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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]

Highbridge, Somerset [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

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Kentish Town, St Pancras, London [1]

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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]

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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]

George William Collyer

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1626 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 1626 Serjeant London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 1626 Serjeant London Regiment

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William James Collyer

Died 1917

British Army STK/1330 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army 50494 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Jack Richard Collyer

Born 1902

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 340686 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Albert Edward Collyer

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305055

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Harry Collyer

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8730

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Norman Collyer

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 266355 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Charles Michael Collyer

Died 1917

British Army 20460 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 20460 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

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Charles Collyer

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 45594 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Dan Collyer

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army DM2/151582 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army DM2/151582 Private Army Service Corps

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Edward Collyer

Died 1917

British Army 200178 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas Augustus Collyer

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 9636 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9636 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9636 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Frank H Collyer

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1428 Trooper Royal Horse Guards

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James Collyer

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/18791 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/18791 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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John Collyer

Died 1916

British Army P/505 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army P/505 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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William Hugh Collyer

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757505

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757505 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Collyer

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3077 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 681252 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 681252 Private London Regiment

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Bert Victor Collyer

Died 1915

British Army 520 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Henry Collyer

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 32641 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 28414 Private Border Regiment

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Frank Collyer

Died 1916

British Army 946 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Albert Collyer

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 28721 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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