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Kettering, Northamptonshire [2]

Shepparton Victoria [2]

West Derby, Liverpool [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Boundary, Derbyshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clarendon Park, Leicester [1]

Exminster, Devon [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Luton [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Maxey, Northamptonshire [1]

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Raunds, Northamptonshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Smeeton Westerby, Leics [1]

South Molton England [1]

Staffordshire England [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Sussex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Topsham, Devon, England [1]

Topsham, Exeter, Devon [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Wigston Magna, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Winwick, Northants. [1]

Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [119]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [8]

Driver [6]

Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

51st Graduate Battalion [1]

Attached 3rd Army HQ [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Durham Light Infantry Garrison Battalion [1]

Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Irish Guards [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Labour Command Eastern Command ex London Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [171]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [216]

Contribution

Military Service [212]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [216] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kettering, Northamptonshire [2] Shepparton Victoria [2] West Derby, Liverpool [2] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Boundary, Derbyshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clarendon Park, Leicester [1] Exminster, Devon [1] Fulham, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Luton [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Maxey, Northamptonshire [1] Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire [1] Norwood, Surrey [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Raunds, Northamptonshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Smeeton Westerby, Leics [1] South Molton England [1] Staffordshire England [1] Strood, Kent [1] Sussex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Topsham, Devon, England [1] Topsham, Exeter, Devon [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Wigston Magna, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Winwick, Northants. [1] Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [119] Gunner [15] Serjeant [14] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [8] Driver [6] Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [15] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Devonshire Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] 51st Graduate Battalion [1] Attached 3rd Army HQ [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Durham Light Infantry Garrison Battalion [1] Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Irish Guards [1] Kent Regiment [1] Labour Command Eastern Command ex London Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [171] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [216]

Contribution

Military Service [212] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Harry Cobley

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 16911 Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Private

British Army 16911 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Thomas Cobley

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 14726 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alfred George Cobley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 20171 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Cobley

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 7720 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 102768 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 102768 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick Cobley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1745 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal

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Hermann Reynolds Cobley

Born 1877

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 624094

Canadian Expeditionary Force 624094 Private Canadian Infantry

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Wilton Cobley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1633 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army Private

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Private Frank Cobley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1632 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Thomas Cobley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277046

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Richard Cobley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 202838 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William Ernest Cobley

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/39926 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/39926 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army G/39926

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Cecil Cobley

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 23574 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Private

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Jack Cobley

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 43053 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 43053 Sapper Royal Engineers 13th Signal

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Frank Henry Cobley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 87489 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 87489 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Henry Cobley

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 10219 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

British Army 10219 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Alfred J Cobley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 305 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 514144 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 423685 Sapper Labour Corps

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Francis Ernest Cobley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 117073 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Royal Field Artillery 50th Brigade

British Army Gunner

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William Cobley

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 3900 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 203394 Private Labour Corps

British Army 63322 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Sydney Cobley

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305024

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George William Cobley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119238

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