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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]

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Moree New South Wales [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Natimuk Victoria [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Normandy, Surrey [1]

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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]

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Private Lance Corporal [1]

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Sister [1]

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Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

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Worker [1]

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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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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]

Frederick Collyer

British Army 5/170748 51st Grad Battalion

British Army 46692 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas W Collyer

British Army 9807 Private 2nd Royal Scots

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Ralph Howard Collyer

British Army 16595 Corporal 5th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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J Collyer

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/19th Punjabis

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William Collyer

British Army 12294 Private Royal Defence Corps 9th Battalion

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Martha Collyer

Born 1881

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Martha Collyer