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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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Place of birth

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]

Alice Edith Isaacs

Born 1866

Other Empire Force Armenia's Flag Day Depot

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Jack Wolfe Alias Woolf Cohen Alias Bandal

Born 1881

Royal Navy 9930 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Edwin Cohn Or Cohen

Born 1881

Royal Navy 9769 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Chalom Cohen

British Army 316 Jewish Labour Corps

British Army 316 Labourer Jewish Labour Corps

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Nessim Cohen

British Army Jewish Labour Corps

British Army 172 Labourer Jewish Labour Corps

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C Waley-Cohen

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Eliaon Cohen

British Army Jewish Labour Corps

British Army 318 Labourer Jewish Labour Corps

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Nissim Cohen

British Army Jewish Labour Corps

British Army 166 Labourer Jewish Labour Corps

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Samuel George Chapman-Cohen

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/3885

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Meir Cohen

British Army Jewish Labour Corps

British Army 41 Labourer Jewish Labour Corps

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C Waley-Cohen

British Army Temporary Captain Special List

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Levi Cohen

British Army Jewish Labour Corps

British Army 124 Labourer Jewish Labour Corps

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David De Lara Cohen

British Army Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

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Jacob Cohen Azazi

British Army Jewish Labour Corps

British Army 306 Labourer Jewish Labour Corps

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