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Bedlington, Northumberland [2]

Durham [2]

Langhorne Creek South Australia [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bryants Bottom, Buckinghamshire [1]

Burntwood, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Burntwood, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, London, England [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Darlington [1]

Darlington England [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Dumfries Scotland [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hednesford, Staffordshire [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Islington, Wiltshire [1]

Jeparit Victoria [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Norton, Durham, England [1]

Pembroke, Dublin [1]

Penn, Bucks [1]

Preston, Shropshire [1]

Reading England [1]

Saint George Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Saint Georges Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Satara, India [1]

Scotland [1]

Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Southall, Middlesex [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [308]

Gunner [28]

Driver [24]

Sapper [22]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [21]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Bandsman [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer [1]

Barman [1]

Bearer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal/ Private [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

PRIVATE [1]

Rifleman [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [29]

Army Service Corps [25]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

London Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [440]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Royal Navy [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [558]

Contribution

Military Service [550]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Bedlington, Northumberland [2] Durham [2] Langhorne Creek South Australia [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bryants Bottom, Buckinghamshire [1] Burntwood, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Burntwood, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, London, England [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Darlington [1] Darlington England [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Dumfries Scotland [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hanslope, Buckinghamshire [1] Hednesford, Staffordshire [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Islington, Wiltshire [1] Jeparit Victoria [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Norton, Durham, England [1] Pembroke, Dublin [1] Penn, Bucks [1] Preston, Shropshire [1] Reading England [1] Saint George Manchester, Lancashire [1] Saint Georges Manchester, Lancashire [1] Satara, India [1] Scotland [1] Selby, Yorkshire [1] Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] Southall, Middlesex [1] St Kilda Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [308] Gunner [28] Driver [24] Sapper [22] Serjeant [22] Corporal [21] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Bandsman [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer [1] Barman [1] Bearer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal/ Private [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Temporary Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] PRIVATE [1] Rifleman [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Vice Admiral [1] Vice-Admiral [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35] Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [29] Army Service Corps [25] Durham Light Infantry [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] London Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Essex Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [440] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Royal Navy [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [558]

Contribution

Military Service [550] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Hubert C Chilton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Stk1923 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 10th (Stockbrokers') Battalion

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Frederick Michael Chilton

Born 1986

Died 1916

British Army S/9918 PRIVATE GORDON HIGH.

British Army

British Army 18228 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George H Chilton

Died 1918

British Army 124505 Private Labour Corps 298th Coy

British Army 13761 Private Leicestershire Regiment 298th Company

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Albert Edward Chilton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118246

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Robert Chilton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294170

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Philip Chilton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9887

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John Henry Chilton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277974

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Septimus Henry Chilton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121216

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Albert Henry Chilton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143688

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James Chilton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131477

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William Henry Chilton

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277250

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John Thomas Chilton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20021

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Charles Henry Chilton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278430

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Albert Chilton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113299

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Harry Chilton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122315

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John Chilton

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 8691 Bandsman Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 8691 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 8691 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Frank Chilton

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2660 Private Royal Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 2660 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Ernest Horatio Chilton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190749

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Percy Harold Chilton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31413

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Harry Chilton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 37895 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 37895 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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