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Swindon, Wiltshire [6]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Glenelg South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aldbourne, Wiltshire [1]

Bedminster Bristol [1]

Bradford on Avon.Wilts [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Calne, Wiltshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Clanfield, Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

East Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [1]

Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey [1]

Hereford [1]

Holborn [1]

Leamington, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mansfield, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Oare, Wilts [1]

Oxford [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southgate, London [1]

St Austell, Cornwall [1]

St Peters South Australia [1]

Swindon [1]

Tynewydd, Glamorgan [1]

Wick, Caithness [1]

Wootton Bassett,Cricklade,Wiltshire. [1]

Rank

Private [89]

Gunner [18]

Driver [11]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [3]

Private] [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Commissioned Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunnery Sergeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

1/1st Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Territorial Force [1]

15th Hussars [1]

1st Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Goldfinch [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS King George V [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps 5th Labour Company ex Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [153]

Royal Navy [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [204]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Swindon, Wiltshire [6] Bath, Somerset [4] Glenelg South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aldbourne, Wiltshire [1] Bedminster Bristol [1] Bradford on Avon.Wilts [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Calne, Wiltshire [1] Cardiff [1] Chiswick, London [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Clanfield, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] East Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [1] Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey [1] Hereford [1] Holborn [1] Leamington, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mansfield, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Oare, Wilts [1] Oxford [1] Peckham, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southgate, London [1] St Austell, Cornwall [1] St Peters South Australia [1] Swindon [1] Tynewydd, Glamorgan [1] Wick, Caithness [1] Wootton Bassett,Cricklade,Wiltshire. [1]

Rank

Private [89] Gunner [18] Driver [11] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [3] Private] [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Commissioned Royal Marine Gunner [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunnery Sergeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19] Labour Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] HMS Vivid [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 1/1st Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Territorial Force [1] 15th Hussars [1] 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Goldfinch [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS King George V [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps 5th Labour Company ex Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [153] Royal Navy [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [204]

Contribution

Military Service [201] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Reginald Joseph Comley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 12758 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 12758 Lance Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Hubert Edgar Comley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50903 Rifleman The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd/5th Battalion

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Jesse Guiseppe Comley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 12474 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Percy Harold Comley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 218815 Sapper Royal Engineers No.2 Lt Railway ,Op Coy.

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Albert Alfred Comley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9343

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William Charles Comley

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 206101 Magnificent

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Goldfinch

Royal Navy 206101 Able Seaman HMS Vivid

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George Henry M Comley

Born 1885

Died 1956

British Army 95 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 240008 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George William Comley

Born 1870

Died 1915

Royal Navy Gunnery Sergeant Major

Royal Navy Commissioned Royal Marine Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy Commissioned Royal Marine Gunner Royal Marine Artillery, H.M.S. Lion

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Robert James Palmer Comley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82021

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Frederick Walter Comley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242363

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William Percy Comley

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS104608 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy SS104608 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy SS104608 (RFR DEV B4192) Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Ernest Comley

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 13580 Serjeant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 13580 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

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Charles Comley

Died 1915

British Army 14352 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 14352 Private Hampshire Regiment

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John Comley

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 3/232 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Dennis Hildreth Comley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319673

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Redvers Thomas Comley

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS9781 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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Ernest Joseph Comley

Australian Imperial Force 156

Australian Imperial Force 1061

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Frederick Harold Comley

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy K30967 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Indefatigable

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Frank Raymond Comley

Australian Imperial Force 2025

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John William Comley

Australian Imperial Force 3068

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