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Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Waverley New South Wales [3]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Narrandera New South Wales [2]

Pitminster, Somerset [2]

Porthleven, Cornwall, England [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bircham Norfolk [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brunswick East New South Wales [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Carlow [1]

Charleville Queensland [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Dunnottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire [1]

Durham England [1]

Erith, Dartford, Kent [1]

Fencehouses, Durham [1]

Folkestone England [1]

Forest Reefs New South Wales [1]

Gillingham England [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Gt Bircham Norfolk [1]

Gt Bircham Norfolk [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Homerton, Middlesex [1]

Hull [1]

Kingston Vale,London [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

New Mill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Norwich England [1]

Ostend [1]

Paddington, Marylebone, London [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Perth, Scotland [1]

Pimpama Queensland [1]

Porth Leven, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [230]

Gunner [33]

Driver [26]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [16]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Sapper [12]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Captain [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Fireman [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Army Service Corps [33]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Engineers [27]

Norfolk Regiment [23]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Border Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [363]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Royal Navy [30]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [494]

Contribution

Military Service [472]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [4] Waverley New South Wales [3] Maryborough Victoria [2] Narrandera New South Wales [2] Pitminster, Somerset [2] Porthleven, Cornwall, England [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bircham Norfolk [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brunswick East New South Wales [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Carlow [1] Charleville Queensland [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Dunnottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire [1] Durham England [1] Erith, Dartford, Kent [1] Fencehouses, Durham [1] Folkestone England [1] Forest Reefs New South Wales [1] Gillingham England [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Gt Bircham Norfolk [1] Gt Bircham Norfolk [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Homerton, Middlesex [1] Hull [1] Kingston Vale,London [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] New Mill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Norwich England [1] Ostend [1] Paddington, Marylebone, London [1] Perth, Perthshire [1] Perth, Scotland [1] Pimpama Queensland [1] Porth Leven, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [230] Gunner [33] Driver [26] Corporal [20] Serjeant [16] Second Lieutenant [14] Sapper [12] Acting Serjeant [7] Captain [7] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Fireman [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Army Service Corps [33] Labour Corps [29] Royal Engineers [27] Norfolk Regiment [23] Durham Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] London Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Border Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] East Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [363] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Royal Navy [30] Australian Imperial Force [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [494]

Contribution

Military Service [472] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Charles G Colman

British Army 107547 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Ernest Colman

British Army 4328 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4328 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Colman

British Army 5261 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 5261 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

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Philip Jas Colman

British Army 191760 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Francis Andrew Colman

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/99

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Arthur Thomas Colman

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26796

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William Colman

British Army 3780 Private 5th Royal Highlanders

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Ernest Colman

British Army 67062 Private 2/1st Buckinghamshire Hussars

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F G D Colman

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/1st Surrey Yeomanry

British Army Captain 1/1st Surrey Yeomanry

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William E Colman

British Army 671 Private 12th Battalion

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John Colman

British Army 25335 Private Royal Defence Corps 118th Provisional Company

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Claude John Colman

British Army Lieutenant 1st King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain 3rd King's Liverpool Regiment

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Fred Colman

British Army 393360 Private Labour Corps 586th Company ex Labour Corps

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Fred Colman

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