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Chichester, Sussex [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Elstead, Surrey [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

Send, Surrey [2]

Slinfold, Sussex [2]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bughton, Sussex [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Coleraine Victoria [1]

Cranleigh, Surrey [1]

Crawley, Sussex [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dorking Surrey [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Forest Hill, Kent [1]

Gateham, Surrey [1]

Gembrook Victoria [1]

Handcross, Sussex, England [1]

Harvey Western Australia [1]

Hook near Surbiton, Surrey, England [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England [1]

Middlesex England [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Narre Warren Victoria [1]

Nutfield, Surrey [1]

Reddich, Worcestershire [1]

Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Ripley, Surrey [1]

Shalford, London [1]

Shamley Green, Surrey [1]

Sofala New South Wales [1]

Southampton [1]

Steyning, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [245]

Gunner [35]

Driver [26]

Serjeant [26]

Sapper [20]

Corporal [17]

Lance Corporal [12]

Bombardier [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Master [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraft Mechanic (Aero Rigger) [1]

Army Schoolmaster [1]

Boy Steward [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Schoolmaster [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [48]

Royal Engineers [38]

London Regiment [34]

Army Service Corps [30]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Sussex Regiment [29]

The Queen's Regiment [27]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Tank Corps [3]

20th Hussars [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Sussex Yeomanry [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

13th Royal Defence Corps [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

16th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [386]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [492]

Contribution

Military Service [483]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Chichester, Sussex [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Elstead, Surrey [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Littlehampton, Sussex [2] Send, Surrey [2] Slinfold, Sussex [2] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bughton, Sussex [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Cranleigh, Surrey [1] Crawley, Sussex [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dorking Surrey [1] Dulwich, London [1] Forest Hill, Kent [1] Gateham, Surrey [1] Gembrook Victoria [1] Handcross, Sussex, England [1] Harvey Western Australia [1] Hook near Surbiton, Surrey, England [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston [1] Lambeth, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire, England [1] Middlesex England [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Narre Warren Victoria [1] Nutfield, Surrey [1] Reddich, Worcestershire [1] Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Ripley, Surrey [1] Shalford, London [1] Shamley Green, Surrey [1] Sofala New South Wales [1] Southampton [1] Steyning, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [245] Gunner [35] Driver [26] Serjeant [26] Sapper [20] Corporal [17] Lance Corporal [12] Bombardier [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Master [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraft Mechanic (Aero Rigger) [1] Army Schoolmaster [1] Boy Steward [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Schoolmaster [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [48] Royal Engineers [38] London Regiment [34] Army Service Corps [30] Labour Corps [29] Royal Sussex Regiment [29] The Queen's Regiment [27] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] East Surrey Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Royal West Surrey Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Tank Corps [3] 20th Hussars [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Sussex Yeomanry [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 13th Royal Defence Corps [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 16th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [386] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [492]

Contribution

Military Service [483] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Samuel Ernest Mitchell Charman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army SD/3313 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army SD/3313 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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John Ewart Charman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 9777 Private Artists Rifles Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Allan Charman

Born 1890

Died 1981

British Army M2/176677 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Albert Henry Charman

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 50361 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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George Charman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209328

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Percy Charman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37411

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Henry John Charman

Died 1914

British Army 7964 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Alfred William Charman

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 6061 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Stephen Thomas Charman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198007

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James Charman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192331

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James Charman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45603

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Edgar Charles Charman

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 9925 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 9925 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Albert Ernest Charman

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 36111 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 141353 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 141353 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur Martin Charman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209216

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William Charman

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army G/3557 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/3557 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Samuel J Charman

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 149486 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/253982 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Reginald Arthur Charman

Born 1900

Died 1989

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308694 Aircraft Mechanic (Aero Rigger) 75 Squadron, Royal Air Force

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William Arthur Charman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116138

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Albert Henry Charman

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296884

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Cecil George Charman

Died 1916

British Army 27190 Private Suffolk Regiment

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