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Fareham, Hampshire [3]

Grays, Essex [3]

Ivybridge, Devon [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Blayney New South Wales [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Greenhithe, Kent [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Hullbridge, Essex, England [2]

Hungerford, Berkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maldon, Essex, England [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Rayleigh, Essex [2]

Salisbury South Australia [2]

Twickenham, Middlesex [2]

37 Cassidy Road, Fulham, London [1]

Banstead, Surrey [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boscombe, Hampshire [1]

Boston Spa, Yorkshire [1]

Bovingdon, Hertfordshire [1]

Brundall, Bradeston, Norfolk [1]

Chelsfield, Backwell, Bristol [1]

Christchurch, Monmouthshire [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Cudham, Kent, England [1]

Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Fareham, Hampshire, England [1]

Fareham, Hants [1]

Feltham, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Goldhanger, Essex [1]

Haggerston [1]

Hockney, Essex, England [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kings Lynn [1]

Lancashire [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Marlow, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [198]

Gunner [17]

Serjeant [15]

Driver [13]

Sapper [13]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Major [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Carrier [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Hammerman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

London Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rhodesia Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Service

British Army [298]

Royal Navy [53]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [452]

B [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [431]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Fareham, Hampshire [3] Grays, Essex [3] Ivybridge, Devon [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Blayney New South Wales [2] Deptford, London [2] Greenhithe, Kent [2] Holloway, London [2] Hullbridge, Essex, England [2] Hungerford, Berkshire [2] Islington, London [2] London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maldon, Essex, England [2] Peckham, London [2] Rayleigh, Essex [2] Salisbury South Australia [2] Twickenham, Middlesex [2] 37 Cassidy Road, Fulham, London [1] Banstead, Surrey [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boscombe, Hampshire [1] Boston Spa, Yorkshire [1] Bovingdon, Hertfordshire [1] Brundall, Bradeston, Norfolk [1] Chelsfield, Backwell, Bristol [1] Christchurch, Monmouthshire [1] Clapton, London [1] Cudham, Kent, England [1] Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Fareham, Hampshire, England [1] Fareham, Hants [1] Feltham, Middlesex [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Goldhanger, Essex [1] Haggerston [1] Hockney, Essex, England [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kings Lynn [1] Lancashire [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Marlow, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [198] Gunner [17] Serjeant [15] Driver [13] Sapper [13] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [9] Major [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Carrier [1] Chief Gunner [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Hammerman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [27] Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [25] Royal Field Artillery [24] London Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rhodesia Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [2] Kent Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Service

British Army [298] Royal Navy [53] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [452] B [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [431] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

James Coker

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3896 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 321545 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 321545 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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William Coker

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 7955 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7955 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick George Coker

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1295 Private 15th Lancashire Regiment

British Army 530039 Private 15th Lancashire Regiment

British Army 530039 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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George David Coker

Died 1917

British Army GS/24721 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Cadwallader Coker

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Josiah Coker

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 21/804 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd west Battalion

British Army 21/804 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 10th (Service) Battalion

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John Coker

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193282

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Henry Coker

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56747

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Ernest Coker

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 14093 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th bedford Battalion

British Army 14093 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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William James Coker

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143982

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Arthur William Coker

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145583

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Henry Ernest Coker

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39050

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Arthur George Coker

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288007

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William Coker

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206675

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William Alfred Coker

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82054

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Edward James Coker

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287515

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Sydney Coker

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army MS/4006 Private Army Service Corps 8th Divisional Signal Company

British Army MS/4006 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Edgar Cecil Coker

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 15723 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles William Coker

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 186588 Petty Officer HMS Venerable

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Francis Richard Coker

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123089

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