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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Tottenham, London [4]

Amport, Hampshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Essex [3]

Grays, Essex, England [3]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

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Adelaide South Australia [2]

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Clerkenwell, London [2]

Ealing, Middlesex, England [2]

East Ham, London [2]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

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Hobart Tasmania [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Olney, Bucks [2]

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Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [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]

Ernest Robert Childs

British Army 311901 Squadron Serjeant Major 9th Lancers

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John J Childs

British Army SE/299 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 156105 Private Royal Field Artillery

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William J Childs

British Army 2597 Trooper 1st Household Battalion

British Army 22964 Private Coldstream Guards

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Thomas W Childs

British Army 6254 Private 7th Dragoon Guards

British Army R/944 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Frederick Childs

British Army 31395 Private 10th Hussars

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Charles Childs

British Army 3284 Trooper 2nd Life Guards

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Herbert Edward Childs

British Army 4413 Private 3rd Hussars

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Charles W Childs

British Army 6203 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

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F J Childs

British Army 9413 Serjeant 11th Hussars

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Rutherford Childs

British Army 13258 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 246331 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers

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George Smith

Died 1916

British Army 5090 Private London Regiment

British Army 5090 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1st Battalion

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F Childs

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Walter Baden Harper-Childs

British Army Second Lieutenant Pioneer Corps

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Albert Charley Child

Born 1899

Royal Navy SS10675

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