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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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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]

Harry W Chappell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38241 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army G/69413 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/69413 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Evan James Chappell

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192466

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192466 Private Canadian Infantry

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Elijah Herbert Chappell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 8961 Private Scots Guards

British Army 8961 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

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Alfred Chappell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army A/202523 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

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Joseph James Chappell

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army 20408 Private Welsh Regiment

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Edward Henry Chappell

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192298

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John Chappell

Died 1916

British Army 15833 Lance Corporal 10th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15833 Private 10th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15833 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Joseph Chappell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24208

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Arthur Lionel Chappell

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 022765 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Edward Chappell

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 19773 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army a/225 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 19773 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Edwin Francis Chappell

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 3rd Field Squadron

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William Chappell

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 4/7920 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4/7920 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Walter Henry Chappell

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J79442 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Hubert Harold Chappell

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 13088 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Percy Louis Chappell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150080

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William Arthur Chappell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107658

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Henry Leonard Chappell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34458

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Stanley Chappell

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 6740 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 27317 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Henry Chappell

Born 1884

Died 1920

British Army 75011 Warrant Officer Class 2 Derbyshire Yeomanry

British Army 635 Warrant Officer Class 2 Derby Yeomanry

British Army 635 Lance Serjeant Derby Yeomanry

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Alfred Francis Chappell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8605

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