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Ballarat Victoria [4]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Bedford [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Benalla Victoria [3]

London England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Belfast [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Camberwell Victoria [2]

Corindhap Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Gisborne Victoria [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Allora Queensland [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Ashendon, Oxfordshire [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Aylesbury [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Lancashire [1]

Blandford [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Brentford, London [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bright Victoria [1]

Brisbane [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Cawnpore, Bengal [1]

Chalford, Gloucestershire [1]

Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chester [1]

Cirencester England [1]

Rank

Private [410]

Gunner [50]

Serjeant [46]

Sapper [41]

Corporal [38]

Driver [22]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Captain [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Officers Clerk [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant Driver [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver /Acting Bombardier [1]

Driver /Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Driver/Acting Bombardier [1]

General Mess Servant [1]

Honorary Brigadier [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [61]

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Labour Corps [53]

Army Service Corps [48]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

London Regiment [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Royal Scots [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Hertfordshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Military Foot Police [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [655]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [81]

Royal Navy [70]

Australian Imperial Force [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [941]

Contribution

Military Service [919]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Ballarat Victoria [4] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] London, Middlesex [4] Bedford [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Benalla Victoria [3] London England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Belfast [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Camberwell Victoria [2] Corindhap Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Gisborne Victoria [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hoxton, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Uxbridge, Middlesex [2] Warwick Queensland [2] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Woolwich, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Allora Queensland [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Ashendon, Oxfordshire [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Aylesbury [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Lancashire [1] Blandford [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Brentford, London [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bright Victoria [1] Brisbane [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Cawnpore, Bengal [1] Chalford, Gloucestershire [1] Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [1] Chester [1] Cirencester England [1]

Rank

Private [410] Gunner [50] Serjeant [46] Sapper [41] Corporal [38] Driver [22] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [13] Captain [11] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [10] Lieutenant [9] Acting Bombardier [4] Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Officers Clerk [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant Driver [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver /Acting Bombardier [1] Driver /Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Driver/Acting Bombardier [1] General Mess Servant [1] Honorary Brigadier [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [61] Royal Field Artillery [54] Labour Corps [53] Army Service Corps [48] Machine Gun Corps [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] London Regiment [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Highland Light Infantry [11] Border Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Royal Scots [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Gordon Highlanders [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Munster Fusiliers [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Hertfordshire Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Military Foot Police [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Essex Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [655] Canadian Expeditionary Force [81] Royal Navy [70] Australian Imperial Force [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [941]

Contribution

Military Service [919] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Ernest Cherry

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10048

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Robert Douglas Cherry

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 8762 Private Border Regiment

British Army 8762 Private Border Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph Ferris Cherry

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 306 Private Highland Light Infantry 7th highland Battalion

British Army 306 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Robert Cherry

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 743 Serjeant Military Foot Police

British Army 743 Serjeant Military Police Corps Foot Branch

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Frederick Cosier Cherry

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 625950 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company

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Arthur Blayney Cherry

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190405

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George Wheeler Cherry

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32460

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Tiffin Cherry

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408345

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William Alfred Cherry

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107093

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Charles Henry Cherry

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249333

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Herbert Moreton Cherry

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239078

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Arthur James Cherry

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 12922 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles Fred Cherry

Died 1915

British Army 2139 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 2139 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Ernest Cherry

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 44566 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Reginald Cherry

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311921

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Herbert Cherry

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227059

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Oscar Charles Cherry

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206437

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Joseph Cherry

Born 1896

British Army 25653 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 206638 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 473228 Private Labour Corps

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Percy Herbert Cherry

Born 1895

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1023

Australian Imperial Force Captain 26th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Jeremiah Cherry

Born 1887

Died 1960

Royal Navy J53034 Ordinary Seaman HMS Tiger

Royal Navy J53034 Able Seaman HMS Tiger

Royal Navy J53034 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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