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Loose, Kent [4]

Godstone, Surrey [3]

Northfleet, Kent [3]

Sittingbourne, Kent [3]

East Grinstead, Sussex [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Lingfield, Surrey [2]

Morden, Surrey [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane QLd Queensland [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Coulsdon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dunedin NZ [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Erskineville New South Wales [1]

Fishersgate, Sussex, England [1]

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Hackney, London [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hellingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Homewood, Surrey [1]

Hove, Steyning, Sussex [1]

Hove, Sussex, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Keymer, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

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Lewes England [1]

Lewisham [1]

Lewisham, Kent, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Mersham [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Milton Regis, Kent [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [226]

Gunner [33]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [24]

Driver [20]

Pioneer [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Civilian [1]

Driver /Acting Corporal [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Paymaster [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Probationary Assistant Engineer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant Tailor [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

private [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [34]

Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

London Regiment [25]

Royal Sussex Regiment [25]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

East Kent Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Kent Regiment [5]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

19th Hussars [2]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

11th Hussars [1]

14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [355]

Royal Navy [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [465]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [456]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Ireland [1]

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People [466] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Loose, Kent [4] Godstone, Surrey [3] Northfleet, Kent [3] Sittingbourne, Kent [3] East Grinstead, Sussex [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Lingfield, Surrey [2] Morden, Surrey [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane QLd Queensland [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Coulsdon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Dunedin NZ [1] Eastbourne [1] Erskineville New South Wales [1] Fishersgate, Sussex, England [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, London [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hellingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Holborn, London [1] Homewood, Surrey [1] Hove, Steyning, Sussex [1] Hove, Sussex, England [1] Islington, London [1] Keymer, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lewes England [1] Lewisham [1] Lewisham, Kent, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Mersham [1] Mile End, London [1] Milton Regis, Kent [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [226] Gunner [33] Corporal [25] Serjeant [24] Driver [20] Pioneer [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Civilian [1] Driver /Acting Corporal [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant-Commander [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Master at Arms [1] Paymaster [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Probationary Assistant Engineer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant Tailor [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2 [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Corporal [1] Worker [1] private [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [34] Army Service Corps [32] Royal Field Artillery [29] London Regiment [25] Royal Sussex Regiment [25] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Royal Fusiliers [19] East Surrey Regiment [17] The Queen's Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] East Kent Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Kent Regiment [5] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 19th Hussars [2] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] 11th Hussars [1] 14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [355] Royal Navy [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [465] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [456] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Ireland [1]

Thomas William Coomber

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64626

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Faraday Coomber

Born 1895

Died 1968

British Army 2606 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 56508 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Ernest Robert Coomber

Born 1901

Died 1975

British Army 52420 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 36357 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army L/10859 private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Owen James Coomber

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210274

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Samuel John Thomas Coomber

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210640

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William Coomber

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217728

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Albert Coomber

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army L/9570 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army L/9570 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Herbert Coomber

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 49381 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 49381 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Coomber

Died 1915

British Army 18545 Private Welsh Regiment

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Frederick Coomber

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army L/7568 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Harold Edwin Coomber

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 1224 Private Honourable Artillery Company Artillery

British Army 1224 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Arthur Coomber

Died 1915

British Army M2/104964 Private Army Service Corps

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Robert Coomber

Died 1916

British Army G/1943 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/1943 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Percy Coomber

Died 1917

British Army 6356 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 232979 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 232979 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Herbert Coomber

Died 1920

British Army 19983 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 06859 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Reginald Rivett Coomber

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157719

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Andrew Horace Coomber

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185384

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Jack Coomber

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189796

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Alfred Frank Coomber

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96555

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Ernest Edward Coomber

Born 1871

Died 1917

Royal Navy 158275

Royal Navy 158275(CH) Master at Arms H.M.S. "Campania."

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