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Chislehurst, Kent [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Swanage, Dorset [2]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Bangor, Down [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Blackheath, London, England [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chislehurst,Bomley, Kent [1]

Devon [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Hampshire [1]

Henstridge, Somerset [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Malpas, Cheshire [1]

Malvern Victoria [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Somerset [1]

Southsea, Hampshire [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [67]

Corporal [12]

Driver [9]

Gunner [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Major General [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant acting Captain [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Temporary Major General [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

London Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers/Staff [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

1/22nd Punjabis [1]

124th Canadian Infantry [1]

129th Canadian Infantry [1]

22nd Punjabis [1]

36th Ulster Division [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [1]

Commands and Staff [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Derbyshire Yeomanry attached 16th African Rifles [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

GOC 25th Infantry Brigade [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [138]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [217]

P [6]

Contribution

Military Service [218]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [223] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chislehurst, Kent [3] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Swanage, Dorset [2] Andover, Hampshire [1] Bangor, Down [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Blackheath, London, England [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chislehurst,Bomley, Kent [1] Devon [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Hampshire [1] Henstridge, Somerset [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Kensington, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Malpas, Cheshire [1] Malvern Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Portsmouth [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Somerset [1] Southsea, Hampshire [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [67] Corporal [12] Driver [9] Gunner [9] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Major [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Major General [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant acting Captain [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Temporary Major General [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [10] London Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers/Staff [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 1/22nd Punjabis [1] 124th Canadian Infantry [1] 129th Canadian Infantry [1] 22nd Punjabis [1] 36th Ulster Division [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [1] Commands and Staff [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Derbyshire Yeomanry attached 16th African Rifles [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] GOC 25th Infantry Brigade [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [138] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [217] P [6]

Contribution

Military Service [218] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Clifford Coffin

Born 1870

Died 1959

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Brigadier General GOC 25th Infantry Brigade

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Charles Coffin

Born 1867

Died 1916

British Army 20042 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Stafford James Coffin

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 240819 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Gilbert Frank Coffin

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205762 Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force

Royal Navy F5762 Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205762 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force H.M.S. Lion

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William Percy Coffin

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J21399 Boy

Royal Navy J/21399 Boy 1st Class HMS Invincible

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Archie Minto Coffin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150757

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William Henry Coffin

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27827

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William Harold Coffin

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77435

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John Leonard Coffin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108733

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George Leopold Coffin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6787

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Henry William Coffin

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142851

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William Coffin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233970

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Sebright Edward Coffin

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

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Richard Grenville Coffin

Born 1897

Died 1964

Royal Navy Z/3686 Ordinary Signalman Royal Naval Division

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Arthur Coffin

Born 1882

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3083

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John Edward Pine-Coffin

Born 1867

Died 1919

British Army Major The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Frederick Coffin

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 4543 Acting Corporal Army Pay Corps

British Army 4543 Corporal Army Pay Corps

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Alfred Coffin

Died 1917

British Army 276597 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 235109 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert E Coffin

Died 1918

British Army 135140 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harold William Coffin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15662 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15662 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15662 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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