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Hong Kong [16]

Canton [4]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Shanghai [2]

Brixton [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Dartmoor, Devon [1]

Grassdale Victoria [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hsien possibly Xian [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Porthleven, Cornwall [1]

Sithney, Porthleven, Cornwall [1]

Taringa Queensland [1]

Tufnell Park, Islington, London [1]

Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Labourer [14]

Driver [6]

Gunner [4]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Chief Steward [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Cooly [1]

Fireman and Trimmer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quartermaster [1]

Sailor [1]

Stevedore [1]

Wireman [1]

Unit

Chinese Labour Corps [13]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Chinese Porter Corps [2]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. 'Tatarrax' [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Transport Establishment [2]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

5th Division [1]

7th South African Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

British South African Police [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Mercantile Marine, SS ' Harpalion ' [1]

Mercantile Marine: SS Kendal Castle [1]

New Zealand Engineers [1]

Port Administration and River Conservancy Department [1]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [1]

RNVR London - HMS Superb [1]

RNVR London - HMS Vindictive - Seaman Storming Party [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal North Devon Hussars [1]

Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

South African Supply Corps [1]

Service

British Army [63]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

C [126]

H [3]

A [2]

S [2]

T [2]

W [2]

F [1]

L [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [89]

Merchant Navy [32]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [140] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hong Kong [16] Canton [4] Torquay, Devon [3] Battersea, London [2] Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Shanghai [2] Brixton [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Dartmoor, Devon [1] Grassdale Victoria [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hsien possibly Xian [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Porthleven, Cornwall [1] Sithney, Porthleven, Cornwall [1] Taringa Queensland [1] Tufnell Park, Islington, London [1] Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [33] Labourer [14] Driver [6] Gunner [4] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Chief Steward [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Cooly [1] Fireman and Trimmer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quartermaster [1] Sailor [1] Stevedore [1] Wireman [1]

Unit

Chinese Labour Corps [13] London Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Labour Corps [6] Army Service Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Chinese Porter Corps [2] Mercantile Marine, S.S. 'Tatarrax' [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Transport Establishment [2] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 5th Division [1] 7th South African Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] British South African Police [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Vivid [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Mercantile Marine, SS ' Harpalion ' [1] Mercantile Marine: SS Kendal Castle [1] New Zealand Engineers [1] Port Administration and River Conservancy Department [1] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1] RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [1] RNVR London - HMS Superb [1] RNVR London - HMS Vindictive - Seaman Storming Party [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal North Devon Hussars [1] Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [1] South African Supply Corps [1]

Service

British Army [63] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

C [126] H [3] A [2] S [2] T [2] W [2] F [1] L [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [89] Merchant Navy [32]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Cecil Charles Ching

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army TS/212 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 27829 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 27829 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Ching

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy 303653 Leading Stoker HMS Vivid

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John Ching

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 309598

Royal Navy 309598 Leading Stoker H.M.S. "Formidable"

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Henry Oliver Ching

Died 1914

British Army 72181 Driver Royal Field Artillery 15th Brigade, 52nd Battery

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Arthur Benjamin Ching

Born 1895

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21655 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sung Ching

Born 1891

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Fireman and Trimmer Mercantile Marine, SS ' Harpalion '

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Leslie George Ching

Born 1887

Died 1919

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/1034 New Zealand Engineers

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William Edwin Ching

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy London Z/2350 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2350 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy Z/2350 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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Clive Edward Cawley Ching

Australian Imperial Force 2868

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Joseph Ching

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236516

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George Ernest Ching

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270944

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Warrick Ching

Died 1917

British Army 5127 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 232159 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 232159 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Wilfred Arthur Ching

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 38838 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Henry Ching

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 201854 Private Hampshire Regiment

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David Ching

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 15259 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 91992 Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Frank Ching

Australian Imperial Force

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Ah Ching

Died 1917

British Army - Labourer Chinese Porter Corps attd. 40th Coy. Royal Engineers

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W T W Ching

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 5th Division 28th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Russell Ching

Australian Imperial Force 6492

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William Edwin Ching

Born 1897

Royal Navy 18802 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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