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Durham, Durham [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnet, Hertforshire [1]

Cundletown New South Wales [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Grey Abbey, Down [1]

Haggerston, Middlesex [1]

Ipswich, Surrey [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester England [1]

Leicestershire [1]

London [1]

Pancras, London [1]

Portaferry, Down [1]

Primrose Street, Alloa [1]

Saint George Edinborough [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

St Pancras, Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

St Thomas Mount, Madras [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tatenhill Common, Burton upon Trent [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex, England [1]

Woonona New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [108]

Gunner [21]

Driver [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Trumpeter [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Constable [1]

Forewoman [1]

Major [1]

Privat [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Artillery Clerk [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

London Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Training Reserve [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1st Household Battalion [1]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

8th Citizen Battery [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cadet Force [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [177]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [233]

Contribution

Military Service [228]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Durham, Durham [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnet, Hertforshire [1] Cundletown New South Wales [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Grey Abbey, Down [1] Haggerston, Middlesex [1] Ipswich, Surrey [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Leicester [1] Leicester England [1] Leicestershire [1] London [1] Pancras, London [1] Portaferry, Down [1] Primrose Street, Alloa [1] Saint George Edinborough [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] South Shields, Durham [1] St Pancras, Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] St Thomas Mount, Madras [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tatenhill Common, Burton upon Trent [1] Twickenham, Middlesex, England [1] Woonona New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [108] Gunner [21] Driver [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [7] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [4] Trumpeter [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Constable [1] Forewoman [1] Major [1] Privat [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Artillery Clerk [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [10] London Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Training Reserve [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1st Household Battalion [1] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 8th Citizen Battery [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cadet Force [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [177] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [233]

Contribution

Military Service [228] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William Harold Coltman

Born 1891

Died 1974

British Army 3585 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241028 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

British Army 272578 Second Lieutenant Army Cadet Force Staffordshire Command

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Archibald Coltman

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8429 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8429 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Job Freeman Coltman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48020

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William Henry Coltman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205656

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Walter Alfred Coltman

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 5780 Private Border Regiment

British Army Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Private Border Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Walter Joseph Coltman

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 894 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 894 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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James Douglas Coltman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301576

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Arthur Henry Coltman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291112

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John Henry Coltman

Born 1897

Died 1975

Royal Navy 1240 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Bessie Coltman

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 40456 78 Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Robert Coltman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217531

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Robert Coltman

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 59049 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 59049 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Arthur Coltman

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410100

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410100 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Edward Coltman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136245

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Robert Coltman

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 751224 Trumpeter Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4224 Trooper Royal Field Artillery

British Army 751224 Trooper Royal Field Artillery

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Victor Joseph Coltman

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army G/14120 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Allan R Coltman

Died 1919

British Army 39240 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 449351 Private Labour Corps

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William Coltman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53335

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Bernard Jordan Coltman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63322

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Charles Coltman

Died 1916

British Army S/3631 Private Gordon Highlanders

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