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Desborough, Northants [17]

Cowra New South Wales [6]

Desborough, Northamptonshire [6]

Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [5]

Cambridge [3]

Deniliquin New South Wales [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Saffron Walden, Essex [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Beaufort South Australia [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Carroll New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hampton Hill, Middlesex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Nagambie Victoria [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Padstow, Cornwall [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Port Wakefield South Australia [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire [2]

Singleton New South Wales [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Barnsley, S Yorkshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bocking, Essex [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bootle Liverpool [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brixton, London, Sussex [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Buntingford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [586]

Corporal [58]

Serjeant [56]

Driver [44]

Gunner [36]

Sapper [25]

Gunner Gunner [24]

Lance Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Acting Corporal [12]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Major [6]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Major [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Gunner Bombardier [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Saddler [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sergeant Driver [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Gunner Corporal [1]

Gunner Driver [1]

Gunner Gunner Gunner Gunner [1]

Gunner Sapper [1]

Honorary Captain Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [76]

Labour Corps [74]

Royal Field Artillery [60]

London Regiment [59]

Army Service Corps [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [45]

Essex Regiment [37]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Norfolk Regiment [32]

Northamptonshire Regiment [31]

Royal Fusiliers [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Suffolk Regiment [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Coldstream Guards [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Service

British Army [893]

Royal Navy [97]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Last name first letter

C [1199]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1168]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [58]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Desborough, Northants [17] Cowra New South Wales [6] Desborough, Northamptonshire [6] Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [5] Cambridge [3] Deniliquin New South Wales [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] London, Middlesex [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Saffron Walden, Essex [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Beaufort South Australia [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Carroll New South Wales [2] Hackney, London [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hampton Hill, Middlesex [2] Islington, London [2] Kettering, Northamptonshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Nagambie Victoria [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Padstow, Cornwall [2] Poplar, London [2] Port Wakefield South Australia [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire [2] Singleton New South Wales [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Barnsley, S Yorkshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bocking, Essex [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bootle Liverpool [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brixton, London, Sussex [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Buntingford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [586] Corporal [58] Serjeant [56] Driver [44] Gunner [36] Sapper [25] Gunner Gunner [24] Lance Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [23] Acting Corporal [12] Acting Serjeant [12] Pioneer [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Lieutenant [6] Major [6] Bombardier [5] Captain [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Captain [3] Worker [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Major [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2] Gunner Bombardier [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Saddler [2] Sergeant [2] Sergeant Driver [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigade Major [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Gunner Corporal [1] Gunner Driver [1] Gunner Gunner Gunner Gunner [1] Gunner Sapper [1] Honorary Captain Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [76] Labour Corps [74] Royal Field Artillery [60] London Regiment [59] Army Service Corps [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [45] Essex Regiment [37] Machine Gun Corps [34] Norfolk Regiment [32] Northamptonshire Regiment [31] Royal Fusiliers [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Suffolk Regiment [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] Middlesex Regiment [21] Rifle Brigade [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Cambridgeshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Coldstream Guards [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5]

Service

British Army [893] Royal Navy [97] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61] Australian Imperial Force [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Last name first letter

C [1199] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1168] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [58] Sri Lanka [1]

Bertram Charles Kingston Coe

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2127 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

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David Edward Francis Coe

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137204 Lieutenant 5th Squadron

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Benjamin Coe

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 94889 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 9th Battalion

British Army 3/25622 Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 94889 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Jesse Coe

Born 1882

British Army 9937 Private Grenadier Guards 1st

British Army 9937 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 1st

British Army 9937 Corporal Reserve

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Charles Irving Coe

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 29222 Private Essex Regiment 13th Bn.

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Leonard Coe

Born 1897

British Army 289240 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army WR/288219 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Alfred Coe

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 11264 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 580900 Private Labour Corps

British Army 580900 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur William Coe

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285829

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Percy Coe

Born 1899

British Army 507 Training Reserve 20th Bn

British Army 44571 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Herbert Alfred Coe

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266022

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George Dean Coe

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286769

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George Coe

Born 1884

British Army S/38699 Private Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 25th Reserve Garrison Battalion

British Army 62236 Private Worcestershire Regiment 16th (TW) Battalion

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Harry Coe

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279164

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George Edward Coe

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16759

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William John Coe

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232943

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Frank Walter Coe

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90619

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Frederick Coe

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31585

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George Coe

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 1367 Serjeant Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

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George Herbert Coe

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2930 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 40138 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frank Coe

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army 201014 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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