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Hammersmith, London [2]

Heathcote Victoria [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballyriskin, Wicklow [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Claverham, Somerset [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hunton, Hertfordshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lyminster, Sussex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Pulborough, Sussex [1]

Stoke Damerel,Plymouth,Devon. [1]

Sussex [1]

Tonbridge England [1]

Walhalla Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [63]

Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [8]

Captain [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Gunner [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signalman [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Labour Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Yeomanry [2]

125th Rifles [1]

18th Royal Garhwal Rifles [1]

2/125th Napiers Rifles [1]

3/18th Garhwal Rifles [1]

5th Lancers [1]

72nd Punjabis [1]

93rd Burma Infantry [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalry Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Civilian war death [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Corps Artillery [1]

Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [112]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [153]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Hammersmith, London [2] Heathcote Victoria [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballyriskin, Wicklow [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Claverham, Somerset [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hunton, Hertfordshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lyminster, Sussex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Poplar, London [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Pulborough, Sussex [1] Stoke Damerel,Plymouth,Devon. [1] Sussex [1] Tonbridge England [1] Walhalla Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [63] Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [8] Captain [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Gunner [6] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Corporal [5] Driver [5] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Signalman [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Labour Corps [11] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Engineers [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] East Surrey Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Yeomanry [2] 125th Rifles [1] 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles [1] 2/125th Napiers Rifles [1] 3/18th Garhwal Rifles [1] 5th Lancers [1] 72nd Punjabis [1] 93rd Burma Infantry [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Trench Mortar Battery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalry Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Civilian war death [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Honourable Artillery Corps Artillery [1] Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [1] Lancashire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [112] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [153]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Charles Challen

Born 1894

Died 1960

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Philip Challen

Died 1940

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain 3/18th Garhwal Rifles

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George Challen

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36958

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Henry Arthur Challen

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59607

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George Challen

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267450

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John William Challen

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26498

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Thomas Challen

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51963

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Arthur T Challen

Born 1896

British Army 1286 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 230340 Private Labour Corps 612 Company

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Christopher Frank Challen

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 1/7th Battalion

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

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Benjamin Challen

Died 1917

British Army 4/5165 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200874 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200874 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Richard Percy Challen

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169068

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William T H Challen

Born 1912

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian war death

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William Thomas Challen

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 8219 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8219 Acting Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8219 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard Linton Challen

Australian Imperial Force 3626

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Benjamin Challen

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2136409

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2136409 Private Canadian Infantry

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Oliver Leopold Challen

Australian Imperial Force

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Philip Kensit Challen

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175177

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Reginald Frederick Challen

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 16036 Private 5th Lancers

British Army 33213 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Henry Challen

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123330

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Arthur G Challen

Died 1916

British Army G/2438 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/2438 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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