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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]

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Annfield Plain, Durham [1]

Bacton, Suffolk [1]

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Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

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Dickleburgh Norfolk [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

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Gawber, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Gorleston [1]

Gorleston on Sea, Suffolk, England [1]

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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]

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C [334]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [318]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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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]

Edward Harvey Chilvers

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218563

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Robert Ewart Chilvers

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123893

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Alfred Chilvers

Australian Imperial Force 1362

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Herbert Richard Chilvers

Australian Imperial Force 400

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Victor N Chilvers

Died 1917

British Army 875932 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Chilvers

Died 1918

British Army 14328 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 14328 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Chilvers

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 3286 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 3286 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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William George Chilvers

Died 1914

British Army L/10608 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army L/10608 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Chilvers

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 9462 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd west Battalion

British Army 9462 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Henry Chilvers

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 1432 Private Suffolk Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 240147 Private Suffolk Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 240147 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Percy Chilvers

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 203399 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Walter William Chilvers

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/1735 Private Kent Regiment 7th royal west Battalion

British Army GS 1735 Corporal Kent Regiment 7th royal west Battalion

British Army G/1735 Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Stanley Walter Chilvers

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2821

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George Chilvers

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40761

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Herbert Kitchener Chilvers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104239

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Augustus Leopold Chilvers

Australian Imperial Force 1157

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Arthur E Chilvers

Born 1894

British Army 131752 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Robert James Chilvers

Born 1882

British Army 18429 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Leonard Chilvers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Jack Chilvers

British Army 13750 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st battallion

British Army 13750 Private Norfolk Regiment 7th Battallion

British Army 13750 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th Battallion

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