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Ulverstone Tasmania [7]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Breadalbane Tasmania [2]

Bridgewater, Somerset [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Ringarooma Tasmania [2]

South Kensington, London [2]

Spaxton, Somerset [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

Alterton Tasmania [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

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Blandford Dorset [1]

Brompton Regis, Somerset [1]

Catcott, Somerset [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Cove, Tiverton, Devon [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dulverton, Somerset [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longford Tasmania [1]

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Melksherry, Wiltshire [1]

Milton, Dunscore, Dumfries [1]

Murwillumbah New South Wales [1]

Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Ourimbah New South Wales [1]

Puriton, Somerset [1]

Reading England [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Singleton New South Wales [1]

Spitalfields, London [1]

St Peters, Portishead, Somerset [1]

Stogursey, Somerset [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Tamworth New South Wales [1]

Tiverton, Devon, England [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey, England [1]

Warwickshire [1]

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Private [147]

Gunner [16]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [11]

Driver [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rear-Admiral [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Ship's Steward Assistant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [18]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

26th Punjabis [1]

2nd Dragoons [1]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

83rd Irish Reserve Battalion [1]

8th Divisional Artillery Column Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

90th Irish Reserve Battalion [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [221]

Royal Navy [29]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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C [305]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [305] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ulverstone Tasmania [7] Plymouth, Devon [3] Breadalbane Tasmania [2] Bridgewater, Somerset [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] London, Middlesex [2] Ringarooma Tasmania [2] South Kensington, London [2] Spaxton, Somerset [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] Alterton Tasmania [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blandford Dorset [1] Brompton Regis, Somerset [1] Catcott, Somerset [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Cove, Tiverton, Devon [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Derbyshire [1] Dulverton, Somerset [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longford Tasmania [1] Melksham, Wiltshire [1] Melksherry, Wiltshire [1] Milton, Dunscore, Dumfries [1] Murwillumbah New South Wales [1] Neath, Glamorgan [1] Ourimbah New South Wales [1] Puriton, Somerset [1] Reading England [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Singleton New South Wales [1] Spitalfields, London [1] St Peters, Portishead, Somerset [1] Stogursey, Somerset [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Tamworth New South Wales [1] Tiverton, Devon, England [1] Wandsworth, Surrey, England [1] Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [147] Gunner [16] Serjeant [14] Corporal [13] Sapper [11] Driver [9] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rear-Admiral [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Ship's Steward Assistant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [23] Labour Corps [22] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Engineers [18] Devonshire Regiment [15] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Wiltshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 26th Punjabis [1] 2nd Dragoons [1] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] 83rd Irish Reserve Battalion [1] 8th Divisional Artillery Column Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 90th Irish Reserve Battalion [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [221] Royal Navy [29] Australian Imperial Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [305]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

George John Chilcott

Born 1882

Died 1974

British Army 219388 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 57th Command

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Harry Harris Chilcott

Born 1885

Died 1974

British Army 5066 Private Coldstream Guards

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Wilfred John Chilcott

Born 1894

Died 1940

British Army 1657 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 2/5th Battalion

British Army 240292 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 2/5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army

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Walter John Albert Chilcott

Born 1897

British Army 11038 Private South Wales Borderers 8th Battalion

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William Harold Percy Chilcott

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189841

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William Chilcott

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35235

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James Chilcott

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 11835 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Vernon Francis Gregory Chilcott

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58678

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Alfred Edward Chilcott

Born 1893

Died 1966

British Army S4093 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army S4093 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade 5th Battalion

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George Rees Chilcott

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 10644 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 29764 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William James Chilcott

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202586

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George Henry Chilcott

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 19133 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Ernest Charles Chilcott

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 10210 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 10210 Serjeant Coldstream Guards

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Edward Frederick Chilcott

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40929 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 204239 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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Frederick John Chilcott

Born 1896

Died 1958

Royal Navy 16466 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Alexander Chilcott

Died 1916

British Army 14193 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

British Army 16673 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 16673 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Edwin James Chilcott

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 315046 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Walter Henry Chilcott

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 20565 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Bernard Chilcott

Died 1917

British Army 137017 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George W Chilcott

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 25435 Private Hampshire Regiment

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