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Sydney New South Wales [18]

Maidstone, Kent [13]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [8]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

London [6]

South Shields, Durham, England [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Faversham, Kent [5]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Belfast [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Bow, London [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Derby [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Leicester [3]

London England [3]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [3]

Sheffield England [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Balaklava South Australia [2]

Ballymoney, Antrim [2]

Barnawartha Victoria [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Caldecott, Rutland [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [2]

Crystal Brook South Australia [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Eye, Suffolk [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Gloucestershire [2]

Rank

Private [1940]

Gunner [210]

Corporal [145]

Driver [139]

Serjeant [138]

Sapper [127]

Second Lieutenant [89]

Lance Corporal [64]

Captain [48]

Pioneer [37]

Lieutenant [33]

Acting Corporal [30]

Bombardier [28]

Acting Serjeant [27]

Major [15]

Rifleman [12]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Worker [7]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Staff Serjeant Major [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [4]

Commander [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Guardsman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Reverend [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [272]

Royal Field Artillery [231]

Labour Corps [224]

Army Service Corps [173]

Royal Garrison Artillery [128]

Machine Gun Corps [96]

London Regiment [92]

Royal Army Medical Corps [85]

Durham Light Infantry [65]

Northumberland Fusiliers [64]

Lincolnshire Regiment [62]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [62]

Royal Fusiliers [61]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [56]

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

Yorkshire Regiment [47]

Suffolk Regiment [46]

West Yorkshire Regiment [43]

South Staffordshire Regiment [41]

Royal Irish Rifles [40]

Hampshire Regiment [39]

Northamptonshire Regiment [39]

Manchester Regiment [38]

Middlesex Regiment [38]

Royal Naval Division [36]

York and Lancaster Regiment [36]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

Rifle Brigade [34]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Royal Army Service Corps [32]

Essex Regiment [31]

Border Regiment [29]

Canadian Infantry [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [29]

Worcestershire Regiment [29]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

East Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Army Ordnance Corps [26]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

Devonshire Regiment [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25]

West Riding Regiment [25]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [24]

British West Indies Regiment [22]

East Kent Regiment [22]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Somerset Light Infantry [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [2978]

Royal Navy [322]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [288]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [236]

Australian Imperial Force [181]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [4146]

H [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4044]

Merchant Navy [79]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [100]

Australia [3]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [18] Maidstone, Kent [13] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Brisbane Queensland [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [8] Adelaide South Australia [6] London [6] South Shields, Durham, England [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Faversham, Kent [5] Stroud, Gloucestershire [5] Brighton, Sussex [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Belfast [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Bow, London [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Derby [3] Dover, Kent [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Leicester [3] London England [3] North Shields, Northumberland, England [3] Sheffield England [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Balaklava South Australia [2] Ballymoney, Antrim [2] Barnawartha Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Caldecott, Rutland [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [2] Crystal Brook South Australia [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Eye, Suffolk [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Fulham, London [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Gloucestershire [2]

Rank

Private [1940] Gunner [210] Corporal [145] Driver [139] Serjeant [138] Sapper [127] Second Lieutenant [89] Lance Corporal [64] Captain [48] Pioneer [37] Lieutenant [33] Acting Corporal [30] Bombardier [28] Acting Serjeant [27] Major [15] Rifleman [12] Staff Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Able Seaman [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Worker [7] Air Mechanic 1st Class [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Staff Serjeant Major [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Armourer Staff Serjeant [4] Commander [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Guardsman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Reverend [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Temporary Captain [4] Trooper [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Captain [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [272] Royal Field Artillery [231] Labour Corps [224] Army Service Corps [173] Royal Garrison Artillery [128] Machine Gun Corps [96] London Regiment [92] Royal Army Medical Corps [85] Durham Light Infantry [65] Northumberland Fusiliers [64] Lincolnshire Regiment [62] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [62] Royal Fusiliers [61] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [56] Leicestershire Regiment [47] Yorkshire Regiment [47] Suffolk Regiment [46] West Yorkshire Regiment [43] South Staffordshire Regiment [41] Royal Irish Rifles [40] Hampshire Regiment [39] Northamptonshire Regiment [39] Manchester Regiment [38] Middlesex Regiment [38] Royal Naval Division [36] York and Lancaster Regiment [36] Liverpool Regiment [34] Rifle Brigade [34] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Royal Army Service Corps [32] Essex Regiment [31] Border Regiment [29] Canadian Infantry [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [29] Worcestershire Regiment [29] The Queen's Regiment [28] East Yorkshire Regiment [27] Army Ordnance Corps [26] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] Devonshire Regiment [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25] West Riding Regiment [25] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [24] British West Indies Regiment [22] East Kent Regiment [22] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Somerset Light Infantry [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [2978] Royal Navy [322] Canadian Expeditionary Force [288] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [236] Australian Imperial Force [181] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [4146] H [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4044] Merchant Navy [79] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [100] Australia [3] India [1] Jamaica [1]

Ernest John Chambers

Born 1869

Died 1916

British Army 117446 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 117446 Pioneer Royal Engineers 6th Labour Battalion

British Army Royal Berkshire

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Albert Norris Chambers

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 25303 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Finlay Chambers

Born 1897

Died 1981

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25541

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William Chambers

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 20171 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

British Army 3/733 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 20171 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Garrison Battalion

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John Robert Ledgewood Chambers

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 10881 Serjeant Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

British Army 5462 Boy Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 10881 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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Walter George Walter Chambers

Born 1875

Died 1941

British Army 254831 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 19303 Pioneer South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 5/28175 Pioneer Training Reserve Battalion

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Richard Longworth Chambers

Born 1890

Died 1971

British Army 67186 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 38 Stationary Hospital

British Army 67186 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 96th Field Ambulance

British Army 67186 Private Royal Army Medical Corps C. Palatine Division

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Charles Neil Chambers

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 9483 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9483 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Division

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David Macdonald Chambers

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

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Harry John Chambers

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 40843 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army 74008 Private Machine Gun Corps 16th Battalion

British Army TR/10/4557 Private Training Reserve 22nd Battalion

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Arthur John Askew Chambers

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy K33586

Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class

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William George Chambers

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 519817 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T 2793 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Charles Chambers

Born 1864

Died 1915

Royal Navy PO/142042 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class

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Ralph James Chambers

Born 1892

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15787 Air Mechanic 1st Class

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Edward Chandos Elliot Chambers

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harold Frederick Chambers

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army G/4928 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

British Army GS/4928 Corporal Kent Regiment 6th Battalion

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Albert James Chambers

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 4362 Serjeant 19th Hussars

British Army 4362 Serjeant 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Henry Chambers

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 6753/533471 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment

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William Henry Chambers

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 212 Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

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Frank Hanson Chambers

Born 1877

Died 1957

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Department

British Army Honourable Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplains Department

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