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Sydney New South Wales [27]

London England [12]

London, Middlesex, England [10]

Islington, London [9]

Hastings, Sussex [8]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Newcastle New South Wales [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Aghada, Cork [5]

Cork [5]

Faversham, Kent [5]

Ipswich, Suffolk [5]

Ramsgate, Kent [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [4]

Islington, London, Middlesex [4]

Kinsale [4]

Kinsale, Cork [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [4]

Smithfield New South Wales [4]

Westbury Tasmania [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Ballina New South Wales [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [3]

Plymouth England [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Sussex England [3]

Woolwich, London [3]

Alberton South Australia [2]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bedfordshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2108]

Gunner [255]

Corporal [191]

Driver [191]

Serjeant [174]

Sapper [142]

Second Lieutenant [77]

Lance Corporal [63]

Pioneer [41]

Acting Corporal [35]

Lieutenant [32]

Acting Serjeant [29]

Captain [23]

Bombardier [20]

Rifleman [18]

Staff Serjeant [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Worker [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Saddler [6]

Major [5]

Private Acting Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Major [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Air Mechanic Second Class [2]

Drummer [2]

Farrier Corporal [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [271]

Labour Corps [254]

Army Service Corps [251]

Royal Engineers [219]

London Regiment [166]

Royal Garrison Artillery [146]

Royal Fusiliers [99]

Machine Gun Corps [93]

Middlesex Regiment [78]

Royal Army Medical Corps [78]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [61]

Rifle Brigade [60]

Royal Sussex Regiment [53]

Northamptonshire Regiment [52]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49]

Manchester Regiment [48]

Northumberland Fusiliers [47]

The Queen's Regiment [47]

Suffolk Regiment [46]

Leicestershire Regiment [44]

Hampshire Regiment [43]

Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Devonshire Regiment [38]

Durham Light Infantry [38]

East Kent Regiment [38]

Essex Regiment [38]

Norfolk Regiment [38]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [38]

East Surrey Regiment [37]

Lancashire Fusiliers [35]

Royal Army Service Corps [35]

Royal West Kent Regiment [34]

Liverpool Regiment [33]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [33]

Gloucestershire Regiment [32]

Worcestershire Regiment [31]

Somerset Light Infantry [30]

Wiltshire Regiment [30]

Bedfordshire Regiment [29]

Army Ordnance Corps [27]

Lincolnshire Regiment [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Irish Regiment [26]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [26]

Royal Naval Division [25]

South Staffordshire Regiment [25]

East Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [24]

West Riding Regiment [23]

Service

British Army [3221]

Royal Navy [387]

Australian Imperial Force [273]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [252]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [242]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [70]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [4538]

G [3]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4437]

Merchant Navy [82]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [111]

Canada [2]

South Africa [2]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

Ireland [1]

Netherlands [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [27] London England [12] London, Middlesex, England [10] Islington, London [9] Hastings, Sussex [8] Adelaide South Australia [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] London, Middlesex [6] Newcastle New South Wales [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Aghada, Cork [5] Cork [5] Faversham, Kent [5] Ipswich, Suffolk [5] Ramsgate, Kent [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Hackney, London [4] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [4] Islington, London, Middlesex [4] Kinsale [4] Kinsale, Cork [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Marylebone, London [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [4] Smithfield New South Wales [4] Westbury Tasmania [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Ballina New South Wales [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Dover, Kent [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Plymouth England [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Sussex England [3] Woolwich, London [3] Alberton South Australia [2] Albury New South Wales [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Andover, Hampshire [2] Barking, Essex [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Bedfordshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2108] Gunner [255] Corporal [191] Driver [191] Serjeant [174] Sapper [142] Second Lieutenant [77] Lance Corporal [63] Pioneer [41] Acting Corporal [35] Lieutenant [32] Acting Serjeant [29] Captain [23] Bombardier [20] Rifleman [18] Staff Serjeant [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Company Serjeant Major [10] Lance Serjeant [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8] Able Seaman [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Worker [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Saddler [6] Major [5] Private Acting Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Major [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Armourer Staff Serjeant [3] Company Sergeant Major [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Serjeant Major [3] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Gunner [2] Air Mechanic Second Class [2] Drummer [2] Farrier Corporal [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [271] Labour Corps [254] Army Service Corps [251] Royal Engineers [219] London Regiment [166] Royal Garrison Artillery [146] Royal Fusiliers [99] Machine Gun Corps [93] Middlesex Regiment [78] Royal Army Medical Corps [78] King's Royal Rifle Corps [61] Rifle Brigade [60] Royal Sussex Regiment [53] Northamptonshire Regiment [52] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49] Manchester Regiment [48] Northumberland Fusiliers [47] The Queen's Regiment [47] Suffolk Regiment [46] Leicestershire Regiment [44] Hampshire Regiment [43] Yorkshire Regiment [40] Devonshire Regiment [38] Durham Light Infantry [38] East Kent Regiment [38] Essex Regiment [38] Norfolk Regiment [38] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [38] East Surrey Regiment [37] Lancashire Fusiliers [35] Royal Army Service Corps [35] Royal West Kent Regiment [34] Liverpool Regiment [33] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [33] Gloucestershire Regiment [32] Worcestershire Regiment [31] Somerset Light Infantry [30] Wiltshire Regiment [30] Bedfordshire Regiment [29] Army Ordnance Corps [27] Lincolnshire Regiment [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] Royal Berkshire Regiment [27] Royal Irish Regiment [26] Royal Munster Fusiliers [26] Royal Naval Division [25] South Staffordshire Regiment [25] East Yorkshire Regiment [24] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [24] West Riding Regiment [23]

Service

British Army [3221] Royal Navy [387] Australian Imperial Force [273] Canadian Expeditionary Force [252] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [242] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [70] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [4538] G [3] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4437] Merchant Navy [82] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [111] Canada [2] South Africa [2] Egypt [1] France [1] India [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] Ireland [1] Netherlands [1]

Frederick Charles Coleman

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 6th Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Alfred Maurice Henry Coleman

Born 1888

British Army 6740 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 6740 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army 6740 Private Honourable Artillery Company Depot

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Albert Thomas Coleman

Born 1869

Died 1926

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1723 Air Mechanic 2nd Class 33 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1723 Sergeant 33 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1723 Fligh Sergeant 33 Squadron

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Hector Arthur Coleman

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 44017 Private Suffolk Regiment 9th Battalion

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Oscar William Coleman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 435 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 435 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Pals) Battalion

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Arthur Coleman

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 16002 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment Depot

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William Henry Coleman

Born 1898

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60132

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2/Private

Air Force (RAF/RFC) A/Cpl

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Archibald Bertram Coleman

Born 1879

Died 1958

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34890 Airman

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34890 Acting Corporal

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Bernard Coleman

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 6335 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 36977 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Ewart William Coleman

Born 1894

Died 1941

British Army WR/201421 Sapper Railway Transport Department Royal Engineers

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John Coleman

Born 1897

British Army 20893 Private Suffolk Regiment 10th

British Army 20893 Private Norfolk Regiment 10th

British Army 20893 Private Suffolk Regiment 10th

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Edward Coleman

Born 1866

Died 1917

Royal Navy CH/3892 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy CH/3892 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry RN Depot, Deal

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Edward Albert Coleman

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12729 Corporal

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Thomas Coleman

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 10090 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 10090 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 10090 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edward Coleman

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 29322 Private Training Reserve 32 Battalion

British Army 42851 Private Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 42186 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Clarence Coleman

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy 980 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 2nd RM Battalion

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Thomas Coleman

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army SD/568 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/568 Company Sergeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment 12th. Bn.

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Thomas Coleman

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 13093 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 4135 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 13093 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Thomas Coleman

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army G/1331 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter Henry Coleman

Born 1883

Died 1949

British Army 6051 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6051 Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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