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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Clapham, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Acton Green, Middlesex [1]

Bahia, [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol England [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Courteen Hall, Northamptonshire [1]

Dorset [1]

Ennistymon, County Clare [1]

Galway, Ireland [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Holm Green, Middlesex [1]

London England [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Redhill England [1]

Southwick, Sussex [1]

Surrey [1]

Sutton, Surrey [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [114]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [9]

Gunner [8]

Captain [7]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Civil Signaller [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Orderly [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Labour Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

2nd West Riding Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Unattached List/Staff [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Young Men's Christian Association [2]

10th Hussars [1]

152nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [1]

19th Company Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

21st Lancers [1]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [191]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [250]

L [5]

Contribution

Military Service [246]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [255] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Clapham, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Acton Green, Middlesex [1] Bahia, [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol England [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Courteen Hall, Northamptonshire [1] Dorset [1] Ennistymon, County Clare [1] Galway, Ireland [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Holm Green, Middlesex [1] London England [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Redhill England [1] Southwick, Sussex [1] Surrey [1] Sutton, Surrey [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Sydney, New South Wales [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [114] Driver [15] Serjeant [12] Corporal [9] Gunner [8] Captain [7] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Civil Signaller [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Orderly [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Labour Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 2nd West Riding Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] London Regiment (The Rangers) [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Unattached List/Staff [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Young Men's Christian Association [2] 10th Hussars [1] 152nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [1] 19th Company Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 21st Lancers [1] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [191] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [250] L [5]

Contribution

Military Service [246] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Andrew Peter Or Pater Comber

Born 1866

Died 1915

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant HMS Cleopatra

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Comber

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1907 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1907 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Edward Comber

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7726 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Arthur Comber

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285956

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Edgar Lawrence Comber

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268609

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Benjamin Charles Comber

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66601

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James William Comber

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20357

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Charles Frederick Comber

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34666

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William Comber

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4467 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531891 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531891 Rifleman London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Harry Jewers Comber

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36237

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Charles Henry Comber

British Army 65711 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Charles William Comber

Died 1915

British Army 450 Lance Serjeant London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 450 Lance Serjeant London Regiment (The Rangers)

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Edwin Comber

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311878

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Montague Horace Comber

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216759

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Henry Charles Comber

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122954

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William John Comber

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305607

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Thomas Herbert Edward Comber

Died 1916

British Army 4433 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 471614 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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James John Comber

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 6594 Private 2nd West Riding Regiment

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Arthur Comber

Australian Imperial Force 2879

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William Harry Comber

Died 1915

British Army 1153 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 1153 Private London Regiment

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