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London, Middlesex, England [8]

London England [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Fremantle Western Australia [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Arundel, Sussex [2]

Barcaldine Queensland [2]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Burton, Lincolnshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Flemington Victoria [2]

Gloucester [2]

Gloucestershire [2]

Great Crosby, Lancashire [2]

Great Eversden, Cambridgeshire [2]

Heathcote Victoria [2]

Kersbrook South Australia [2]

Kingston, Cambridgeshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Loughton, Essex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Millbrook, Cornwall [2]

Northampton [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Orpington, Kent [2]

Port Fairy Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Trentham Victoria [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Aldenham, Hertfordshire [1]

Alfreton England [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

All Souls Marylebone [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Arnold Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [1112]

Gunner [115]

Driver [93]

Corporal [89]

Serjeant [69]

Sapper [52]

Second Lieutenant [42]

Lance Corporal [33]

Lieutenant [21]

Acting Corporal [19]

Captain [18]

Pioneer [16]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [9]

Rifleman [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Conductor [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

77558 [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [142]

Labour Corps [126]

Army Service Corps [119]

Royal Engineers [106]

London Regiment [72]

Royal Garrison Artillery [68]

Machine Gun Corps [57]

Leicestershire Regiment [42]

Royal Fusiliers [41]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [40]

Middlesex Regiment [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Rifle Brigade [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [30]

Bedfordshire Regiment [29]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

Devonshire Regiment [27]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

Somerset Light Infantry [27]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Norfolk Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Lincolnshire Regiment [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

East Surrey Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [20]

The Queen's Regiment [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Welsh Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

South Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

Royal Air Force [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Service

British Army [1620]

Royal Navy [164]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [140]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [125]

Australian Imperial Force [82]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

British Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [2189]

H [2]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2150]

Merchant Navy [31]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Cuba [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [8] London England [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Reading, Berkshire [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Fremantle Western Australia [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Fulham, London [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] London, Middlesex [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Arundel, Sussex [2] Barcaldine Queensland [2] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Burton, Lincolnshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Flemington Victoria [2] Gloucester [2] Gloucestershire [2] Great Crosby, Lancashire [2] Great Eversden, Cambridgeshire [2] Heathcote Victoria [2] Kersbrook South Australia [2] Kingston, Cambridgeshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Loughton, Essex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Millbrook, Cornwall [2] Northampton [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Orpington, Kent [2] Port Fairy Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Trentham Victoria [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Aldenham, Hertfordshire [1] Alfreton England [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] All Souls Marylebone [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Arnold Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [1112] Gunner [115] Driver [93] Corporal [89] Serjeant [69] Sapper [52] Second Lieutenant [42] Lance Corporal [33] Lieutenant [21] Acting Corporal [19] Captain [18] Pioneer [16] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [9] Rifleman [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Major [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Conductor [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Leading Signalman [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Serjeant [2] 77558 [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bandsman [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Servant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [142] Labour Corps [126] Army Service Corps [119] Royal Engineers [106] London Regiment [72] Royal Garrison Artillery [68] Machine Gun Corps [57] Leicestershire Regiment [42] Royal Fusiliers [41] Royal Berkshire Regiment [40] Middlesex Regiment [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Rifle Brigade [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] King's Royal Rifle Corps [30] Bedfordshire Regiment [29] Suffolk Regiment [29] Devonshire Regiment [27] Hampshire Regiment [27] Somerset Light Infantry [27] Manchester Regiment [24] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Cheshire Regiment [23] Norfolk Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [22] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Lincolnshire Regiment [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] East Surrey Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [20] The Queen's Regiment [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Welsh Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Liverpool Regiment [16] South Staffordshire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Royal Naval Division [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] Royal Air Force [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Service

British Army [1620] Royal Navy [164] Canadian Expeditionary Force [140] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [125] Australian Imperial Force [82] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] British Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [2189] H [2] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2150] Merchant Navy [31] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Cuba [1] India [1] Malta [1]

Francis Henry Chamberlain

Died 1916

British Army 2805 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 2805 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harry Chamberlain

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118797

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Arthur Grandisson Chamberlain

Born 1884

Died 1937

British Army 48211 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Burrow Chamberlain

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121363

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John Chamberlain

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107569

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Gerald D Chamberlain

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103439

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George Chamberlain

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144743

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Arthur Joseph Chamberlain

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48897

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Thomas Chamberlain

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276742

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Henry James Chamberlain

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118245

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Albert Edward Field Chamberlain

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277707

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William Chamberlain

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48888

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Ernest Charles Chamberlain

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2473 Serjeant London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 2473 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 2473 Sergeant London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

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Frank Chamberlain

Died 1917

British Army 43587 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harry Chamberlain

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 31651 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Alfred Chamberlain

Born 1890

Died 1979

British Army T3/023727 Driver Army Service Corps

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Reginald James Chamberlain

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 201927 Private Hampshire Regiment

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John Harold Chamberlain

Born 1890

Died 1965

Royal Navy B.Z/3607 Royal Naval Division

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Edward Philip Chamberlain

Born 1902

Died 1918

Royal Navy L11498 Boy Servant

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John Chamberlain

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222744

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