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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Bulli New South Wales [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Bramley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chigwell, Essex [1]

Collingwood, Ontario [1]

Delegate New South Wales [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Elsecar, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1]

Highbridge, Somerset [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lyndhurst, Hampshire [1]

NSW New South Wales [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Preston, Yeovil [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Spaxton, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Stogumber, Somerset [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

West Melton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Woolwich [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [132]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [8]

Driver [7]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Storekeeper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Engineers [14]

Army Service Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

18th Infantry Brigade [2]

2nd South Wales Borderers [2]

4th Hussars [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [190]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [233]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Canada [1]

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People [233] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Bulli New South Wales [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Bramley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chigwell, Essex [1] Collingwood, Ontario [1] Delegate New South Wales [1] Derbyshire [1] Elsecar, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1] Highbridge, Somerset [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lyndhurst, Hampshire [1] NSW New South Wales [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Preston, Yeovil [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Spaxton, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Stogumber, Somerset [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Townsville Queensland [1] West Melton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Woolwich [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [132] Gunner [14] Serjeant [11] Corporal [8] Driver [7] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Storekeeper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Engineers [14] Army Service Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Border Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 18th Infantry Brigade [2] 2nd South Wales Borderers [2] 4th Hussars [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [190] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [233]

Contribution

Military Service [231] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Canada [1]

Arthur Henry Cavill

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 814200

Canadian Expeditionary Force 814200 Sergeant 1st Battallion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 814200 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Joe Cavill

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 4181 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 4181 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Cavill

Born 1876

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118535 Air Mechanic 3rd Class

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Horace Cavill

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178675

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Arthur Cavill

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307506

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Sidney Harcourt Cavill

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214730

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Frank Frederick Cavill

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102235

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Alfred Cavill

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 31665 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Walter George Cavill

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army SS/16984 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Alfred James Cavill

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 3/7264 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 3/7264 Private Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Albert Cavill

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214328

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William Cavill

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230691

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Ernest Cavill

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 45209 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Cavill

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 23383 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Percy Cavill

Died 1918

British Army 59430 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Arthur Cavill

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 7661 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7661 Private Hampshire Regiment

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John William Cavill

Died 1917

British Army 17615 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Newman Cavill

Died 1917

British Army 7516 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 307158 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 307158 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edmund Cavill

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1083 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 755088 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Cavill

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 8146 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8146 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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