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Frome, Somerset [9]

Southampton, Hampshire [7]

Bath, Somerset [6]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [6]

Bridport, Dorset [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bloomsbury, London [2]

Bowenville Queensland [2]

Bridport, Dorset, England [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camden Town, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Ebbesbournewake, Wiltshire [2]

Gillingham, Dorset [2]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Hinton New South Wales [2]

Kilmington, Somerset [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leatherhead, Surrey [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middlesex [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Portishead, Somerset [2]

Reigate, Surrey [2]

Renmark South Australia [2]

Sellheim Queensland [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Weybridge, Surrey [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Barton Hill, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blanchetown South Australia [1]

Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [531]

Corporal [59]

Gunner [57]

Driver [49]

Serjeant [40]

Sapper [29]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [20]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Serjeant Major [4]

Signalman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Fitter [2]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Accountant and Treasurer [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86]

Army Service Corps [63]

Royal Engineers [53]

London Regiment [50]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

Somerset Light Infantry [35]

Hampshire Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Dorsetshire Regiment [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

East Kent Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

South Wales Borderers [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

British West Indies Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [822]

Royal Navy [135]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [53]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [1177]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1153]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

United States [1]

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Frome, Somerset [9] Southampton, Hampshire [7] Bath, Somerset [6] Salisbury, Wiltshire [6] Bridport, Dorset [4] London, Middlesex [4] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bloomsbury, London [2] Bowenville Queensland [2] Bridport, Dorset, England [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camden Town, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Deal, Kent [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Ebbesbournewake, Wiltshire [2] Gillingham, Dorset [2] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Hinton New South Wales [2] Kilmington, Somerset [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leatherhead, Surrey [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middlesex [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Portishead, Somerset [2] Reigate, Surrey [2] Renmark South Australia [2] Sellheim Queensland [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Weybridge, Surrey [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Barton Hill, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham England [1] Blanchetown South Australia [1] Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [531] Corporal [59] Gunner [57] Driver [49] Serjeant [40] Sapper [29] Second Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [20] Captain [12] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Serjeant Major [4] Signalman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Fitter [2] Lieutenant Quarter Master [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Accountant and Treasurer [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86] Army Service Corps [63] Royal Engineers [53] London Regiment [50] Labour Corps [40] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] Somerset Light Infantry [35] Hampshire Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [28] Middlesex Regiment [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Dorsetshire Regiment [19] Wiltshire Regiment [19] East Kent Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] Cheshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] South Wales Borderers [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] British West Indies Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Liverpool Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [822] Royal Navy [135] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82] Australian Imperial Force [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [53] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [1177] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1153] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] United States [1]

John Coombs

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101030

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Ernest Livingston Coombs

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135914

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Reginald Thomas Coombs

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94389

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William Henry Coombs

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 32657 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 30737 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 140530 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Charlie Coombs

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231793

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Sidney Coombs

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42413

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Frank Morris Coombs

Died 1916

British Army 549 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 549 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Frederick John Ling Coombs

Died 1915

British Army 9601 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 9601 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 9601 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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John William Coombs

Died 1916

British Army 9766 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 9766 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William W Coombs

Died 1916

British Army 17053 Private Manchester Regiment 20th manchest Battalion

British Army 17053 Corporal Manchester Regiment 20th manchest Battalion

British Army 17053 Lance Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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William Coombs

Born 1887

Died 1967

British Army 7667 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Fred Coombs

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 166229 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Victor Coombs

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy Z/325 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Nelson Btn

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Arthur Lewis Coombs

Died 1918

British Army 292381 Private Middlesex Regiment 3rd/10th Bn.

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Frank Henry Coombs

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241820

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William C Coombs

Born 1879

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263327 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Arthur George Coombs

Born 1884

Died 1884

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Francis John Coombs

Born 1888

Died 1940

British Army 2055 Lance Corporal 3rd Hussars

British Army 2055 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 531750 Warrant Officer Class 2 3rd Hussars

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Frank Coombs

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30425

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James Edwin Coombs

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260630

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