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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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C [246]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [2]

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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]

Herbert Samuel Chalkley

Australian Imperial Force 3277

Australian Imperial Force 4520

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Denis George Chalkley

Born 1894

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5063 Private 2nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 5063 Private

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David Chalkley

Australian Imperial Force

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Arthur Thomas Chalkley

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy L3829

Royal Navy L/3829 Officer's Steward 2nd Class H.M.S. "King Edward VII. "

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William Francis Chalkley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270208

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Charlie Chalkley

Born 1884

Died 1970

British Army DM2/189941 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas Henry Chalkley

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred W. Chalkley

Died 1917

British Army 29455 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Horace Chalkley

Died 1917

British Army B/201084 Private Rifle Brigade

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Arthur Chalkley

Died 1916

British Army 4393 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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George Chalkley

Died 1916

British Army 5872 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 36279 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William H Chalkley

Died 1918

British Army 241933 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Chalkley

Died 1915

British Army 4/5723 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4/5723 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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David Chalkley

Died 1916

British Army 8433 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8433 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frederick Chalkley

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 9531 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9531 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Ernest Frederick Chalkley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140163

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Charles George Chalkley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40340

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Frederick John Chalkley

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 3/8202 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 47148 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Charles Reginald Chalkley

Australian Imperial Force 2585

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Jem Chalkley

Born 1890

Died 1921

5949

British Army 5949 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 5949 Corporal 19th Hussars

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