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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]

Harry Oliver Coker

British Army Captain 2nd Rhodesia Regiment

British Army Temporary Major King's Royal Rifle Corps 20th Battalion

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Richard C Coker

British Army 8769 Private 13th Hussars

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George Coker

British Army 17808 Private 19th Liverpool Regiment

British Army 29589 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Walter E Coker

British Army 6622 Corporal 2/3rd South African Infantry Brigade

British Army 12304 Corporal East African Labour Corps

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Frank Alfred Coker

British Army 38229 Private Royal Defence Corps 6th Provisional Corps

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Charles Coker

British Army 936 Private 16th Hussars

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A O Coker

British Army Clerk 2nd West African Service Brigade

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H J Coker

British Army 291360 Private 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment

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Basil Coker-Godson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319436

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Reginald Percival Coker-Godson

Australian Imperial Force 1334

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Basil Coker-Godson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Ellen Margaret Brock-Coker

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25818

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Karimu Coker

British Army Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

British Army 641 Private Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

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Eva M Coker-Godson

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13966

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