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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4]

London England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Maryborough Victoria [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Melksham, Wiltshire [3]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Wynyard Tasmania [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Eastwood South Australia [2]

Fordingbridge, Hampshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Kings Cross, London [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Anerley, Surrey [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Belfast, Ireland [1]

Benambra Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackwell, Worcestershire [1]

Bletchington, Oxfordshire [1]

Bourton on the water [1]

Brixton [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burgh Castle, Suffolk, England [1]

Burton-Upon-Trent England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Conventry England [1]

Cornwall [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Croydon England [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [500]

Gunner [60]

Driver [48]

Corporal [44]

Serjeant [39]

Sapper [30]

Lance Corporal [25]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Pioneer [12]

Captain [10]

Bombardier [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Major [4]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Carpenter [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Royal Engineers [61]

Army Service Corps [60]

Labour Corps [59]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

London Regiment [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Royal Air Force [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Tank Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Service

British Army [793]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [79]

Royal Navy [67]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [47]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

C [1072]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1059]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

China [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4] London England [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Maryborough Victoria [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Melksham, Wiltshire [3] Woolwich, Kent [3] Wynyard Tasmania [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Eastwood South Australia [2] Fordingbridge, Hampshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Kings Cross, London [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Woolwich, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Anerley, Surrey [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Belfast, Ireland [1] Benambra Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackwell, Worcestershire [1] Bletchington, Oxfordshire [1] Bourton on the water [1] Brixton [1] Brixton, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burgh Castle, Suffolk, England [1] Burton-Upon-Trent England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Conventry England [1] Cornwall [1] Cornwall England [1] Croydon England [1] Dartford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [500] Gunner [60] Driver [48] Corporal [44] Serjeant [39] Sapper [30] Lance Corporal [25] Second Lieutenant [22] Acting Serjeant [17] Pioneer [12] Captain [10] Bombardier [7] Able Seaman [6] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Major [4] Company Sergeant Major [3] Lieutenant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colonel [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper Lance Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Carpenter [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Lance Corporal [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72] Royal Engineers [61] Army Service Corps [60] Labour Corps [59] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] London Regiment [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Machine Gun Corps [25] Middlesex Regiment [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Army Veterinary Corps [14] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Royal Air Force [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Essex Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Tank Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5]

Service

British Army [793] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [79] Royal Navy [67] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [47] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

C [1072] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1059] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [18] China [1] France [1] Germany [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

Francis George Brain Collett

Born 1895

Died 1977

British Army 26153 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 26153 Private 11th Glosters

British Army 26153 Lance Corporal 11th Glosters

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George Collett

Born 1888

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76978 Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force

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Frederick James Collett

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy J46313

Royal Navy J.46313. (Ch.) Able Seaman HMS Mary Rose

Royal Navy J.46313. (Ch) Able Seaman HMS Mary Rose

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John George C Collett

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 8206 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323979 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323979 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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John Elvin Collett

Died 1917

British Army 49944 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 40682 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 23rd Tyneside Scottish

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Ernest George Collett

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 7646 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7646 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Thomas Collett

Born 1890

Died 1956

British Army L/9287 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/9287 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/9287 Acting Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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David Lewis Collett

Born 1888

Died 1944

British Army 4419 Private The Queen's Royal West Surrey

British Army 453908 Rifleman London Regiment 11th lond Battalion

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Oliver Harold Collett

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2179 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2179 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Percy James Collett

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 10677 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Frank Collett

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10685 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/10685 Private HMS Goliath Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Albert Collett

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16326 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Thomas Collett

Born 1889

Died 1937

British Army 304 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 8th London Howitzer Brigade

British Army 89309 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 89309 Driver Royal Field Artillery 226 Battery

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Harry Collett

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J49879 Ordinary Seaman HMS SHARK

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Walter Victor Collett

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 15221 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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G Collett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197520

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Frank Collett

Born 1891

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1519 Private Australian Infantry

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Ernest Alfred Collett

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297956

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Stephen Stanley Collett

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 415

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Arthur Collett

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188373

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