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Sydney New South Wales [27]

Melbourne Victoria [17]

London, Middlesex [8]

London England [7]

Perth Western Australia [6]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Fitzroy Victoria [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [4]

Stepney, Middlesex [4]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

London [3]

Whitechapel, London [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Avoca Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Gunnedah New South Wales [2]

Hawthorn Victoria [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester [2]

Mudgee New South Wales [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Sussex England [2]

Toronto [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Arnhem [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Black Rock, County Cork [1]

Boggabri New South Wales [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Copenhagen, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [1031]

Gunner [52]

Driver [36]

Corporal [35]

Serjeant [35]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [17]

Captain [16]

Sapper [16]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Pioneer [10]

Labourer [8]

Rifleman [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Major [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Chaplain [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant Trooper [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombaardier [1]

Boy [1]

CSM [1]

Civilian Clerk [1]

Corporal Acting Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Corporal Fireman [1]

Corporal Foreman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Interpreter [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Fusiliers [242]

Labour Corps [201]

London Regiment [119]

Army Service Corps [69]

Royal Engineers [49]

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [40]

Liverpool Regiment [36]

Middlesex Regiment [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Zion Mule Corps [31]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Jewish Labour Corps [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1321]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [139]

Australian Imperial Force [120]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [88]

Royal Navy [52]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1742]

M [2]

N [2]

W [2]

D [1]

E [1]

I [1]

J [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1722]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Canada [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [27] Melbourne Victoria [17] London, Middlesex [8] London England [7] Perth Western Australia [6] Bethnal Green, London [5] Fitzroy Victoria [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Stepney, London, Middlesex [4] Stepney, Middlesex [4] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [3] Carlton Victoria [3] London [3] Whitechapel, London [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Albert Park Victoria [2] Avoca Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Gunnedah New South Wales [2] Hawthorn Victoria [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester [2] Mudgee New South Wales [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Stepney, London [2] Sussex England [2] Toronto [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldgate, London [1] Arnhem [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Black Rock, County Cork [1] Boggabri New South Wales [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bristol England [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Copenhagen, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Deptford, London [1] Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [1031] Gunner [52] Driver [36] Corporal [35] Serjeant [35] Second Lieutenant [28] Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [17] Captain [16] Sapper [16] Acting Serjeant [11] Pioneer [10] Labourer [8] Rifleman [8] Acting Corporal [7] Major [6] Temporary Captain [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Chaplain [2] Leading Stoker [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant Trooper [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombaardier [1] Boy [1] CSM [1] Civilian Clerk [1] Corporal Acting Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Corporal Fireman [1] Corporal Foreman [1] Guardsman [1] Interpreter [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Fusiliers [242] Labour Corps [201] London Regiment [119] Army Service Corps [69] Royal Engineers [49] Royal Field Artillery [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [40] Liverpool Regiment [36] Middlesex Regiment [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Zion Mule Corps [31] Machine Gun Corps [29] The Queen's Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Durham Light Infantry [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [21] Rifle Brigade [21] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Welsh Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Highland Light Infantry [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Jewish Labour Corps [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Tank Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1321] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [139] Australian Imperial Force [120] Canadian Expeditionary Force [88] Royal Navy [52] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1742] M [2] N [2] W [2] D [1] E [1] I [1] J [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1722] Conscientious Objector [15] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Canada [1]

Myer Tutzer Cohen

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 129th Battln

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Daniel Cohen

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army M/397500 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Aaron Cohen

Born 1884

Died 1929

British Army C/4280 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Stanley Samuel Gilbert Cohen

Born 1880

Died 1944

British Army Major 1/5th Liverpool Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 1/5th Liverpool Regiment

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Jacob Cohen

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 101789 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 38th Heavy Battery

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Albert Cohen

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55785

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Moses Montifiore Cohen

Born 1879

Died 1959

British Army 33482 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 4th Battalion

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Herbert Cohen

Born 1888

British Army L/33036 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/33015 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 33036 Driver Royal Field Artillery 189 B.A.C. R.F.A.

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George Hubert Cohen

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Middlesex Regiment Public Schools Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

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Harold Cohen

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Leslie Cohen

Died 1916

British Army 4377 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 54178 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Benjamin Cohen

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 26196 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Lewis Cohen

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4120 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 391330 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 391330 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Morris Abraham Cohen

Born 1887

Died 1970

Canadian Expeditionary Force 279259

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Marks Cohen

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123536

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William Cohen

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 8344 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 8344 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Jack Cohen

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36888

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Davis Cohen

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34748

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Robert Cohen

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59545

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Isidore Cohen

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92410

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