuel Caswell

Died 1915

British Army 1492 Private South Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 1492 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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