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Stone, Staffordshire [2]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Houndslow England [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London [1]

Netherton [1]

Old Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Oldbury, Worcestershire [1]

Portsmouth England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Royston, Barnsley [1]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1]

Tutbury, Staffordshire [1]

Tylorstown, Rhondda, Glamorgan [1]

Warwickshire [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [114]

Gunner [14]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Abel Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

8th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [173]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [213]

Contribution

Military Service [212]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [213] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Stone, Staffordshire [2] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dublin [1] Holborn, London [1] Houndslow England [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] London [1] Netherton [1] Old Hill, Staffordshire [1] Oldbury, Worcestershire [1] Portsmouth England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Royston, Barnsley [1] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1] Tutbury, Staffordshire [1] Tylorstown, Rhondda, Glamorgan [1] Warwickshire [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [114] Gunner [14] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [8] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Abel Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant RNVR [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Labour Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [11] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 8th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [173] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [213]

Contribution

Military Service [212] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Albert Cooksey

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 9280 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 9280 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Kenneth Bassano Cooksey

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) Royal Flying Corps

British Army Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

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Alfred Charles Edmund Cooksey

Born 1896

Died 1955

Royal Navy Z/2359 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z /2359 Abel Seaman RND Drake Battalion

Royal Navy Z/2359 Abel Seaman RND Howe Battalion, BEF

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John Cooksey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288352

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Henry Cooksey

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187759

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George Henry Cooksey

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136047

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Charles Benjamin Cooksey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26771

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Benjamin Cooksey

Born 1867

Died 1915

British Army 2725 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2725 Lance Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Albert Cooksey

Died 1916

British Army 8321 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 8321 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Arthur Mark Cooksey

Born 1897

British Army 31317 Guardsman Grenadier Guards Reserve Battalion

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John Thomas Cooksey

Died 1915

British Army 135 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Cooksey

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155997

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Harry Cooksey

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45125

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J A Cooksey

Died 1917

British Army 157942 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Samuel Cooksey

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125759

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Bernard Lewis Cooksey

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22512

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Leonard Cooksey

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 4141 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/18066 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Robert George Cooksey

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227745

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Reginald Cooksey

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262814

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Ernest Cooksey

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army G/4340 Lance Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/4340 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/4340 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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