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Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Deptford, London [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alvershot, Hampshire [1]

Barnham, Suffolk [1]

Barrington Tasmania [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1]

Borough, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brandon, Suffolk [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bungay England [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Buxton Norfolk [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Croxton, Norfolk [1]

Dartford England [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Forest Hill, London, S.E. [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glastonbury [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Hackney, East London [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Hammersmith London [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Huddersfield, Lancashire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Inglewood Victoria [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Jarrow on Tyne, Durham [1]

Kessingland, Suffolk [1]

Leeds [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Lion Mill Western Australia [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [237]

Gunner [23]

Driver [18]

Sapper [17]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [13]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air mechanic 1 [1]

Artificer [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [35]

Suffolk Regiment [34]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [28]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

London Regiment [19]

Norfolk Regiment [18]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Essex Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's African Rifles [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [357]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [457]

T [2]

Contribution

Military Service [449]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Australia [1]

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People [459] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [3] Deptford, London [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Peckham, London [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alvershot, Hampshire [1] Barnham, Suffolk [1] Barrington Tasmania [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1] Borough, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brandon, Suffolk [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bungay England [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Buxton Norfolk [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Croxton, Norfolk [1] Dartford England [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Forest Hill, London, S.E. [1] Fulham, London [1] Glastonbury [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Hackney, East London [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Hammersmith London [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Huddersfield, Lancashire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Inglewood Victoria [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Jarrow on Tyne, Durham [1] Kessingland, Suffolk [1] Leeds [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Limehouse, London [1] Lion Mill Western Australia [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [237] Gunner [23] Driver [18] Sapper [17] Corporal [15] Serjeant [13] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Temporary Captain [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air mechanic 1 [1] Artificer [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private/ Private [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [35] Suffolk Regiment [34] Labour Corps [32] Royal Engineers [28] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Fusiliers [20] London Regiment [19] Norfolk Regiment [18] Middlesex Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [13] Essex Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's African Rifles [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [357] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [457] T [2]

Contribution

Military Service [449] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Australia [1]

Charles James Catchpole

Born 1884

Died 1961

British Army 6737 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army Flight Serjeant Royal Air Force

British Army 6737 Air Mechanic 2 Royal Flying Corps 14 Squadron

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James Catchpole

Born 1878

British Army 17232 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 27828 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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George Alfred Catchpole

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 43581 Private Norfolk 8th Battalion

British Army Private Norfolk 6th Norfolk Cyclists

British Army 43581 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Percival Catchpole

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 703 Acting Corporal London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 703 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 703 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Sidney F Catchpole

Born 1899

Died 1977

British Army 615961 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

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Ernest Knightly Catchpole

Born 1888

Died 1980

British Army Temporary Captain King's African Rifles

British Army 887 Lance Corporal 2nd Rhodesia Regiment

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Catchpole

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 24830 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

British Army 24830 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

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Philip Lawrence Tennant

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army PS/1291 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army PS/1291 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/1291 Lance Corporal Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th Battalion

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James William Catchpole

Born 1894

British Army 69740 Sapper Royal Engineers

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David William Catchpole

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army T-3922 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T-201709 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Charles Catchpole

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126466

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Ernest Edward Catchpole

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1899 Private Australian Infantry 60th Battalion

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Charles James Catchpole

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6737

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George Henry Catchpole

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125265

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Arthur James Catchpole

Born 1874

British Army 112 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370017 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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David Catchpole

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289301

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George Catchpole

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52997

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Edmund Hubert Tennant

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army PS/1290 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/1290 Corporal Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th Battalion

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James Frederick Catchpole

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16424 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 16424 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Alfred William Catchpole

Died 1918

British Army 86747 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 86747 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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