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Luton, Bedfordshire [3]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Donald Victoria [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dunbarton.Scotland [1]

Dundalk, Louth [1]

Dunedin, New Zealand [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Garry, Wexford [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gorey, Wexford [1]

Hillsborough, Co Down, I [1]

Houghton-le-Spring, Durham [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Lower Sydenham, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Portrush [1]

Ravenswood Queensland [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Swan Hill Victoria [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

Wateresk Dundrum Co Down [1]

Yarmouth [1]

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Private [102]

Sapper [9]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Col Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

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Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Scots [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

9th Liverpool Regiment [1]

9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

ALIAS [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [139]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [52]

Royal Navy [18]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

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C [242]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [235]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Luton, Bedfordshire [3] Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Donald Victoria [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dunbarton.Scotland [1] Dundalk, Louth [1] Dunedin, New Zealand [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Garry, Wexford [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gorey, Wexford [1] Hillsborough, Co Down, I [1] Houghton-le-Spring, Durham [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Lower Sydenham, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Portrush [1] Ravenswood Queensland [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Swan Hill Victoria [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Wateresk Dundrum Co Down [1] Yarmouth [1]

Rank

Private [102] Sapper [9] Gunner [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Col Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [13] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Scots [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Welsh Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 9th Liverpool Regiment [1] 9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] ALIAS [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [139] Canadian Expeditionary Force [52] Royal Navy [18] Australian Imperial Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [242] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [235] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Moses Coburn

Born 1890

British Army 6575 Lance Corporal Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army 6575 Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army D/6575 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

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James Coburn

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 353 Serjeant North Irish Horse

British Army 353 Corporal North Irish Horse

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Arthur Henry Coburn

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25449

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James Coburn

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55370

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James Alexander Coburn

Born 1886

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 335954

Canadian Expeditionary Force 335954 Bombardier Canadian Field Artillery

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Victor Coburn

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127297

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Peter Coburn

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy K23035 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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Ralph Coburn

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213380

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William Coburn

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51491 Private Royal Scots

British Army 51491 Private ALIAS

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Joseph Coburn

Died 1915

British Army 10248 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 10248 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Albert Coburn

Died 1916

British Army 31322 Private Welsh Regiment

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Gordon Brown Coburn

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602494

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602494 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Coburn

Born 1891

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3206414

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3206414 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Coburn

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 9808 Private Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Henry Coburn

Died 1916

British Army 34430 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 34th Brigade

British Army 34430 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Coburn

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311015

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Charles Harper Coburn

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150799

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Thomas John Coburn

Australian Imperial Force

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Frederick George Coburn

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 45872 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Robert G Coburn

Died 1916

British Army 31456 Private Welsh Regiment

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