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Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Canterbury England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Skegness, Lincolnshire [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Barton, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Binnum South Australia [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Calvert Queensland [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Charlton, London SE [1]

Clifton Wood, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Dringhouses, York, Yorkshire [1]

Durham England [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Horse Hay, Dorley, Shropshire [1]

Horse Peak, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mitcham Croydon, Surrey [1]

Mitcham, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oakley Victoria [1]

Penola South Australia [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Ripley, Derbyshire [1]

Rosewood Queensland [1]

Saint Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Scunthorpe [1]

Southwark, Surrey [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Stephen Township - Huron County [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Stratford, London [1]

Taunton [1]

Tow Law, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [160]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [13]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Transport Corporal [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Conductor [2]

Surgeon [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bearer [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Rear Admiral [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

18th Hussars [2]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Graduate Battalion [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery/Staff [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [285]

Royal Navy [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [386]

Contribution

Military Service [378]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Canterbury England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Skegness, Lincolnshire [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Barton, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Binnum South Australia [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Calvert Queensland [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Charlton, London SE [1] Clifton Wood, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Colac Victoria [1] Dringhouses, York, Yorkshire [1] Durham England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Grays, Essex [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Herne Bay, Kent [1] Horse Hay, Dorley, Shropshire [1] Horse Peak, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mitcham Croydon, Surrey [1] Mitcham, Croydon, Surrey [1] Nottingham [1] Oakley Victoria [1] Penola South Australia [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Portsmouth [1] Ripley, Derbyshire [1] Rosewood Queensland [1] Saint Pancras, Middlesex [1] Scunthorpe [1] Southwark, Surrey [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Stephen Township - Huron County [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Stratford, London [1] Taunton [1] Tow Law, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [160] Gunner [20] Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [17] Serjeant [16] Driver [13] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [10] Captain [8] Lieutenant [7] Major [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Transport Corporal [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Conductor [2] Surgeon [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Bearer [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Gunner [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Engineer Captain [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Rear Admiral [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29] Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Durham Light Infantry [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 18th Hussars [2] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Graduate Battalion [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Artillery/Staff [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [285] Royal Navy [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [386]

Contribution

Military Service [378] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Canada [1]

Robert Collingwood

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15571 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/15571 Private HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy PLY/15571 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Lion

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Carlton Collingwood

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment

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James Lawrence Collingwood

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96827

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Gordon Francis Collingwood

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 335 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

British Army 335 Private Imperial Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Thomas Collingwood

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301635

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Clennell William Collingwood

Born 1873

Died 1960

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Brigadier General 4th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery

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Archibald Douglas Collingwood

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49200

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George Collingwood

British Army 2620 Private Durham Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army 300356 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Collingwood

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247270

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Albert Richard Collingwood

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293367

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Harry Collingwood

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129452

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Gilbert Bertie Collingwood

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206693

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Joseph Collingwood

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 20/509 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Cecil Herbert Mowlam Collingwood

Died 1917

British Army 535359 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 535359 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Richard Milne Collingwood

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Ernest Collingwood

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654195

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Reginald Collingwood

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 54197 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 54197 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Sydney Collingwood

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 2630 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 200556 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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James Robert Collingwood

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 21/1696 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 21/1696 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert Collingwood

Died 1916

British Army 16/421 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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