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London England [5]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Islington, London [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Tottenham, London [4]

Amport, Hampshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Essex [3]

Grays, Essex, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sherborne, Dorset [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Ealing, Middlesex, England [2]

East Ham, London [2]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Olney, Bucks [2]

Paddington, London [2]

South Warnborough, Hampshire [2]

Totton, Hampshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

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Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1]

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Ashford, Kent [1]

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Barking, Essex [1]

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Bega New South Wales [1]

Begelly, Pembrokeshire [1]

Begelly, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [714]

Driver [95]

Gunner [92]

Corporal [68]

Serjeant [57]

Sapper [48]

Lance Corporal [32]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Bombardier [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Captain [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battalion Major [1]

Bombardier Driver [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Major Local Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major/Temporary Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

Forewoman [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [126]

Royal Engineers [105]

Labour Corps [96]

Army Service Corps [92]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [45]

Machine Gun Corps [44]

Royal Fusiliers [38]

Middlesex Regiment [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Hampshire Regiment [26]

Bedfordshire Regiment [24]

The Queen's Regiment [24]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Essex Regiment [19]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Army Veterinary Corps [16]

Hertfordshire Regiment [16]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [15]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1122]

Royal Navy [133]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

C [1492]

H [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1461]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

London England [5] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Islington, London [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Tottenham, London [4] Amport, Hampshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Chelsea, London [3] Essex [3] Grays, Essex, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sherborne, Dorset [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chippenham, Wiltshire [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Ealing, Middlesex, England [2] East Ham, London [2] Eastleigh, Hampshire [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Fulham, London [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2] Olney, Bucks [2] Paddington, London [2] South Warnborough, Hampshire [2] Totton, Hampshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Willesden, London [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ashburton [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Begelly, Pembrokeshire [1] Begelly, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Bethnal Green [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [714] Driver [95] Gunner [92] Corporal [68] Serjeant [57] Sapper [48] Lance Corporal [32] Second Lieutenant [19] Acting Serjeant [15] Pioneer [12] Acting Corporal [11] Bombardier [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Captain [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battalion Major [1] Bombardier Driver [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Major Local Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major/Temporary Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] Forewoman [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [126] Royal Engineers [105] Labour Corps [96] Army Service Corps [92] London Regiment [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [45] Machine Gun Corps [44] Royal Fusiliers [38] Middlesex Regiment [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Hampshire Regiment [26] Bedfordshire Regiment [24] The Queen's Regiment [24] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Essex Regiment [19] Northamptonshire Regiment [19] Rifle Brigade [19] Army Veterinary Corps [16] Hertfordshire Regiment [16] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [15] East Surrey Regiment [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] Welsh Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1122] Royal Navy [133] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Australian Imperial Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

C [1492] H [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1461] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19] New Zealand [1]

Arthur James Childs

Born 1877

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/2 Major New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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William Childs

Born 1896

Died 1970

British Army WR/326026 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 166762 Sapper Royal Field Artillery

British Army 302974 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert Ray Childs

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army M2/229085 Private Army Service Corps M.T.

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John William Childs

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14949 Private Coldstream Guards

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Bernard William Childs

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15712 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 15712 Private Norfolk Regiment 2nd Batallion

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William Frederick Childs

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 6779 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323577 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323577 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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William Samuel Childs

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 242252 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Childs

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 14493 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Ethel Maud Childs

Born 1900

Died 1997

Royal Navy G1700 Wireless Telegraph Operator

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Albert A Childs

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army T/289724 Driver Army Service Corps

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John Childs

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286008

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John Henry Childs

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262146

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Frank Childs

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147859

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William Alfred Childs

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209155

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Thomas Charles Childs

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3975

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George Francis Childs

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86135

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Alfred Childs

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275370

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Herbert Childs

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192884

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Gordon Childs

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95254

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Edward John Childs

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 201604 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 201604 Private The Hampshire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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