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Rushden England [4]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Wallingford, Berkshire [2]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Barry New South Wales [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Black Leaf South Australia [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Guildford Western Australia [1]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Hinckley, Warwickshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Irvinestown, Fermanagh [1]

Islington South Australia [1]

Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Kennington, Surrey [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lubenham, nr Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Newborn, Dorset [1]

North Kilworth [1]

Northamptonshire England [1]

Norwich [1]

Orroroo South Australia [1]

Piccadilly, London [1]

Pimperne, Dorset [1]

Puncknowle, Dorset [1]

Raunds, Northamptonshire [1]

Rushden, Northamptonshire [1]

Saint Marylebone, London [1]

St Helier [1]

Thornby, Brixworth, Northamptonshire [1]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1]

Wallingford Berkshire [1]

Warrington England [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Wollongong New South Wales [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

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Private [117]

Gunner [18]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

London Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

10th Hussars [1]

10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

509th Employment Company [1]

5th Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Aux Gunn Company Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [184]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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C [279]

Contribution

Military Service [269]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Jersey [1]

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People [279] Stories Communities

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Rushden England [4] Kettering, Northamptonshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Wallingford, Berkshire [2] Armidale New South Wales [1] Barry New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Black Leaf South Australia [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Guildford Western Australia [1] Hinckley, Leicestershire [1] Hinckley, Warwickshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Irvinestown, Fermanagh [1] Islington South Australia [1] Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Kennington, Surrey [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lubenham, nr Market Harborough, Leics [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Newborn, Dorset [1] North Kilworth [1] Northamptonshire England [1] Norwich [1] Orroroo South Australia [1] Piccadilly, London [1] Pimperne, Dorset [1] Puncknowle, Dorset [1] Raunds, Northamptonshire [1] Rushden, Northamptonshire [1] Saint Marylebone, London [1] St Helier [1] Thornby, Brixworth, Northamptonshire [1] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1] Wallingford Berkshire [1] Warrington England [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Wollongong New South Wales [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [117] Gunner [18] Driver [9] Serjeant [8] Corporal [7] Sapper [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [14] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] London Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 10th Hussars [1] 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 509th Employment Company [1] 5th Royal Canadian Regiment [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Aux Gunn Company Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [184] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [23] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [279]

Contribution

Military Service [269] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Jersey [1]

George Oliver Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 278

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Thomas Albert Leslie Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 5671

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Eric Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 1308

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Arthur Thomas Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 3404

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Cecil George Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 4073

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Robert Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 2026

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Anthony Cheney

Australian Imperial Force

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Roy Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 70

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Herbert Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 954

Australian Imperial Force 6799

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Edward Cheney

Born 1892

Royal Navy 15302 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Walter Andrew Cheney

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Corporal Royal Jersey Militia 3rd Battalion

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George Cheney

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 49074 Private London Regiment 6th battalion, royal fusiliers (city of lond Battalion

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John Norman Cheney

Born 1897

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Charles Cheney

Australian Imperial Force

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Edgar James Clarence Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 798

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Sidney William Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 5011

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Albert Leslie Cheney

Australian Imperial Force N1093

Australian Imperial Force 2703

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George Ernest Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 2640

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Edward Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 546

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David Isaac Cheney

Australian Imperial Force 1847

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