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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]

J H E Coats

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Archibald Coats

British Army S/3987 Lance Corporal 9th Royal Highlanders

British Army S/3987 Corporal 9th Royal Highlanders

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John Coats

British Army 34417 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 26413 Corporal Labour Corps

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William L Coats

British Army 99752 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert E Coats

British Army 559 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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Thomas A Coats

British Army 192 Serjeant London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 300299 Serjeant London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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C W Coats

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 6th argyll and Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Labour Corps

British Army Acting Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 6th argyll and Battalion

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John J Coats

British Army 27320 Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 42676 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Edward V Coats

British Army 43129 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Coats

British Army 54833 Private Scottish Rifles

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William Coats

British Army 2535 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 414111 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Coats

British Army WR/329456 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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David Coats

British Army 243029 Private Highland Light Infantry

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E Coats

British Army 2518 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army WR/178164 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Coats

British Army 313744 Private Labour Corps

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Percy Coats

British Army 11492 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 4435322 Private Durham Light Infantry

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J W Coats

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Coats

British Army 638187 Private Labour Corps

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Matthew Coats

British Army G-7999 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G-21092 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Robert T Coats

British Army 36316 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 73383 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 312400 Private Royal Engineers

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