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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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Place of birth

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]

Robert Avalon Montague Chambers

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy Z/876 Royal Naval Division

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 3rd Battalion, Attached Gloucestershire Regiment

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Abraham Chambers

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 8143 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 9802 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alfred Ernest Chambers

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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Nathaniel Chambers

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Private British West Indies Regiment

Other Empire Force 4166 Private Jamaica War Contingent

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Isobel Ruby Maude Montagu Chambers

Born 1897

Died 1988

British Army 15279DA Driver Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Ernest John Chambers

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63142

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William Chambers

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286286

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James Chambers

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15237

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John Butchard Chambers

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46027

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James Edgar Chambers

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49399

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Joseph George Chambers

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58723

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Ernest Collins Chambers

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283559

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Charles Henry Chambers

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119174

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William Ivor Chambers

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131102

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Thomas Chambers

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31084

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Albert Morton Chambers

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99472

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Eric Arnold Chambers

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265932

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William Chambers

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193875

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Frederick Chambers

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40452

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Robert Chambers

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294475

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