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Geelong Victoria [4]

Strood, Kent [3]

Barwon Heads Victoria [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Gisborne [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Islington, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Walthamstow, London [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Wokingham, Berkshire [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Beeac Victoria [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Cleveland Tasmania [1]

Cygnet Tasmania [1]

Dalston, London North [1]

Deep Bay Tasmania [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Exning, Newmarket, Suffolk [1]

Farntram, Surrey [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Guildford [1]

Hampstead [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Hartshill [1]

Heston, London [1]

Holborn, London, Middlesex [1]

Hornchurch, Essex [1]

Knightsbridge, Middlesex [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Lincoln [1]

Lincolnshire, England [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Longparish, Hampshire, England [1]

Lower Culham, Berkshire [1]

Lowestoft [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Rank

Private [285]

Gunner [33]

Driver [28]

Serjeant [19]

Corporal [17]

Lance Corporal [14]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Carpenter [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic I [1]

Airman Class 2 [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fusilier [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant and Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant/Acting Major [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major/Shoeing Smith [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [36]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Engineers [28]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Labour Corps [23]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclists Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [434]

Royal Navy [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [569]

Contribution

Military Service [556]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Geelong Victoria [4] Strood, Kent [3] Barwon Heads Victoria [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Gisborne [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Islington, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Walthamstow, London [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Wokingham, Berkshire [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Beeac Victoria [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge England [1] Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Cleveland Tasmania [1] Cygnet Tasmania [1] Dalston, London North [1] Deep Bay Tasmania [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Exning, Newmarket, Suffolk [1] Farntram, Surrey [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Grays, Essex [1] Guildford [1] Hampstead [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Hartshill [1] Heston, London [1] Holborn, London, Middlesex [1] Hornchurch, Essex [1] Knightsbridge, Middlesex [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Lincoln [1] Lincolnshire, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Longparish, Hampshire, England [1] Lower Culham, Berkshire [1] Lowestoft [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Rank

Private [285] Gunner [33] Driver [28] Serjeant [19] Corporal [17] Lance Corporal [14] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [6] Captain [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Carpenter [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Deck Hand [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic I [1] Airman Class 2 [1] Bearer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fusilier [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant and Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant/Acting Major [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Serjeant Major/Shoeing Smith [1] Warrant Engineer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [36] Royal Field Artillery [33] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Engineers [28] Middlesex Regiment [26] Labour Corps [23] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Fusiliers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Kent Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclists Corps [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [434] Royal Navy [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [569]

Contribution

Military Service [556] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17] India [1]

Alfred William Challis

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247444

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Alfred George Challis

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252786

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Ambrose James Challis

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307532

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Frederick Charles Vivian Challis

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3/7299 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Challis

Died 1918

British Army 421440 Corporal London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 421440 Corporal London Regiment

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Frederick Challis

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 19265 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Challis

Died 1915

British Army 19120 Private 2nd South Wales Borderers

British Army 19120 Private South Wales Borderers

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Edmund Wilkinson Challis

Born 1894

Australian Imperial Force 1322

Australian Imperial Force 1322 Sergeant 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Archibald Garnett Challis

Australian Imperial Force 3334

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Arthur Edwin Challis

Australian Imperial Force 3039

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Francis Henry Challis

Australian Imperial Force 2644

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Thomas Challis

Died 1918

British Army 21747(Incomplete) Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 21747 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edward Challis

Born 1888

British Army 106115 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Archer Challis

Australian Imperial Force

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Edwin Challis

Australian Imperial Force 3040

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William Windsor Challis

Australian Imperial Force 4401

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George David Challis

Australian Imperial Force 2595

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George Edmund Challis

Australian Imperial Force 2165

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Charles Henry Challis

Australian Imperial Force

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Herbert William Challis

Born 1896

Died 1949

British Army 2021 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 493058 Driver Royal Army Medical Corps 4/1st Home Counties Field Ambluance

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