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Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Swaffham, Norfolk [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Cowick, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dartington, Durham [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hillgrove New South Wales [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Poole, Dorset, England [1]

Poplar, East London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Thornton Heath, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [115]

Corporal [23]

Gunner [22]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Driver [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Cpl [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Yorkshire Dragoons [2]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

1st King's African Rifles [1]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

20th Hussars [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [191]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

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C [234]

Contribution

Military Service [232]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [234] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Braidwood New South Wales [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Swaffham, Norfolk [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Cardiff [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Cowick, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dartington, Durham [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hillgrove New South Wales [1] Marylebone, London [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Poole, Dorset, England [1] Poplar, East London [1] Poplar, London [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Thornton Heath, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [115] Corporal [23] Gunner [22] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Driver [6] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Cpl [1] Horse Keeper [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Labour Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] Yorkshire Dragoons [2] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 1st King's African Rifles [1] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 20th Hussars [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [191] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [234]

Contribution

Military Service [232] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Charles Henry Cawthorne

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 14/787 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14/787 Cpl York and Lancaster 14th Service 2nd Barnsley Battalion

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Alfred Ernest Cawthorne

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1914 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Cawthorne

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204629

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Ernest Cawthorne

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79409

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William Benson Cawthorne

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118272

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Henry Layton Cawthorne

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164608

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Frederick Cecil Cawthorne

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252063

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Douglas James Cawthorne

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 31023 Private Welsh Regiment 19th Battalion

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Frederick W Cawthorne

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 5795 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 40759 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Vernon Cawthorne

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3562 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Cawthorne

Died 1916

British Army 15793 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Albert Cawthorne

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 19860 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Cawthorne

Died 1918

British Army 17315 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 17315 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Cawthorne

Died 1916

British Army 27009 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 27009 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Joseph Cawthorne

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 242143 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 242143 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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William Cawthorne

Died 1917

British Army 21011 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40930 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frank Reginald Cawthorne

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180113

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Albert Wilson Cawthorne

Born 1888

Died 1976

British Army 86418 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Harold Samuel Cawthorne

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 240883 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Willie Cawthorne

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 50072 Private Yorkshire Regiment 10th west Battalion

British Army 35060 Private Northumberland Regiment 23rd northumberland Battalion

British Army 35060 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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