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Islington, London [6]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Inglewood Queensland [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Strathalbyn South Australia [3]

Swansea, Glamorgan [3]

Wareham, Dorset [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Elsternwick Victoria [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Haywards Heath, Sussex [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Kyneton Victoria [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lydney, Gloucestershire [2]

Middleton Cheney, Northants [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Saint Columb, Cornwall [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Yackandandah Victoria [2]

1 Willowside Place Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aylburton, Gloucestershire [1]

BROCKLEY, LEWISHAM [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barnet Chipping, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barton, Downholland, Lancashire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bengalla Queensland [1]

Bilbao, Spain [1]

Binham Norfolk [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [687]

Gunner [76]

Sapper [50]

Corporal [46]

Driver [46]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Serjeant [30]

Lance Corporal [23]

Captain [17]

Lieutenant [16]

Acting Corporal [14]

Pioneer [13]

Major [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Temporary Captain [7]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Carrier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major General [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Pay Master [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Adjutant [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [93]

Labour Corps [86]

Royal Field Artillery [74]

Army Service Corps [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Welsh Regiment [45]

London Regiment [41]

British West Indies Regiment [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Machine Gun Corps [30]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

South Wales Borderers [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Monmouthshire Regiment [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Marine Artillery [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Staff [7]

Service

British Army [1055]

Royal Navy [115]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [82]

Australian Imperial Force [75]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1408]

S [6]

B [3]

A [2]

D [2]

J [2]

K [2]

M [2]

R [2]

H [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1398]

Merchant Navy [26]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [2]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

Islington, London [6] Melbourne Victoria [5] Inglewood Queensland [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Strathalbyn South Australia [3] Swansea, Glamorgan [3] Wareham, Dorset [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Benalla Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Elsternwick Victoria [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Haywards Heath, Sussex [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Kyneton Victoria [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lydney, Gloucestershire [2] Middleton Cheney, Northants [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Saint Columb, Cornwall [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Yackandandah Victoria [2] 1 Willowside Place Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aylburton, Gloucestershire [1] BROCKLEY, LEWISHAM [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barnet Chipping, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barton, Downholland, Lancashire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bengalla Queensland [1] Bilbao, Spain [1] Binham Norfolk [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [687] Gunner [76] Sapper [50] Corporal [46] Driver [46] Second Lieutenant [32] Serjeant [30] Lance Corporal [23] Captain [17] Lieutenant [16] Acting Corporal [14] Pioneer [13] Major [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Temporary Captain [7] Staff Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Carrier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major General [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Pay Master [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Adjutant [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [93] Labour Corps [86] Royal Field Artillery [74] Army Service Corps [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Welsh Regiment [45] London Regiment [41] British West Indies Regiment [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Machine Gun Corps [30] Royal Fusiliers [26] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26] Leicestershire Regiment [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] South Wales Borderers [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Cheshire Regiment [15] Devonshire Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Monmouthshire Regiment [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Marine Artillery [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Staff [7]

Service

British Army [1055] Royal Navy [115] Canadian Expeditionary Force [82] Australian Imperial Force [75] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1408] S [6] B [3] A [2] D [2] J [2] K [2] M [2] R [2] H [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1398] Merchant Navy [26] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [2] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1]

William Charles

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 49222 Private The King's Liverpool Regiment 18th (Lancashire Hussars) Battalion

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Alfred Robert Charles

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180172

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180172 Private Canadian Infantry 19TH BATTALION

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Herbert Charles

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 6055 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 6055 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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George Charles

Died 1918

British Army 3250 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 15085 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 266737 Private Welsh Regiment

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Charles William Charles

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234904

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David Charles

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 7678 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7678 Private Welsh Regiment

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Richard Henry Havelock Charles

Born 1858

Died 1934

British Army Major General Indian Medical Service

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John William Charles

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26920

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James Edward Charles

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192937

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Arthur William Cooper Charles

Born 1896

Died 1968

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Arthur Frank Charles

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81420

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Clarence Charles

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40649 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Allen Aitchison Havelock Charles

Born 1887

Died 1936

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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Robert Charles

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 291522 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Charles Bertram Charles

Died 1918

British Army 20119 Private Suffolk Regiment

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James Albert Charles

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 303187 Private Manchester Regiment

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Robert S Charles

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59152

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59152 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Harris Charles

Born 1896

British Army 2193 Royal Garrison Artillery 2nd Line Battery

British Army 133128 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 170th Siege Battery

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James Charles

Died 1914

British Army 7460 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Arthur William Charles

Died 1916

British Army 45716 Private Welsh Regiment

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