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Lancashire England [2]

Mawdesley, Ormskirk [2]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Christchurch [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

Lydiate, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Waterloo, Lancashire [1]

Waverley New South Wales [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [29]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Gunner [5]

Driver [2]

Major [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Wheeler Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Labour Corps [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

2/5th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Chaplains' Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

GOC 175th Infantry Brigade [1]

GOC 24th Brigade [1]

HMS Sparrowhawk [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Reserve of Officers Indian Army/Liverpool Regiment [1]

Reserve of Officers Indian Army/Staff [1]

Reserve of Officers Late Indian Army/Commands and Staff [1]

Reserve of Officers/Indian Army/Liverpool Regiment [1]

Reserve of Officers/Staff [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Royal Navy [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [87]

Contribution

Military Service [85]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Lancashire England [2] Mawdesley, Ormskirk [2] Armadale Victoria [1] Christchurch [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London [1] Lydiate, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Waterloo, Lancashire [1] Waverley New South Wales [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [29] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [6] Gunner [5] Driver [2] Major [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Wheeler Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [6] Labour Corps [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 2/5th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Chaplains' Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] GOC 175th Infantry Brigade [1] GOC 24th Brigade [1] HMS Sparrowhawk [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] King's African Rifles [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Reserve of Officers Indian Army/Liverpool Regiment [1] Reserve of Officers Indian Army/Staff [1] Reserve of Officers Late Indian Army/Commands and Staff [1] Reserve of Officers/Indian Army/Liverpool Regiment [1] Reserve of Officers/Staff [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Royal Navy [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [87]

Contribution

Military Service [85] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Cobham

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92415

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Wilfred Cobham

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 24413 Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 50744 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Edwin Cobham

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4465 Private

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Reuben Cobham

Born 1890

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 797 Private

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Frederick George Brian Cobham

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Walter Cobham

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 817031

Canadian Expeditionary Force 817031 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Cobham

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Mersey Z/1748 Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Mersey Z/1748 Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Ariel

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Alfred Cobham

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9726 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 9726 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Edward Cobham

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army S/11211 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/11211 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Harold Cobham

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 19464 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 19464 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Cobham

Died 1918

British Army 38781 Private South Wales Borderers

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Arthur Glendon Cobham

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 43975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 43975 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Robert Henry Cobham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132190

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Horace Walter Cobham

Born 1866

Died 1958

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Liverpool Regiment 20th Battalion (4th Liverpool Pals)

British Army Brigadier General GOC 175th Infantry Brigade

British Army Brigadier General GOC 24th Brigade

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George Augustus Cobham

Australian Imperial Force 362

Australian Imperial Force 2737

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Jesse Cobham

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army 19462 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Albert James Cobham

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 41889 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Battalion

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George Donald Cobham

Australian Imperial Force 58548

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Francis Cobham

Australian Imperial Force 6557

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Roger Synnot Cobham

Australian Imperial Force

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