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Poole, Dorset [8]

Scone New South Wales [6]

London, Middlesex [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Shelfanger Norfolk [3]

Wandsworth, London [3]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Fulham, Middlesex [2]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Goole [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melton, Yorkshire [2]

Newington, London [2]

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [2]

Swineshead, Lincolnshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Wareham, Dorset [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Adderbury,Oxon [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bere Regis, Dorset [1]

Bere Regis, Dorset, England [1]

Blackwall, Middlesex [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cheriton, Kent [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Claxton Loddon, Norfolk [1]

Colchester [1]

Rank

Private [493]

Gunner [78]

Corporal [51]

Driver [50]

Sapper [34]

Serjeant [33]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [17]

Acting Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Major [8]

Pioneer [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Bombardier [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [3]

Trumpeter [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

??? [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mech. II [1]

Air Mechanic 2 C [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Canteener [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Doctor [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Labour Corps [69]

Royal Engineers [66]

Army Service Corps [59]

London Regiment [39]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Dorsetshire Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Service

British Army [817]

Royal Navy [118]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [1123]

Contribution

Military Service [1107]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Australia [2]

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Place of birth

Poole, Dorset [8] Scone New South Wales [6] London, Middlesex [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Shelfanger Norfolk [3] Wandsworth, London [3] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Fulham, Middlesex [2] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Goole [2] Holborn, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Margate, Kent [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melton, Yorkshire [2] Newington, London [2] Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [2] Swineshead, Lincolnshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Wareham, Dorset [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Aberdeen [1] Adderbury,Oxon [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bere Regis, Dorset [1] Bere Regis, Dorset, England [1] Blackwall, Middlesex [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cheriton, Kent [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Clapton, London [1] Claxton Loddon, Norfolk [1] Colchester [1]

Rank

Private [493] Gunner [78] Corporal [51] Driver [50] Sapper [34] Serjeant [33] Second Lieutenant [24] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [17] Acting Corporal [10] Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Major [8] Pioneer [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Bombardier [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [4] Rifleman [3] Trumpeter [3] Worker [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] ??? [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mech. II [1] Air Mechanic 2 C [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Canteener [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Chauffeur [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cooper [1] Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Doctor [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72] Labour Corps [69] Royal Engineers [66] Army Service Corps [59] London Regiment [39] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Royal Fusiliers [31] Dorsetshire Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] East Surrey Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Devonshire Regiment [14] Suffolk Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7] Border Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] West Riding Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Service

British Army [817] Royal Navy [118] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Australian Imperial Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [1123]

Contribution

Military Service [1107] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Australia [2]

Joseph Henry Cobb

Born 1874

Died 1928

British Army T4/093272 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/093272 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

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Frederick James Cobb

Born 1882

Died 1960

British Army 174804 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/552307 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Charles William G J Cobb

Born 1897

Died 1982

Royal Navy F16554 Air Mechanic 2 C

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216554 Air Mech. II

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Martin Philip Cobb

Born 1883

Died 1955

British Army TS-7765 Driver Army Service Corps

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John Edward Cobb

Born 1878

Died 1920

British Army 35183 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph Henry Cobb

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army M-281301 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army M-281301 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Harold Benjamin Cobb

Born 1887

Died 1929

British Army 55873 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Charles Cobb

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 27401 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 17/2056 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Frederick Cobb

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 10047 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10047 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10047 Private South Wales Borderers 10th Battalion

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George Cobb

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 2054 Private Suffolk Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 2054 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Reginald Cobb

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 5049 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) "A" Company, 5th Battalion

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Francis Cobb

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1635

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Henry A Cobb

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army R31617 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Henry Cobb

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 1611 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Samuel Cobb

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS118409

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William Farquhar Cobb

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112158

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James Cassels Cobb

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Kent Regiment 5th royal west Battalion

British Army Captain Kent Regiment 5th royal west Battalion

British Army 2081 Private Kent Regiment 5th royal west Battalion

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Frederick Walter Cobb

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 28558 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 26546 Private Hampshire Regiment

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George Cobb

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162995

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Gladys Helen Cobb

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 45491 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Attached (Richborough) Royal Engineers

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