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Shepton Mallet, Somerset [3]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Lambeth, England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Roath, Cardiff [1]

South Newington, Middlesex [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Whitchurch, Somerset [1]

Wiltshire [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [63]

Driver [6]

Gunner [6]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Boy [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major Honorary Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Shipwright 3rd Class [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

4th Royal Highlanders [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

20th Hussars [1]

4th Camn' Highrs Territorial Force [1]

9th Royal Highlanders [1]

9th Royal Scots [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards/Staff [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS ONSLOW [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Infantry/ Grenadier Guards [1]

Infantry/Grenadier Guards [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [110]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [134]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [132]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [135] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [3] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Lambeth, England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Roath, Cardiff [1] South Newington, Middlesex [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] Whitchurch, Somerset [1] Wiltshire [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [63] Driver [6] Gunner [6] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Major [5] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Boy [1] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major Honorary Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Shipwright 3rd Class [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Labour Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Army Service Corps [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] 4th Royal Highlanders [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] North Somerset Yeomanry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 20th Hussars [1] 4th Camn' Highrs Territorial Force [1] 9th Royal Highlanders [1] 9th Royal Scots [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards/Staff [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS ONSLOW [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] Infantry/ Grenadier Guards [1] Infantry/Grenadier Guards [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [110] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [134] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [132] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Albert Victor Colston

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 3/11476 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11476 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Edward Murray Colston

Born 1880

Died 1944

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General Grenadier Guards

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James Marshall Colston

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58762

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Ernest J Colston

Died 1916

British Army PS/11558 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/18188 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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James Edward Colston

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3048 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 681239 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 681239 Private London Regiment

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Harold Kelway Colston

Died 1915

British Army Major York and Lancaster Regiment

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Norman Colston

Died 1917

British Army 33914 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 33914 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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A E Colston

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 506618 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Colston

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 24091 Serjeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Alexander Colston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167966

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A E Colston

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406238

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James Colston

Died 1916

British Army 24940 Serjeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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James Colston

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 30722 Private Welsh Regiment

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Henry Colston

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 17316 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 17316 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frank Colston

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164506

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Henry Colston

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203699

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Ernest Henry Colston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40386 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 48555 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Colston

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 40361 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 40361 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Frederick George Colston

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 616 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 43005 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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John Colston

Died 1917

British Army 21348 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 43327 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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