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Bow, London [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Essex [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Seaton Delaval, Northumberland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Albury South Australia [1]

Antwerp [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Belfast [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bow London [1]

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex [1]

Bradwell-on-sea, Essex [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Claypole, Lincolnshire [1]

Claypole, Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Crook, Durham [1]

Durham [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Easton, Northampton [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Eyemouth [1]

Eyemouth, Berwickshire [1]

Fordham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Gazeley, Suffolk [1]

Georgetown South Australia [1]

Grantham, Linconshire [1]

Heworth, County Durham [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Isleham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Jarrow [1]

Kent [1]

Kirtling, Cambridgeshire [1]

Leesfield, Oldham [1]

Leicester England [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Lenton, Lincolnshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mayford, London [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [113]

Driver [12]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sapper [3]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Honorable Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Naval Assistant to 3rd Sea Lord [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sub-Commander (West Cambs) [1]

Volunteer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Belgian Agents [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

18th Lancers Indian Army [1]

1st Lancashire Hussars [1]

6th Liverpool Regiment [1]

7th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Remount Depot [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Belgian Agent [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Cavalry Assembly Centre [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [72]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Royal Navy [25]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [322]

Contribution

Military Service [310]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Canada [2]

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People [322] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bow, London [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Essex [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Seaton Delaval, Northumberland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Albury South Australia [1] Antwerp [1] Battersea, London [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Belfast [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bow London [1] Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex [1] Bradwell-on-sea, Essex [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [1] Clare South Australia [1] Claypole, Lincolnshire [1] Claypole, Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Crook, Durham [1] Durham [1] Durham, Durham [1] Easton, Northampton [1] Edinburgh [1] Eyemouth [1] Eyemouth, Berwickshire [1] Fordham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Gazeley, Suffolk [1] Georgetown South Australia [1] Grantham, Linconshire [1] Heworth, County Durham [1] Holloway, London [1] Isleham, Cambridgeshire [1] Jarrow [1] Kent [1] Kirtling, Cambridgeshire [1] Leesfield, Oldham [1] Leicester England [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lenton, Lincolnshire [1] Liverpool England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mayford, London [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [113] Driver [12] Gunner [12] Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Sapper [3] Captain Acting Major [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Major [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Honorable Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Naval Assistant to 3rd Sea Lord [1] Second Hand [1] Sub-Commander (West Cambs) [1] Volunteer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Essex Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Labour Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Belgian Agents [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 18th Lancers Indian Army [1] 1st Lancashire Hussars [1] 6th Liverpool Regiment [1] 7th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Medical Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Remount Depot [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Belgian Agent [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Cavalry Assembly Centre [1] Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168] Canadian Expeditionary Force [72] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Royal Navy [25] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [322]

Contribution

Military Service [310] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Canada [2]

E P C Collin

British Army Acting Captain 18th Lancers Indian Army

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Rosa Comhaire-Collin

British Army Belgian Agent

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