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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]

Cadwallader John Coker

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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Percy Harald Coker

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215491

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James Coker

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102624

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Frederick Walter Maitland Coker

Born 1882

Died 1954

Royal Navy 205893 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 205893 Boy 1st Class HMS Curacoa

Royal Navy 205893 Ordinary Seaman HMS Curacoa

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Archibald Wallace Coker

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234264

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Frank Coker

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 82231 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 12th Field Ambulance

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George Albert Coker

Born 1895

Died 1940

British Army 64785 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Coker

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406690

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Henry Coker

Born 1895

Died 1968

British Army 1457 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325188 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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W J Coker

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17171 Private Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 17171 Private Essex Regiment

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George Coker

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 634040

Canadian Expeditionary Force 634040 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Fred Coker

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5952

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5952 Bombardier Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

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Thomas Ernest Coker

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407189

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Edward Charles Coker

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158618

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Henry Coker

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175980

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George Baden Powell Coker

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188190

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Frederick John Coker

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313363

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Walter Ashton Coker

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5347

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Thomas Coker

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 8019 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8019 Private Essex Regiment

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Ernest Henry Coker

Died 1918

British Army 41617 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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