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Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Cobden Victoria [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Gumeracha South Australia [2]

St Arnaud Victoria [2]

Waterford [2]

Wilmington South Australia [2]

Auckland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battley, Yorkshire [1]

Bethanga Victoria [1]

Bridgewater Tasmania [1]

Buninyong Victoria [1]

Callington South Australia [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Esperance Western Australia [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Fosterville Victoria [1]

Germoe, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hayle, Cornwall, England [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1]

Houghton South Australia [1]

Jallukar Victoria [1]

Kingswood South Australia [1]

Manaccan, Cornwall [1]

Oakwood, Ontario [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Plymouth England [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Port Isaac, Cornwall, England [1]

Port Signet Tasmania [1]

Portreath, Cornwall, England [1]

Quorn South Australia [1]

Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [1]

Sandergrool South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [58]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [10]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [7]

Sapper [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Bombardier [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Temporary Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Temporary Chaplain /4th Class Reverend [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Labour Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Surrey Yeomanry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

4th Canadian Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

7th Hussars [1]

95th Infantry Brigade [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment (Reserve) [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

D/130 Batte [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

HMS Neptune [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

IRCR [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Reserve [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [113]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [202]

Contribution

Military Service [194]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Cobden Victoria [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Gumeracha South Australia [2] St Arnaud Victoria [2] Waterford [2] Wilmington South Australia [2] Auckland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Battley, Yorkshire [1] Bethanga Victoria [1] Bridgewater Tasmania [1] Buninyong Victoria [1] Callington South Australia [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapton, London [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [1] Esperance Western Australia [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Fosterville Victoria [1] Germoe, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Hackney, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hayle, Cornwall, England [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1] Houghton South Australia [1] Jallukar Victoria [1] Kingswood South Australia [1] Manaccan, Cornwall [1] Oakwood, Ontario [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Plymouth England [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Port Isaac, Cornwall, England [1] Port Signet Tasmania [1] Portreath, Cornwall, England [1] Quorn South Australia [1] Redruth, Cornwall [1] Saint Austell, Cornwall [1] Sandergrool South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [58] Gunner [12] Corporal [10] Driver [9] Serjeant [7] Sapper [5] Lieutenant [3] Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Bombardier [1] Engineer Captain [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Temporary Captain and Quarter Master [1] Temporary Chaplain /4th Class Reverend [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [7] Devonshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Surrey Yeomanry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 4th Canadian Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 7th Hussars [1] 95th Infantry Brigade [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment (Reserve) [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] D/130 Batte [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List [1] HMS Neptune [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] IRCR [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Reserve [1] Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [113] Australian Imperial Force [31] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [202]

Contribution

Military Service [194] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Henry Roberts Coad

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army 4598 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 144662 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William Henry Mussell Coad

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army

British Army 45040 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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John Coad

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221674

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James Coad

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268107

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Richard John Coad

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237470

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Harry Coad

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 45158 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 45158 Private 95th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Arnold Wilfred Coad

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173644

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Percy Arthur Coad

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223633

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Evelyn Wesley Coad

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235402

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William Coad

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 10657 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 74516 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 74516 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frank Coad

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6736 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 2000257 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 200025 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Coad

Died 1916

British Army 15974 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

British Army 15974 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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John Richard Coad

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147785

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Harry Percival Coad

Born 1896

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 18417 New Zealand Expeditionary Force 20th Reinforcements

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Matthew Coad

Australian Imperial Force 168

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Joseph Walter Coad

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 45730 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Edward Coad

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 9645 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9645 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9645 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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Reginald George Coad

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79375

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79375 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Sidney Coad

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403596

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William Ernest Coad

Born 1895

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 46852 Auckland Infantry Regiment (Reserve)

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