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Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Hong Kong [4]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Carleton, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire [1]

Cheddar, Somerset [1]

Epping [1]

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Koorawatha New South Wales [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Linslade, Buckinghamshire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester district [1]

Manilla New South Wales [1]

Moston, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Neville New South Wales [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Shanghai [1]

Skipton [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [153]

Gunner [25]

Driver [17]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [3]

Nursing Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Artisan [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Gunner Private [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend Chaplain to the Force 4th Class [1]

Signaller Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [26]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1]

11th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [247]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

C [315]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [309]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [316] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [4] Hong Kong [4] Hobart Tasmania [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Stepney, London [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Carleton, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire [1] Cheddar, Somerset [1] Epping [1] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1] Islington, London [1] Koorawatha New South Wales [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Linslade, Buckinghamshire [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester district [1] Manilla New South Wales [1] Moston, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Neville New South Wales [1] Paddington, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Shanghai [1] Skipton [1] Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Stawell Victoria [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Warwickshire [1] Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [153] Gunner [25] Driver [17] Corporal [13] Serjeant [8] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Captain [3] Nursing Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Artisan [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Gunner Private [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend Chaplain to the Force 4th Class [1] Signaller Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [26] Labour Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Engineers [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1] 11th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [247] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

C [315] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [309] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Norman Gilbert Chew

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 1602 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade

British Army 725781 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Clearing Office

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Jarvis Chew

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 44939 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Albert Chew

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 847228

Canadian Expeditionary Force 847228 Private Canadian Infantry 14th (Quebec Regiment)

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Ernest Alfred Chew

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32861

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Harry Leader Chew

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army S4/039091 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 33851 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Archibald Barrows Chew

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79762

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Frederick Chew

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army M2/098565 Private Army Service Corps

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John Chew

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 202175 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2/4th east Battalion

British Army 202175 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st/4th

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Riley Chew

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 168040 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Chew

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army GS/20887 Acting Corporal Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Frederick William Chew

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 34214 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 629536 Private Labour Corps

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James William Chew

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42293

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42293 Driver Canadian Field Artillery

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Matthew John Chew

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236049

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James Chew

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 9394 Private 11th Hussars

British Army 9394 Private 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars

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Frederick Arthur Joseph Chew

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army 91934 Acting Lance Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army 91934 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alan Herbert Horsley Chew

Born 1900

Died 1969

British Army 156017 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Allen Chew

Died 1917

British Army 201368 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas Charles Chew

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 41582 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 41582 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 8th

British Army 220096 Notts & Derby

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Samuel Chew

Died 1917

British Army 35858 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Evelyn Chew

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 52233 Private Durham Light Infantry

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