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Cape Town [2]

Emyvale, Monaghan [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Bordesley Green,Birmingham. [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Botany New South Wales [1]

Bristol [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Felsted, Essex [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Gunnedah New South Wales [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maids Moreton, Buckingham [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

New Becton, Essex [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk, England [1]

Oxford [1]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Ripley [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

South Collingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

St James [1]

Rank

Private [128]

Sapper [16]

Driver [15]

Corporal [14]

Gunner [14]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

LAC [1]

Local Second Lieutenant [1]

Member [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

London Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/5th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

11th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [209]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [291]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [281]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [292] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cape Town [2] Emyvale, Monaghan [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Bordesley Green,Birmingham. [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Botany New South Wales [1] Bristol [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Felsted, Essex [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Gunnedah New South Wales [1] Isleworth, London [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maids Moreton, Buckingham [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] New Becton, Essex [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Norwich, Norfolk, England [1] Oxford [1] Penzance, Cornwall, England [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Ripley [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] South Collingham, Nottinghamshire [1] St James [1]

Rank

Private [128] Sapper [16] Driver [15] Corporal [14] Gunner [14] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Flight Sergeant [1] LAC [1] Local Second Lieutenant [1] Member [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Royal Field Artillery [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] London Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Labour Corps [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] 9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/5th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 11th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [209] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [291] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [281] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Charles Alfred Colton

Born 1881

Died 1933

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 2 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10061 Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force

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William John Colton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93300

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Charles Robert Colton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125617

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Thomas James Colton

Born 1867

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Able Seaman SS Coath

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Dorcas Penelope Colton

Born 1867

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Member Voluntary Aid Detachment Northallerton Red Cross Hospital

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Reuben Colton

Died 1916

British Army 21903 Private Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 21808 Private Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 21808 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Leslie Colton

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 11374 Royal Marine Artillery

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Bert Colton

Died 1918

British Army 18600 Private Welsh Regiment

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Cecil Wilfred Colton

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 41456 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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George F Colton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 185535 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Henry Colton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3904 Private Welsh Guards

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James Colton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 5144 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Colton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3510 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

British Army 202815 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1/4th. gloucest Battalion

British Army 202815 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Stanley Edmonds Colton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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George William Colton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166840

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Frank Joseph Colton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171272

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Russell Peter Colton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172540

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William Harry Arthur Colton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16539

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Harold Colton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126683

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Charles George Colton

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 202284 Acting Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army 202284 Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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