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Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Havant, Hampshire [2]

Lancing, Sussex [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamptworth Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Hereford [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbro, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portslade, Sussex [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Toronto [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Willesden Green, Middlesex [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Worthing, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [92]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

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Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [10]

London Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

1st Dragoons [1]

21st Lancers [1]

24th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Attached Durham Light Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Indian Army Supply Column [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [130]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [194]

Contribution

Military Service [192]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Turkey [1]

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People [194] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Havant, Hampshire [2] Lancing, Sussex [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Buenos Aires [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hamptworth Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Hereford [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbro, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portslade, Sussex [1] Portsmouth [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Toronto [1] Warwickshire [1] Westminster, Middlesex [1] Willesden Green, Middlesex [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Worthing, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [92] Sapper [6] Corporal [5] Driver [5] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13] Royal Engineers [10] London Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Labour Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 1st Dragoons [1] 21st Lancers [1] 24th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Attached Durham Light Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Indian Army Supply Column [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [130] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [194]

Contribution

Military Service [192] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Turkey [1]

Bernard Barton Colbourne

Died 1916

British Army G/7083 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/7083 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Harry Taylor Colbourne

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252655

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John Leslie Colbourne

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100402

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Edward James Colbourne

Born 1892

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/1594 Auckland Infantry Battalion

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William Colbourne

Australian Imperial Force 17451

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Albert Bert Colbourne

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K17775 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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William Culliney Colbourne

Australian Imperial Force 7321

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Reginald Samuel Colbourne

Australian Imperial Force 28767

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Harold Stephen Colbourne

Born 1897

Royal Navy 17690 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Frank Colbourne

Australian Imperial Force 3869

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Arthur Edgar John Colbourne

Born 1891

Royal Navy 12796 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 16571 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Sidney Moses Colbourne

Born 1894

Royal Navy 14352 Royal Marine Artillery

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Robert Henry Colbourne

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Vanguard

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Thomas W Colbourne

British Army 14/264 Warrant Officer Class 2 York and Lancaster Regiment

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Stanley James Colbourne

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766997

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George Colbourne

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455402

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Reginald T Colbourne

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 127103

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Ernest Clifford Colbourne

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 868340

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John Charles Colbourne

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105514

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Maurice Dale Colbourne

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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