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Ballarat Victoria [2]

Canning Town, Essex [2]

Fulham, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lutterworth, Leicestershire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Baddaginnie VIC. Victoria [1]

Canning Town, London East [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Illogan, Cornwall [1]

Lara Victoria [1]

Lichfieldm Staffordshire [1]

Market Deeping, Lincolnshire [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portreath, Cornwall [1]

Portreath, Illogan, Cornwall [1]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Tehidy, Cornwall [1]

Yarragon Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Gunner [4]

Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Assistant Purser [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Purser [1]

Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

5th Battalion Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Merchant Navy - SS Prince George (ON 110003) [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Defence Corps 263rd Provisional Company [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [36]

Royal Navy [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [70]

Contribution

Military Service [65]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [70] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [2] Canning Town, Essex [2] Fulham, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lutterworth, Leicestershire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Baddaginnie VIC. Victoria [1] Canning Town, London East [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Illogan, Cornwall [1] Lara Victoria [1] Lichfieldm Staffordshire [1] Market Deeping, Lincolnshire [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portreath, Cornwall [1] Portreath, Illogan, Cornwall [1] Saint Austell, Cornwall [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Tehidy, Cornwall [1] Yarragon Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [24] Gunner [4] Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Assistant Purser [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Purser [1] Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] 5th Battalion Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 7th Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Merchant Navy - SS Prince George (ON 110003) [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Defence Corps 263rd Provisional Company [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [36] Royal Navy [10] Australian Imperial Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [70]

Contribution

Military Service [65] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Oliver Chesterfield

Born 1890

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Assistant Purser Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Purser Merchant Navy - SS Prince George (ON 110003)

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Thomas Harry Chesterfield

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193211

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Edward Chesterfield

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200890

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Frederick J Chesterfield

Died 1916

British Army 2574 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 240489 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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John W Chesterfield

Died 1918

British Army L/15655 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Chesterfield

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250512

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Herbert William Chesterfield

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291043

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William Henry Chesterfield

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250511

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Leonard Chesterfield

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253999

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Benjamin Frederick Chesterfield

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4/3025 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Frank Henry Chesterfield

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 3817 Serjeant London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 721366 Serjeant London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 721366 Serjeant London Regiment

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Robert William Chesterfield

Australian Imperial Force 3364

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Charles Herbert Chesterfield

Australian Imperial Force 2631

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Edward William Chesterfield

Australian Imperial Force 3719

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Samuel Chesterfield

Born 1889

Royal Navy 420 Royal Marine Artillery

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William Chesterfield

Born 1899

Royal Navy 2500 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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James Chesterfield

Born 1900

Royal Navy 2970 Royal Marine Artillery

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Harry Baxter Chesterfield

Australian Imperial Force

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Herbert Thomas Chesterfield

Australian Imperial Force 2115

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William Chesterfield

Australian Imperial Force

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