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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Writtle, Essex [5]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [2]

Warren New South Wales [2]

Wicken, Northamptonshire [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

York [2]

60 Winson St, Winson Green/Smethwick, Birmingham [1]

Abergavenny. [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Auckland [1]

Balaclava, Cornwall, Jamaica [1]

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire [1]

Berry New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bramcott, Nottingham [1]

Brentford, Middx [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brimstone, Worcestershire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Castle Cary, Somerset [1]

Church Stretton, Shropshire [1]

Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1]

Cobridge, Staffordshire [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Drouin Victoria [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Elsmore New South Wales [1]

England [1]

Glenlivet, Banffshire [1]

Rank

Private [435]

Gunner [46]

Corporal [34]

Driver [32]

Serjeant [25]

Sapper [24]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Captain [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Pioneer [8]

Major [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

ALIAS Gunner [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Corporal Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain RMLI [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Forewoman Cook [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [58]

Royal Field Artillery [57]

Labour Corps [48]

Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

London Regiment [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Herefordshire Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [648]

Royal Navy [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [841]

W [4]

D [2]

L [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [831]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Writtle, Essex [5] Bathurst New South Wales [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Chatham, Kent [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Edmonton, London [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] London England [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [2] Warren New South Wales [2] Wicken, Northamptonshire [2] Wolverhampton [2] York [2] 60 Winson St, Winson Green/Smethwick, Birmingham [1] Abergavenny. [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Auckland [1] Balaclava, Cornwall, Jamaica [1] Barry Dock, Glamorganshire [1] Berry New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bramcott, Nottingham [1] Brentford, Middx [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brimstone, Worcestershire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Castle Cary, Somerset [1] Church Stretton, Shropshire [1] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] Cobridge, Staffordshire [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Drouin Victoria [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Elsmore New South Wales [1] England [1] Glenlivet, Banffshire [1]

Rank

Private [435] Gunner [46] Corporal [34] Driver [32] Serjeant [25] Sapper [24] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [20] Captain [11] Acting Corporal [9] Pioneer [8] Major [7] Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Captain [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] ALIAS Gunner [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Corporal Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain RMLI [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Forewoman Cook [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [58] Royal Field Artillery [57] Labour Corps [48] Army Service Corps [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] London Regiment [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Herefordshire Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Essex Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [648] Royal Navy [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Australian Imperial Force [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [841] W [4] D [2] L [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [831] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Wilfrid Colley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1268 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William George Colley

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army M/340885 Private Army Service Corps

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Henry P Colley

Died 1916

British Army L/10927 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Herbert John Colley

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2163 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Colley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 18618 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 18618 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Harry Colley

Died 1917

British Army 3774 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 306315 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 306315 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Colley

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 19408 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 19408 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William James Colley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 37537 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Robert Colley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 31191 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Arthur Colley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 82227 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 82227 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Colley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4/7532 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4/7532 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Ernest Colley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 12488 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Ernest Arthur Colley

Born 1877

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 273709

Canadian Expeditionary Force 273709 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sydney Colley

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 439138

Canadian Expeditionary Force 439138 Private Canadian Infantry

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H Colley

Died 1917

British Army 139154 Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 139154 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John Colley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 9823 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Dennis Colley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 18149 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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John Henry Colley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 17317 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Colley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 34568 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 77114 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 25468 Driver South Wales Borderers

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Reginald Charles Colley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1446 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 265183 Private Devonshire Regiment

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