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Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cannock England [1]

Darley Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Derby [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Ilkeston England [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Sunderford, Gloucs [1]

Walham Green, London [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Willingborough England [1]

Rank

Private [98]

Driver [13]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [9]

Sapper [8]

Gunner [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Gunner Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Brahmans [1]

1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1]

52nd Graduate Battalion [1]

6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

7th Reserve Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [158]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

British Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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C [176]

Contribution

Military Service [174]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Turkey [1]

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People [176] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cannock England [1] Darley Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Ilkeston England [1] Macclesfield [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Peckham, London [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Sunderford, Gloucs [1] Walham Green, London [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Willingborough England [1]

Rank

Private [98] Driver [13] Corporal [10] Serjeant [9] Sapper [8] Gunner [7] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Gunner Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Major [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Engineers [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Labour Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Brahmans [1] 1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1] 52nd Graduate Battalion [1] 6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] 7th Reserve Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Good Hope [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [158] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [5] British Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [176]

Contribution

Military Service [174]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Turkey [1]

Henry Cockayne

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9893 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9893 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9893 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Cockayne

Born 1897

Died 1958

British Army 11267 Private 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11267 Serjeant 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Henry Cockayne

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 79906 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 79906 Corporal Royal Field Artillery V/14th Trench Mortar Battery

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Peter Cockayne

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85684

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John William Cockayne

Born 1887

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force 17548 Lance Corporal 9th Field Ambulance

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Albert Cockayne

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13804

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Thomas Cockayne

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269092

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Percy Hugh Robinson Cockayne

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234069

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David Parkinson Cockayne

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 76551 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Cockayne

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 203020 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Ernest Cockayne

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 72998 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Percy Cockayne

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 60002 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 60002 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Cockayne

Died 1915

British Army 13924 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 13924 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Sydney Alfred Cockayne

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 7013 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

British Army 7013 Serjeant Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Walter Cockayne

Died 1916

British Army 20698 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 20698 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Alfred Hawley Cockayne

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 66209 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Cockayne

Died 1917

British Army 15334 Private Manchester Regiment

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Ernest Cockayne

Died 1915

British Army 13127 Private 6th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13127 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Francis Cockayne

Australian Imperial Force 38056

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George Samson Cockayne

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270541

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