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Upper Sturt South Australia [6]

Ilfracombe, Devon [5]

Brompton South Australia [4]

Malvern Victoria [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Kelvin,Glasgow, Scotland [2]

Kelvin,Glasgow. [2]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Cape Town [1]

Dacre, Cumberland [1]

Dorset [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Glasgow [1]

Happy Valley South Australia [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Kirkintulloch, Dumbartonshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Menmuir [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Paisley Scotland [1]

Parkesville South Australia [1]

Simla [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Wood Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [60]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Serjeant [9]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [7]

Driver [5]

Major [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Sergeant (unpaid) [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Actng Lieutenant Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

C Q M S [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Emergency) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Mister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temp Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Scots [6]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

1/1st Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

17th Royal Scots [1]

21st Corps Cavalry Regiment [1]

25th Punjabis [1]

2nd Coldstream Guards [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

2nd Life Guards attached Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

5/13th Frontier Force Rifles [1]

5/13th Rifles [1]

61st Divisional Signal Company [1]

6th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps 81st Field Ambulance [1]

6th Royal Highlanders Transport [1]

9th Royal Highlanders [1]

9th Royal Scots [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [123]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [188]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [185]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

India [1]

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People [189] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Upper Sturt South Australia [6] Ilfracombe, Devon [5] Brompton South Australia [4] Malvern Victoria [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Kelvin,Glasgow, Scotland [2] Kelvin,Glasgow. [2] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Cape Town [1] Dacre, Cumberland [1] Dorset [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Glasgow [1] Happy Valley South Australia [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Kirkintulloch, Dumbartonshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Menmuir [1] Moonta South Australia [1] Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Paisley Scotland [1] Parkesville South Australia [1] Simla [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Wood Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [60] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [13] Lieutenant [10] Serjeant [9] Sapper [8] Corporal [7] Driver [5] Major [4] Lance Corporal [3] Gunner [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Sergeant (unpaid) [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Actng Lieutenant Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] C Q M S [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Emergency) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Mister [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temp Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [11] Royal Engineers [11] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Scottish Rifles [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Scots [6] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] 1/1st Glasgow Yeomanry [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 17th Royal Scots [1] 21st Corps Cavalry Regiment [1] 25th Punjabis [1] 2nd Coldstream Guards [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 2nd Life Guards attached Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] 5/13th Frontier Force Rifles [1] 5/13th Rifles [1] 61st Divisional Signal Company [1] 6th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps 81st Field Ambulance [1] 6th Royal Highlanders Transport [1] 9th Royal Highlanders [1] 9th Royal Scots [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [123] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [188] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [185] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15] India [1]

James Coats

British Army 043372 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 13/42150 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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J S Coats

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Alexander Harold Glen Coats

British Army Captain 1/1st Glasgow Yeomanry

British Army Major 21st Corps Cavalry Regiment

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William Anderson Coats

British Army Second Lieutenant 6th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps 81st Field Ambulance

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attached 8th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry

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Milroy Aitchison Coates

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17591 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Herbert Metcalfe Coats

Born 1890

Died 1956

British Army 2 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Coats

Born 1894

Died 1971

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant 61st Divisional Signal Company

British Army Lieutenant 6th Royal Highlanders Transport

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W Coats-Bust

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion

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A H Glen-Coats

British Army Captain /Temporary Major Yeomanry

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