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Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Antrim County [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Canterbury, Kent, England [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Eillingham, Kent [1]

Harrow Middlesex [1]

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire [1]

Kirkcudbright [1]

London [1]

Manchester England [1]

Mimosa New South Wales [1]

Portgleone [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [56]

Captain [13]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [9]

Major [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Gunner [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Sapper [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet-Colonel [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Doctor and Surgeon [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Temporary Matron [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Trooper [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1/23rd Sikhs [1]

1/4th Rajputs [1]

117th Mahrattas [1]

2/3nd Gurkha Rifles [1]

2/8th Gurkha Rifles [1]

23rd Sikh Pioneers [1]

2nd Garrison Battalion Bedsfordshire Regiment [1]

2nd King's Own Regiment [1]

4th Rajputs [1]

5th Cameron Highlanders [1]

8th Railway Company [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Australian Imperial Force [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Burma Military Police [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [115]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Royal Navy [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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Place of birth

Goole, Yorkshire [2] Antrim County [1] Belfast, Down [1] Canterbury, Kent, England [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Eillingham, Kent [1] Harrow Middlesex [1] Kilbirnie, Ayrshire [1] Kirkcudbright [1] London [1] Manchester England [1] Mimosa New South Wales [1] Portgleone [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [56] Captain [13] Driver [9] Serjeant [9] Major [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Gunner [6] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Sapper [3] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Bombardier [1] Brevet-Colonel [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] Doctor and Surgeon [1] Lance Corporal [1] Medical Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Temporary Matron [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [8] Labour Corps [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Army Service Corps [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Middlesex Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Army [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1/23rd Sikhs [1] 1/4th Rajputs [1] 117th Mahrattas [1] 2/3nd Gurkha Rifles [1] 2/8th Gurkha Rifles [1] 23rd Sikh Pioneers [1] 2nd Garrison Battalion Bedsfordshire Regiment [1] 2nd King's Own Regiment [1] 4th Rajputs [1] 5th Cameron Highlanders [1] 8th Railway Company [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Australian Imperial Force [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Burma Military Police [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Glasgow Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [115] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Royal Navy [9] Australian Imperial Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [158]

Contribution

Military Service [155] Merchant Navy [2]

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United Kingdom [1]

Lilian Mary Chesney

Born 1869

Died 1935

Other Empire Force Doctor and Surgeon Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) Kraguievatz

Other Empire Force Doctor Scottish Womens Hospitals London Unit

Other Empire Force Certificate Number 15833 Medical Officer Scottish Women's Hospital (British Red Cross) Macedonia

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Harold Frank Chesney

Born 1859

Died 1920

British Army Colonel Royal Engineers

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Walter William Chesney

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75401

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Frank D. Chesney

Died 1914

British Army 11058 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Kellow Chesney

Born 1861

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Lahore Divisional Artillery

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Joseph Chesney

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 25696 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert F Chesney

Died 1916

British Army 23427 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Cornwallis Chesney

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Attached Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Second Lieutenant 117th Mahrattas

British Army Captain Indian Army

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Cyril Henry Chesney

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246008

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Andrew Kidd Chesney

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2344 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Chesney

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 18309 Private Highland Light Infantry 12th highland Battalion

British Army 18309 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Samuel Chesney

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 404807

Canadian Expeditionary Force 404807 Private Canadian Infantry

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David Chesney

Died 1915

British Army 13109 Private Coldstream Guards

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Ralph Chesney

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army 80792 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Alexander Chesney

Australian Imperial Force 1902

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John Chesney

Australian Imperial Force 12704

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Norman William Chesney

Australian Imperial Force 19067

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William Charles Chesney

Born 1898

Royal Navy 1860 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Alexander George Chesney

Born 1858

British Army Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Middlesex Regiment

British Army Royal Defence Corps

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Charles Chesney

Born 1893

Died 1945

British Army 201412 Acting Serjeant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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