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Melbourne Victoria [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Burnham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Mudgee New South Wales [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Berkhampstead [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bridworth, Northamptonshire [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

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Chobham, Surrey [1]

Coventry [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Deal [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Elstead, Surrey [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Frimley, Surrey [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Hampshire England [1]

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Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

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Lewishaw, London [1]

London England [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Moree New South Wales [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Natimuk Victoria [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Normandy, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [238]

Gunner [38]

Driver [30]

Corporal [28]

Serjeant [23]

Sapper [17]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boy [1]

Captain Acting Adjutant [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Paid Lance Bombardier [1]

Interpreter Guide [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [45]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Engineers [32]

Labour Corps [31]

London Regiment [28]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

16th Lancers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [407]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Last name first letter

C [525]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [518]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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People [526] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Burnham, Buckinghamshire [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Mudgee New South Wales [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Berkhampstead [1] Berkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bridworth, Northamptonshire [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Catford, London [1] Chobham, Surrey [1] Coventry [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Deal [1] Dulwich, London [1] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1] Elstead, Surrey [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Frimley, Surrey [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1] Hamilton ON [1] Hampshire England [1] Highbridge, Somerset [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Islington [1] Islington, London [1] Kentish Town, St Pancras, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lewisham, London [1] Lewishaw, London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Moree New South Wales [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Natimuk Victoria [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Normandy, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [238] Gunner [38] Driver [30] Corporal [28] Serjeant [23] Sapper [17] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boy [1] Captain Acting Adjutant [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Paid Lance Bombardier [1] Interpreter Guide [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [45] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Engineers [32] Labour Corps [31] London Regiment [28] The Queen's Regiment [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Machine Gun Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Kent Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] 16th Lancers [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [407] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Last name first letter

C [525] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [518] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

Thomas James Collyer

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army L/7940 Private Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Collyer

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army 5683 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5683 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert Joseph Collyer

Born 1896

Died 1989

British Army 78763 Gunner 5th Brigade Headquarters Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 78763 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 5th Battalion

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Lewis Wellington Collyer

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 4728 Corporal London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 322070 Corporal London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 322070 Lance Serjeant London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Harry George Collyer

Born 1894

Died 1993

British Army T/1599 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/1599 Private Royal West Surrey

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Allan George Collyer

Born 1882

Died 1972

British Army M2/049565 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Edwin Collyer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302439

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Percy Malcolm Collyer

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 789 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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Leonard Charles Collyer

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 495818 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 495818 Private London Regiment

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George Stanley Collyer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91332

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George Collyer

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19446

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William John Collyer

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280375

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Percival Collyer

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 24705 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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James Collyer

Died 1914

British Army L/6256 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army L/6256 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Latimer Collyer

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 522 Colour Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 6th Bn.

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Helen Amy Georgina Collyer

Born 1884

Died 1930

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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John Francis Collyer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222016

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Leonard George Collyer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238188

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Albert Collyer

Died 1918

British Army A/200513 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army 5041 Rifleman London Regiment 3/8th (City of London) Reserve Battalion

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George Clifton Collyer

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 127688 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 127688 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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