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Portsmouth, Hampshire [19]

London England [18]

Melbourne Victoria [17]

Sydney New South Wales [16]

London, Middlesex [14]

London, Middlesex, England [14]

Plymouth, Devon [13]

Southampton, Hampshire [13]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [12]

Adelaide South Australia [9]

Battersea, London [9]

Marylebone, London [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Bethnal Green, London [6]

Brighton, Sussex [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Devonport, Devon [6]

Farnham, Surrey [6]

Lambeth, London [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Richmond Victoria [6]

Tottenham, London [6]

Bristol, Somerset [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Poplar, London [5]

Staithes, Yorkshire, England [5]

Swindon, Wiltshire [5]

Wandsworth, London [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Byrock New South Wales [4]

Charters Towers Queensland [4]

Goldsborough Victoria [4]

Islington, London [4]

Tottenham, Middlesex [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bedford [3]

Birmingham [3]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Apsley Tasmania [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [3192]

Gunner [337]

Driver [268]

Corporal [248]

Serjeant [221]

Sapper [201]

Lance Corporal [116]

Second Lieutenant [109]

Lieutenant [76]

Acting Corporal [63]

Captain [50]

Acting Serjeant [41]

Pioneer [38]

Bombardier [30]

Rifleman [25]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [24]

Major [19]

Company Serjeant Major [17]

Staff Serjeant [14]

Acting Bombardier [13]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Worker [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Able Seaman [9]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Sister [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Temporary Captain [7]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Drummer [6]

Trooper [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Private Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal 2nd [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Signaller [4]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [404]

Royal Engineers [401]

Army Service Corps [378]

Royal Field Artillery [378]

London Regiment [277]

Royal Garrison Artillery [199]

Royal Army Medical Corps [143]

Royal Fusiliers [141]

Hampshire Regiment [124]

Machine Gun Corps [122]

Middlesex Regiment [120]

Gloucestershire Regiment [111]

Devonshire Regiment [102]

The Queen's Regiment [91]

Worcestershire Regiment [84]

Rifle Brigade [81]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81]

Suffolk Regiment [73]

Essex Regiment [70]

Welsh Regiment [69]

Wiltshire Regiment [63]

East Surrey Regiment [59]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [59]

Northumberland Fusiliers [56]

Royal Army Service Corps [55]

East Kent Regiment [54]

Bedfordshire Regiment [53]

Liverpool Regiment [53]

Northamptonshire Regiment [53]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52]

Royal West Kent Regiment [49]

Royal Sussex Regiment [48]

Lincolnshire Regiment [46]

Somerset Light Infantry [42]

South Wales Borderers [42]

Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Dorsetshire Regiment [41]

Army Ordnance Corps [39]

Lancashire Fusiliers [39]

Durham Light Infantry [38]

South Staffordshire Regiment [38]

York and Lancaster Regiment [38]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [37]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37]

Cheshire Regiment [36]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [36]

Tank Corps [36]

West Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Manchester Regiment [35]

Norfolk Regiment [35]

Service

British Army [4820]

Royal Navy [626]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [445]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [389]

Australian Imperial Force [288]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [72]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [6806]

W [4]

T [3]

B [2]

G [2]

M [2]

S [2]

D [1]

E [1]

L [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6620]

Merchant Navy [160]

Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [133]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

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People [6826] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [19] London England [18] Melbourne Victoria [17] Sydney New South Wales [16] London, Middlesex [14] London, Middlesex, England [14] Plymouth, Devon [13] Southampton, Hampshire [13] Southampton, Hampshire, England [12] Adelaide South Australia [9] Battersea, London [9] Marylebone, London [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Brisbane Queensland [7] Bethnal Green, London [6] Brighton, Sussex [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Devonport, Devon [6] Farnham, Surrey [6] Lambeth, London [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Richmond Victoria [6] Tottenham, London [6] Bristol, Somerset [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Poplar, London [5] Staithes, Yorkshire, England [5] Swindon, Wiltshire [5] Wandsworth, London [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Byrock New South Wales [4] Charters Towers Queensland [4] Goldsborough Victoria [4] Islington, London [4] Tottenham, Middlesex [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bedford [3] Birmingham [3] Colchester, Essex [3] Dover, Kent [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Hackney, London [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Paddington, London [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Apsley Tasmania [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bideford, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [3192] Gunner [337] Driver [268] Corporal [248] Serjeant [221] Sapper [201] Lance Corporal [116] Second Lieutenant [109] Lieutenant [76] Acting Corporal [63] Captain [50] Acting Serjeant [41] Pioneer [38] Bombardier [30] Rifleman [25] Warrant Officer Class 2 [24] Major [19] Company Serjeant Major [17] Staff Serjeant [14] Acting Bombardier [13] Lance Serjeant [11] Worker [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Able Seaman [9] Corporal 2nd [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Sister [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Temporary Captain [7] Warrant Officer Class 1 [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Drummer [6] Trooper [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Private Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal 2nd [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Signaller [4] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Colonel [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [404] Royal Engineers [401] Army Service Corps [378] Royal Field Artillery [378] London Regiment [277] Royal Garrison Artillery [199] Royal Army Medical Corps [143] Royal Fusiliers [141] Hampshire Regiment [124] Machine Gun Corps [122] Middlesex Regiment [120] Gloucestershire Regiment [111] Devonshire Regiment [102] The Queen's Regiment [91] Worcestershire Regiment [84] Rifle Brigade [81] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81] Suffolk Regiment [73] Essex Regiment [70] Welsh Regiment [69] Wiltshire Regiment [63] East Surrey Regiment [59] King's Royal Rifle Corps [59] Northumberland Fusiliers [56] Royal Army Service Corps [55] East Kent Regiment [54] Bedfordshire Regiment [53] Liverpool Regiment [53] Northamptonshire Regiment [53] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52] Royal West Kent Regiment [49] Royal Sussex Regiment [48] Lincolnshire Regiment [46] Somerset Light Infantry [42] South Wales Borderers [42] Yorkshire Regiment [42] Dorsetshire Regiment [41] Army Ordnance Corps [39] Lancashire Fusiliers [39] Durham Light Infantry [38] South Staffordshire Regiment [38] York and Lancaster Regiment [38] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [37] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37] Cheshire Regiment [36] Royal Berkshire Regiment [36] Tank Corps [36] West Yorkshire Regiment [36] Manchester Regiment [35] Norfolk Regiment [35]

Service

British Army [4820] Royal Navy [626] Canadian Expeditionary Force [445] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [389] Australian Imperial Force [288] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [72] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [6806] W [4] T [3] B [2] G [2] M [2] S [2] D [1] E [1] L [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6620] Merchant Navy [160] Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [133] Canada [3] Australia [1] Malta [1]

Joseph Nonrible Cole Edwards

British Army 5802 Serjeant Military Labour Corps

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Lilian Whitehorne-Cole

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

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Elsie M Cole-Hamilton

British Army Driver French Red Cross

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C G Cole-Hamilton

British Army Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Reserve of Officers/Royal Irish Rifles

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N W Wells-Cole

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Cavalry/Royal Horse Artillery

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Frank Cator

Born 1888

Royal Navy 310813

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