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Ballarat Victoria [6]

London England [5]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Inverell New South Wales [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Moonta South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Chiswick, London [2]

Dundee New South Wales [2]

Goole [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maitland New South Wales [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Saint Just, Cornwall [2]

Sheffield England [2]

St Just, Cornwall, England [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Yarrawonga Victoria [2]

Acton, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Banana Queensland [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Bath [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Beaminster Bristol, Somersetshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birregurra Victoria [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bowdon, Cheshire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Buxton England [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Rank

Private [753]

Driver [73]

Gunner [70]

Corporal [68]

Serjeant [58]

Sapper [40]

Lance Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Pioneer [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Bombardier [10]

Captain [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman I [1]

Aircraftsman II [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100]

Labour Corps [96]

Royal Engineers [88]

Army Service Corps [80]

London Regiment [52]

Royal Army Medical Corps [49]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

Welsh Regiment [20]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [14]

West Riding Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Tank Corps [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1129]

Royal Navy [111]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [88]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [1488]

Contribution

Military Service [1466]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [6] London England [5] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Inverell New South Wales [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Moonta South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Chiswick, London [2] Dundee New South Wales [2] Goole [2] Hoxton, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maitland New South Wales [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Saint Just, Cornwall [2] Sheffield England [2] St Just, Cornwall, England [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Walworth, London [2] Yarrawonga Victoria [2] Acton, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Banana Queensland [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bath [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Beaminster Bristol, Somersetshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bermondsey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham England [1] Birregurra Victoria [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bowdon, Cheshire [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Buxton England [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Cambridge [1]

Rank

Private [753] Driver [73] Gunner [70] Corporal [68] Serjeant [58] Sapper [40] Lance Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [20] Pioneer [17] Acting Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [11] Lieutenant [11] Bombardier [10] Captain [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Major [2] Trooper [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman I [1] Aircraftsman II [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Boatswain [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1] Chief Gunner [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100] Labour Corps [96] Royal Engineers [88] Army Service Corps [80] London Regiment [52] Royal Army Medical Corps [49] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Machine Gun Corps [35] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] Manchester Regiment [28] Royal Fusiliers [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Middlesex Regiment [23] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] Welsh Regiment [20] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] Suffolk Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Somerset Light Infantry [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [14] West Riding Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Horse Artillery [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Naval Division [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Tank Corps [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1129] Royal Navy [111] Canadian Expeditionary Force [88] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] Australian Imperial Force [57] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [1488]

Contribution

Military Service [1466] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Edgar George Chappell

Born 1897

Died 1974

British Army 61 Private Army Veterinary Corps D Mobile Veterinary Section

British Army 61 Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 9th Bn later 3rd Bn

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Charles Alfred Chappell

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army DM2/165925 Private Army Service Corps

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Harry Albert Chappell

Died 1918

British Army G/20469 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 34612 Private Middlesex Regiment

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George Chappell

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy F33696 Aircraftsman II President II

Royal Navy F33696 Aircraftsman I Crystal Palace

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233696 Private First Class

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Arthur Chappell

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army R/19790 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/19790 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Stanley Chappell

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3392 Private West Riding Regiment

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Albert Chappell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165073

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Percy Edgar Eyres Chappell

Born 1885

Died 1972

British Army 7578 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Major Somerset Light Infantry

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Charles Chappell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113055

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Harold Chappell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303102

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Percy George Chappell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197710

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George Chappell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6697

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Hereward Chappell

Born 1898

Died 1970

Indian Army Burma Military Police

Indian Army Lieutenant 39th Garhwal Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Claud Chappell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50646

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Joseph Chappell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308755

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Charles Arthur Chappell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3177

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Joseph Saunders Chappell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292406

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George Henry Chappell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195406

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Percy Chappell

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 20079 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh)

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Albert Ernest Chappell

Born 1994

Died 1917

British Army 5271 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 392031 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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