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Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Whitefoord Tasmania [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

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Fingal Tasmania [1]

Hurst, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

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Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

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Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

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Norton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Oldham Lancashire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire, England [1]

Pendleton,Lancashire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Preston Lancashire [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

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Private [254]

Driver [29]

Serjeant [22]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [16]

Sapper [10]

Gunner Gunner [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner Corporal [1]

Gunner Gunner Gunner [1]

Gunner Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Wheeler/Driver [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Labour Corps [26]

Army Service Corps [22]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [373]

Royal Navy [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [438]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [432]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Manchester, Lancashire [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Whitefoord Tasmania [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fingal Tasmania [1] Hurst, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Islington [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Lancaster, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Middlesex [1] Norton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Oldham Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Pendleton,Lancashire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Preston Lancashire [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [254] Driver [29] Serjeant [22] Gunner [20] Corporal [16] Sapper [10] Gunner Gunner [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Gunner [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner Corporal [1] Gunner Gunner Gunner [1] Gunner Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Wheeler/Driver [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Labour Corps [26] Army Service Corps [22] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Royal Engineers [19] Liverpool Regiment [18] East Lancashire Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Devonshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Tank Corps [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [373] Royal Navy [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [438] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [432] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Charles Henry Cocker

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army A/200533 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army 5587 Rifleman London Regiment 3/8th (City of London) Reserve Battalion

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John Frederick Cocker

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2153 Private Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Albert Cocker

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 12907 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 10575 Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Cocker

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185371

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Vincent Cocker

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244459 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Arthur Thomas Cocker

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294857

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Edward Cocker

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148352

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John Frederick Cocker

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90157

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Alfred Cocker

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59328

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Percy Cocker

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22546

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George Cocker

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59462

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Harry Cocker

Died 1917

British Army 202101 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Percy J Cocker

Died 1915

British Army 13157 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Cocker

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 17563 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17563 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Wilfred Cocker

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 28487 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 28487 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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William Cocker

Born 1903

Died 1920

British Army 86234 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Cocker

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 182494 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) A Bn

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John Cocker

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263842

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James Cocker

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121390

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Robert Cocker

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15038 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 15038 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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