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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]

Arthur Coldwell

Died 1917

British Army 29/701 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herbert Coldwell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278922

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Clarence William Coldwell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28836

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William James Coldwell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167176

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Hubert Coldwell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119480

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Clifford Coldwell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82962

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Samuel Coldwell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103416

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Hubert Coldwell

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 7639 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 203618 Corporal 1/5th West Riding Regiment

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Albert Horace Coldwell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11663 Private 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11663 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Fred B Coldwell

Died 1916

British Army 13544 Private Coldstream Guards

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Frank Coldwell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 43805 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Coldwell

Died 1915

British Army 13919 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Ewart Coldwell

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79377

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79377 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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James Budd Coldwell

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 223276

Canadian Expeditionary Force 223276 Private Canadian Infantry

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Albert Coldwell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 360558

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Stanley Robert Coldwell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11036

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Herbert David Coldwell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321853

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Christopher John Coldwell

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 6278 Private Irish Guards

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Hugh Coldwell

Died 1915

British Army 9054 Serjeant Connaught Rangers

British Army 9054 Corporal Connaught Rangers

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Francis Charles Coldwell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298847

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