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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]

John Humphrey James Victor Coats

Born 1883

Died 1937

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Graham Coats

Born 1886

Died 1973

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 9th highland Battalion

British Army Major Highland Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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Gilbert Stanley Coats

Australian Imperial Force 3635

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Britton Coats

Australian Imperial Force 685

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Arnold Thomas Coats

Australian Imperial Force 17407

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Eric Robert Coats

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Captain Scots Guards

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James Coats

British Army 401 Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

British Army 401 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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David Coats

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/9393 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/9393 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John Ferguson Coats

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90277

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Thomas Sidney Bertram Coats

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245817

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Thomas Coats

Died 1917

British Army 48009 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Mcgregor Coats

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1357 Private 9th Royal Scots

British Army 1357 Serjeant 9th Royal Scots

British Army 1357 Corporal Royal Scots

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Sidney Malcolm Coats

Born 1874

Died 1923

British Army 3293 Private Hussars of the Line 21st Hussars

British Army Lancers of the Line 10th Lancers

British Army 226958 Pioneer Royal Engineers Road Construction Coy

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John Charles Coats

Australian Imperial Force 461

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John Dundas Orr Coats

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Royal Highlanders attached Machine Gun Corps 5th Battalion

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Robert Coats

British Army 415 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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George Coats

Born 1890

Died 1959

British Army 236640 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Seymour Coats

Australian Imperial Force 2586

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Alexander Coats

Australian Imperial Force 3265

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James Leslie Coats

Australian Imperial Force 241A

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