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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]

George Stanley Coats

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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John Alexander Coats

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Colin Craig Coats

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Alexander Craig Coats

Born 1882

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Brinley Lewis Coats

Born 1878

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Samuel Coats

Born 1879

Royal Navy F24722

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Stanley John Coats

Born 1897

Royal Navy F46188

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Lewis John Coats

Born 1891

Royal Navy J1280

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Hugh Coats

Born 1884

Royal Navy 215798

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Thomas Heywood Coats

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Life Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Life Guards attached Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Ian Pountney Coats

Born 1901

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

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Dora Coats

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4265

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Jan Pountney Coats

Born 1901

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Emergency)

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Jessie Lizzie Coats

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17610

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John Coats

British Army 240035 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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Frederick W Coats

British Army 59183 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ernest J Coats

British Army 505631 Private Labour Corps

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W J Coats

British Army 203069 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 59580 Private Essex Regiment

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William Coats

British Army 1686 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Stewart Coats

British Army 35346 Private Welsh Regiment

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