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Bellingen New South Wales [2]

Holmfirth [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford, England [1]

Brandon, Manitoba [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Galashiels.Scotland [1]

Hanley, Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Linthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Netherthong, West Yorkshire [1]

Newton Heath, Manchester [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Shepparton Victoria [1]

South Tottenham [1]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [126]

Driver [13]

Gunner [10]

Sapper [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Adjutant Major [1]

Commanding Officer [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leuitenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Private /Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major /Acting Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17]

West Riding Regiment [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

1/5th West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

15th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

1st Royal Irish Regiment [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

3/11th Gurkha Rifles [1]

4th Cavalry [1]

4th Indian Cavalry [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [198]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [269]

Contribution

Military Service [264]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

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People [269] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bellingen New South Wales [2] Holmfirth [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Sheffield [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford, England [1] Brandon, Manitoba [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dublin [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Galashiels.Scotland [1] Hanley, Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Linthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Netherthong, West Yorkshire [1] Newton Heath, Manchester [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Shepparton Victoria [1] South Tottenham [1] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [126] Driver [13] Gunner [10] Sapper [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [6] Captain [4] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Adjutant Major [1] Commanding Officer [1] Company Serjeant Major/Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leuitenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Private /Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Serjeant Major /Acting Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] West Riding Regiment [17] Labour Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Army Service Corps [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Connaught Rangers [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 1/5th West Riding Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 15th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 1st Royal Irish Regiment [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] 3/11th Gurkha Rifles [1] 4th Cavalry [1] 4th Indian Cavalry [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [198] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [269]

Contribution

Military Service [264] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1]

George Alfred Coldwell

Born 1891

Died 1944

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 10th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Temporary Captain

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain

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Horace Edgar Coldwell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 7236 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 16839 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Herbert David Coldwell

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 28857 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 61594 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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William Bertram Coldwell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53387 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 53387 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William George Alexander Coldwell

Born 1893

British Army Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel Machine Gun Corps

British Army Leuitenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Commanding Officer Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick William Coldwell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162618

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Charles Laurence Coldwell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34700

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Joseph Francis Coldwell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120704

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John Albert Coldwell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286323

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Joseph H Coldwell

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 78216 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Seth Coldwell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2414351 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 4711 241435 Private West Riding Regiment 1/5th Duke of Wellingtons Battalion

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Wilfred Coldwell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249851

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Joe Coldwell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126496

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Frederick Coldwell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army P/719 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army P/719 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Norman Goodman Coldwell

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army M2/032681 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

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Lewis Coldwell

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 20191 Private West Riding Regiment

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George Bowen Coldwell

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 222662

Canadian Expeditionary Force 222662 Private Canadian Infantry

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Francis Sydney Coldwell

Born 1898

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228821

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228821 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Coldwell

Died 1918

British Army 27560 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 27560 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Richard Coldwell

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 12564 Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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