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Brooklyn Victoria [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Enfield, London [2]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Kensington, London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Ashwell, Hertfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Finsbury Park [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Kimpton, Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1]

Kingsbury, London [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Mullingar, Meath [1]

Newport Victoria [1]

North Mimms, Hertfordshire [1]

Penge, Surrey [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Shanklin Isle of Wight [1]

St Albans, Hertfordshire [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1]

Tillingham, Essex [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [136]

Corporal [19]

Gunner [13]

Driver [8]

Serjeant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

AM3 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Instructor Colour Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Instructor [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [22]

Labour Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Hertfordshire Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

11th Brigade [1]

12th Brigade [1]

15th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st King's African Rifles [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Bedfordshire and Herfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [193]

Royal Navy [28]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [246]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [2]

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People [246] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brooklyn Victoria [3] Camberwell, London [2] Enfield, London [2] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Kensington, London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Plaistow, London [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Ashwell, Hertfordshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Finsbury Park [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Holloway, London [1] Kimpton, Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1] Kingsbury, London [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Mullingar, Meath [1] Newport Victoria [1] North Mimms, Hertfordshire [1] Penge, Surrey [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Shanklin Isle of Wight [1] St Albans, Hertfordshire [1] Stepney, London [1] Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1] Tillingham, Essex [1] Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [136] Corporal [19] Gunner [13] Driver [8] Serjeant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] AM3 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Instructor Colour Sergeant [1] Serjeant Instructor [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [22] Labour Corps [18] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Engineers [13] Hertfordshire Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [9] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 11th Brigade [1] 12th Brigade [1] 15th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st King's African Rifles [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Bedfordshire and Herfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [193] Royal Navy [28] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [246]

Contribution

Military Service [243] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [2]

James Arthur Chalkley

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2000 Private 12th Brigade 47th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2000 Private 11th Brigade 42nd Battalion

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Sydney Thomas Chalkley

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8206 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Frank Chalkley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1410 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 1410 Rifleman London Regiment 21st Battalion

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Hubert Chalkley

Born 1872

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260408 AM3

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Walter John Abraham Chalkley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 472705 Corporal London Regiment 12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers)

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John Chalkley

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4573 Driver

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William Aubrey Chalkley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 35605 Private Essex Regiment

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Ernest George Chalkley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4191 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241916 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Charles William Chalkley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222921

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Reginald George Chalkley

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy 690 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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John William Chalkley

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force 3516 Gunner Australian Field Artillery

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Alfred Albert Chalkley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234419

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William John Chalkley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 33155 Private Essex Regiment

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Sidney Chalkley

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K4332 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K4332 Stoker 1st Class HMS Blenheim

Royal Navy K4332 Leading Stoker HMS Fisgard

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William F. Chalkley

Died 1917

British Army 25606 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Harry Chalkley

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 50129 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Ernest Edward Chalkley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284499

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Charles Edward Chalkley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93697

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Albert Frederick Chalkley

Died 1917

British Army 31658 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army G/52080 Private Middlesex Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army G/52080 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Horace Chalkley

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 9377 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9377 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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