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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

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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]

William Harold Coats

Australian Imperial Force 3700

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James Bruce Coats

Australian Imperial Force 2594

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Lucas Barkla Coats

Australian Imperial Force 1019

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William Robert Coats

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11232 Otago Infantry Battalion, 2 Battalion

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Marjorie Leslie Coats

Royal Navy G2192

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Douglas Hamilton Coats

Born 1892

Died 1938

British Army Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Manson Coats

Australian Imperial Force 2143

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Alec Llewellyn Coats

Australian Imperial Force 486

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John Clyde Coats

Australian Imperial Force 3273A

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Maxwell Wilson Coats

Australian Imperial Force 134

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Charles Henry Coats

Australian Imperial Force 147

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Norman Henry Coats

Australian Imperial Force 3532

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Thomas Alan Coats

Australian Imperial Force 3101

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Charles Coats

Australian Imperial Force

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James Coats

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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J Coats

British Army 558 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Marmaduke Coats

Australian Imperial Force

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George Henry Coats

Born 1890

Royal Navy 14599 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Walter John Jackson Coats

Born 1891

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 9th battalion highland Battalion

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 9th highland Battalion

British Army Temporary Major Staff

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John William Coats

Born 1893

Royal Navy 1927 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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