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Eyemouth, Berwickshire [2]

Glenferrie Victoria [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Rutherglen Victoria [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Arklow [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Ballyshannon, Co Donegal [1]

Banhead, Renfrewshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cadder, Chryston, Lanarkshire [1]

County Derry [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Duaringa Queensland [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Galt, Ontario [1]

Gladesville New South Wales [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Healesville Victoria [1]

Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Kogarah New South Wales [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Lerwick [1]

Limehouse, Middlesex, England [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Mayfield, Sussex [1]

Narrandera New South Wales [1]

Nathalia Victoria [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Oakleigh Victoria [1]

Partick, Lanarkshire [1]

Pishiobury, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1]

Shetland, Scotland [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wadhurst, Sussex [1]

Walhalla Victoria [1]

Whitehall, London [1]

Rank

Private [151]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Corporal [15]

Driver [12]

Captain [11]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [10]

Sapper [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Honorary Major [1]

Captain/Temporary Captain in Army [1]

Fireman [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

London Regiment [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Royal Scots [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Glasgow Yeomanry [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th Hussars [1]

18th Hussars [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

1st Royal Guards [1]

37th Dogras [1]

Service

British Army [242]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [354]

Contribution

Military Service [337]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Eyemouth, Berwickshire [2] Glenferrie Victoria [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Rutherglen Victoria [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Arklow [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Ballyshannon, Co Donegal [1] Banhead, Renfrewshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cadder, Chryston, Lanarkshire [1] County Derry [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Duaringa Queensland [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Galt, Ontario [1] Gladesville New South Wales [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Healesville Victoria [1] Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Kogarah New South Wales [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Lerwick [1] Limehouse, Middlesex, England [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Mayfield, Sussex [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] Nathalia Victoria [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Oakleigh Victoria [1] Partick, Lanarkshire [1] Pishiobury, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1] Shetland, Scotland [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wadhurst, Sussex [1] Walhalla Victoria [1] Whitehall, London [1]

Rank

Private [151] Second Lieutenant [18] Corporal [15] Driver [12] Captain [11] Gunner [10] Serjeant [10] Sapper [8] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Brigadier General [2] Colonel [2] Commander [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Staff Nurse [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Honorary Major [1] Captain/Temporary Captain in Army [1] Fireman [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rear Admiral [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [18] London Regiment [17] Labour Corps [16] Highland Light Infantry [11] Royal Scots [8] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Glasgow Yeomanry [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th Hussars [1] 18th Hussars [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 1st Royal Guards [1] 37th Dogras [1]

Service

British Army [242] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [23] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [354]

Contribution

Military Service [337] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [1] Ireland [1]

Cecil Hodgson Colvin

Born 1858

Died 1938

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 4th Battalion (West Essex Militia)

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment 4th Battalion (West Essex Militia)

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Hugh Colvin

Born 1887

Died 1962

British Army 2919 Lance Corporal 8th Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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James William Colvin

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2623 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 320798 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 320798 Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion(Rifles)

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Daniel Colvin

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army G/4574 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4574 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Albert William Colvin

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114258

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James Colvin

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 14151 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 14151 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Batallion

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George Henry Colvin

Born 1889

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle HMHS Galway Castle

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Charles Colvin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34297

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James Colvin

Died 1915

British Army S/7276 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/7276 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Peter Colvin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313059

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Andrew Colvin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135237

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James Colvin

Died 1918

British Army S/18622 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Leonard Colvin

Died 1917

British Army G/12936 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Colin Colvin

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army S/15985 Private Gordon Highlanders 8th/10th Bn.

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Thomas Colvin

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army S/16659 Private Cameron Highlanders

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James W Colvin

Died 1918

British Army 28556 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Colvin

Died 1918

British Army S/4597 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/4597 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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Richard Beale Colvin

Born 1856

Died 1936

British Army Colonel Essex Yeomanry

British Army Brigadier General Essex Yeomanry

British Army Brigadier General London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Mcdonald Colvin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175246

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Andrew Gordon Colvin

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316199

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