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Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Docking Norfolk [2]

Gorleston, Suffolk, England [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

norwich,norfolk [2]

Annfield Plain, Durham [1]

Bacton, Suffolk [1]

Badingham, Suffolk [1]

Beccles, Suffolk, England [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brockdish Norfolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Cotton Suffolk [1]

Dickleburgh Norfolk [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

Docking Norfolk [1]

Earsham Norfolk [1]

Gawber, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Gorleston [1]

Gorleston on Sea, Suffolk, England [1]

Hailsham [1]

Harleston, Norfolk [1]

Huntingdonshire [1]

Ickborough Norfolk [1]

Kent England [1]

Kirkley, Suffolk [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Norfolk [1]

Norfolk England [1]

Pimlico [1]

Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire [1]

Springvale Victoria [1]

Stratfield Saye, Hampshire [1]

Suffolk [1]

West Ham [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Rank

Private [188]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [15]

Driver [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Pioneer [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [31]

Labour Corps [28]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Yeomanry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

15th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [258]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [334]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [318]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [335] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Docking Norfolk [2] Gorleston, Suffolk, England [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] norwich,norfolk [2] Annfield Plain, Durham [1] Bacton, Suffolk [1] Badingham, Suffolk [1] Beccles, Suffolk, England [1] Brighton England [1] Brockdish Norfolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Cotton Suffolk [1] Dickleburgh Norfolk [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Earsham Norfolk [1] Gawber, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Gorleston [1] Gorleston on Sea, Suffolk, England [1] Hailsham [1] Harleston, Norfolk [1] Huntingdonshire [1] Ickborough Norfolk [1] Kent England [1] Kirkley, Suffolk [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Norfolk [1] Norfolk England [1] Pimlico [1] Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire [1] Springvale Victoria [1] Stratfield Saye, Hampshire [1] Suffolk [1] West Ham [1] Willesden, London [1]

Rank

Private [188] Gunner [18] Corporal [15] Driver [10] Lance Corporal [9] Serjeant [8] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Pioneer [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sapper Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [31] Labour Corps [28] Army Service Corps [25] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [17] London Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Essex Regiment [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Yeomanry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Scots [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 15th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [258] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [334] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [318] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Walter Chilvers

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 35988 Private Suffolk Regiment suffolk regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

British Army 35988 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd (Home Defence) Garrison Battalion

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John James Chilvers

Born 1891

Died 1957

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Bertie Cecil Chilvers

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199449

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Arthur Chilvers

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 8408 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 8408 Private The Durham Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Joseph William Chilvers

Born 1862

Died 1918

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William Chilvers

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 3/10187 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 3/10187 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Williams Chilvers

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54633

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George Bruce Chilvers

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225309

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Walter Robert Chilvers

Born 1874

Died 1914

British Army 4640 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4640 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Matthew Limbert Chilvers

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 7839 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 7839 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Samuel Chilvers

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4713 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 4713 Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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John Chilvers

Died 1914

British Army L/6831 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/6831 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William H Chilvers

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14464 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 14464 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Chilvers

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1464 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 1464 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Harry Chilvers

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 13944 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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George Edward Chilvers

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 240847 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John R Chilvers

Born 1892

British Army T3/023623 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Wilfred Chilvers

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219635

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Bertie Edward Chilvers

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5907 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army G/43797 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army G/43797 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Reginald Cuthbert Chilvers

Died 1917

British Army Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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