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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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People [348] Stories Communities

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]

J R S Caton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 17163 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Caton

Died 1917

British Army 27409 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27409 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick William Caton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 47388 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Richard Caton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14452

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George Thomas Caton

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy 211859 Yeoman of Signals HMS Vanguard

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Ouri Caton

Born 1876

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Sister French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross). Valjevo

Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) America Unit

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Arthur Carlisle Caton

Born 1891

British Army 2039 Private London Regiment 1/16th lond Battalion

British Army 291592 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 17th gloucest Battalion

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Frederick James Caton

Australian Imperial Force 2582

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Robert Caton

Australian Imperial Force

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William Caton

Australian Imperial Force 2934

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Rupert Henry Lea Caton

Australian Imperial Force 2

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William Carus Clarke Caton

Australian Imperial Force 1180

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James Herbert Henry Caton

Australian Imperial Force 25890

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John Caton

Australian Imperial Force 2365

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Joseph Caton

Australian Imperial Force 6523

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Thomas James Caton

Australian Imperial Force 4786

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William Michel Caton

Australian Imperial Force 3137

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James Thomas Caton

Australian Imperial Force 5669

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Patrick Caton

Australian Imperial Force 725

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Thomas Cyril Caton

Australian Imperial Force 4072

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