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London England [5]

Taunton, Somerset [5]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Barking, Essex, England [2]

Clermont Queensland [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

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Plumstead, Kent [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Port Germein South Australia [1]

Portswood Southampton [1]

Portwood, Cheshire, England [1]

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Private [238]

Driver [30]

Gunner [26]

Serjeant [19]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Major [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Honorary Major Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Loader [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Major [1]

Second [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Army Service Corps [30]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [355]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [498]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [484]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

London England [5] Taunton, Somerset [5] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Barking, Essex, England [2] Clermont Queensland [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex [2] Plumstead, London [2] Southampton [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Baldoyle, Dublin [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barngreen, Hampshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bideford England [1] Braishfield Romsey, Hampshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Dublin [1] Essex England [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Felsted, Essex [1] Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Haggerston, London [1] Haggerston, London, Middlesex [1] Hambledon, Hampshire [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Hertfordshire [1] Kensington, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Mere, Wiltshire [1] North Stoneham England [1] Northington, Hampshire [1] Padstow, Cornwall, England [1] Peak Downs Queensland [1] Pitsea, Essex [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Port Germein South Australia [1] Portswood Southampton [1] Portwood, Cheshire, England [1] Reading England [1]

Rank

Private [238] Driver [30] Gunner [26] Serjeant [19] Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Pioneer [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bugler [1] Captain Major [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Major [1] Honorary Major Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Loader [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Major [1] Second [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [34] Royal Field Artillery [33] Army Service Corps [30] Hampshire Regiment [22] Royal Engineers [21] London Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Essex Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [355] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [498] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [484] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1]

Sidney Gordon Chalk

Born 1892

Died 1962

Canadian Expeditionary Force 108141 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 108141 Sergeant No 1 Special Service

Canadian Expeditionary Force 108141 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 3rd Battalion

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Stanley Arthur Chalk

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 133321 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Albert George Chalk

Born 1877

Died 1942

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262922

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Reginald Edward Inman Chalk

Born 1889

Died 1963

British Army 37489 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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George Chalk

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army MS/732 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army MS/732 Private Army Service Corps

British Army MS/732 Private Royal Army Service Corps Clearing Office

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William Chalk

Born 1893

British Army 10855 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William James Chalk

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103731

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Herbert Edward Chalk

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40747

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George Chalk

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 56346 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 21st Trench Battery

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Hector Edward Charles Chalk

Born 1903

Died 1918

Royal Navy 20164 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division HMHS Galway Castle

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Joseph Chalk

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 7857 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7857 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 7857 Private Essex Regiment "A" Company

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Richard Chalk

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67307

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Edwin Chalk

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87478

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Alfred James Chalk

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51136

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Arthur Cyril Heffer Chalk

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army C/8029 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8029 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Arthur Chalk

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228625

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Henry Thomas Chalk

Born 1888

Died 1954

British Army 483384 Private Labour Corps ex Essex Regiment

British Army 2096 Private Essex Regiment 2/8th Cyclist Battalion

British Army 483384 Private Labour Corps Eastern Command Labour Centre

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Willie Chalk

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401283

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Henry Alfred Chalk

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53185

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John Thomas Chalk

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76894

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