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Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Burrumbuttock New South Wales [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Dorking, Surrey [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Stanthorpe Queensland [2]

28 Warren Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Aldeburgh, Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool [1]

Borough, London [1]

Brighton [1]

Bromley Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Carlisle [1]

Deepwater New South Wales [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dorking England [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Fawley, Hampshire, England [1]

Goldenhill, Tunstall, Staffordshire [1]

Isisford Queensland [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Matanzas [1]

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1]

Middlesex, England [1]

Mile End, London, Middlesex [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Orpington, Kent [1]

Pentonville, London, Middlesex [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Preston England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Rochdale England [1]

South Hackney, London [1]

South Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [165]

Driver [20]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [10]

Sapper [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Volunteer [1]

Worker [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Royal Engineers [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Labour Corps [17]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

4th Dragoon Guards [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [262]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [348]

Contribution

Military Service [340]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Burrumbuttock New South Wales [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Dorking, Surrey [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Poplar, London [2] Stanthorpe Queensland [2] 28 Warren Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Aldeburgh, Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Battersea, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackpool [1] Borough, London [1] Brighton [1] Bromley Chislehurst, Kent [1] Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Carlisle [1] Deepwater New South Wales [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dorking England [1] Edmonton, London [1] Fawley, Hampshire, England [1] Goldenhill, Tunstall, Staffordshire [1] Isisford Queensland [1] Lancashire England [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Matanzas [1] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1] Middlesex, England [1] Mile End, London, Middlesex [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Orpington, Kent [1] Pentonville, London, Middlesex [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Preston England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Rochdale England [1] South Hackney, London [1] South Hackney, Middlesex [1] Southwark, London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [165] Driver [20] Gunner [20] Corporal [17] Serjeant [10] Sapper [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Volunteer [1] Worker [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [26] Royal Engineers [19] Army Service Corps [17] Labour Corps [17] Liverpool Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Essex Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Tank Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 4th Dragoon Guards [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [262] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [348]

Contribution

Military Service [340] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Norman Newton Caton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery, 124th Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery, 124th Brigade

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Richard Grenville Caton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4621 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 1st Battalion

British Army 49122 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick William Caton

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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James William Caton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51754

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John Caton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2730

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Daniel Caton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125731

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Robert Caton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 38857 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harry Robert Caton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228079

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Wilfrid Abraham Caton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21026

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William Gustave Caton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219187

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Samuel Joseph Caton

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219899

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James Caton

Died 1915

British Army 63 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment

British Army 63 Warrant Officer Class 2 Manchester Regiment 1/8th manchest Battalion

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Norman Newton Caton

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Caton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137548

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William Caton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4101 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241219 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Levi Caton

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 8117 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Caton

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 20048 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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John Caton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 39315 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 39315 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Caton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army W/694 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Caton

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 4624 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 201248 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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