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Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Mount Barker South Australia [4]

Staffordshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Hanley, Staffordshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Islington, London [3]

London [3]

London England [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Kingsley, Staffordshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Mallala South Australia [2]

Nantwich, Cheshire [2]

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Strathmerton Victoria [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

12 Duro Place Kensington Nr London [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Appleby Magna, Leics [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Athlone [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bowral New South Wales [1]

Brierley Hill,Staffordshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden, London [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Cheadle, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [771]

Gunner [97]

Corporal [74]

Driver [63]

Serjeant [47]

Sapper [41]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Lance Corporal [20]

Captain [15]

Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [2]

Lance-Corporal [2]

Nurse [2]

Orderly [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lt & Temp. Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Brevet Major/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111]

Royal Engineers [80]

Labour Corps [78]

Army Service Corps [74]

North Staffordshire Regiment [66]

London Regiment [50]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [45]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Royal Fusiliers [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

South Staffordshire Regiment [30]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Cheshire Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [28]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Essex Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Canadian Infantry [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1186]

Royal Navy [85]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [67]

Australian Imperial Force [49]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1482]

H [1]

N [1]

R [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1465]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

India [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Mount Barker South Australia [4] Staffordshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Hanley, Staffordshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Islington, London [3] London [3] London England [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Kingsley, Staffordshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Mallala South Australia [2] Nantwich, Cheshire [2] Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Strathmerton Victoria [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Warwickshire [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] 12 Duro Place Kensington Nr London [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Appleby Magna, Leics [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Athlone [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bowral New South Wales [1] Brierley Hill,Staffordshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden, London [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Cheadle, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [771] Gunner [97] Corporal [74] Driver [63] Serjeant [47] Sapper [41] Second Lieutenant [37] Lance Corporal [20] Captain [15] Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [12] Pioneer [12] Acting Serjeant [8] Able Seaman [6] Bombardier [5] Acting Captain [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Farrier Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Honorary Second Lieutenant [2] Lance-Corporal [2] Nurse [2] Orderly [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lt & Temp. Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Serjeant Major [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Band Corporal [1] Brevet Major/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111] Royal Engineers [80] Labour Corps [78] Army Service Corps [74] North Staffordshire Regiment [66] London Regiment [50] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [45] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [42] Royal Fusiliers [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] South Staffordshire Regiment [30] Leicestershire Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [29] Cheshire Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [28] Rifle Brigade [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Manchester Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Essex Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Canadian Infantry [8] East Kent Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1186] Royal Navy [85] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [67] Australian Imperial Force [49] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1482] H [1] N [1] R [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1465] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [35] India [1]

Edward Moseley Cope

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment attached Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 34352 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Ernest Arthur George Cope

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 1286 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 30246 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Thomas Cope

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131235

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Claude Cope

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4562 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266414 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266414 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1/7th Battalion

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James Cope

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162172

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Frederick Cope

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260163

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William Lawrence Cope

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266586

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William Henry Cope

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288543

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George Cope

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262294

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Fred Cope

Born 1894

Died 1950

British Army 62141 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Francis Cope

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230820

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Edward Cope

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231128

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James Cope

Died 1916

British Army 43366 Sapper Royal Engineers 79th Field Coy.

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Evan Leslie Noble Cope

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 61290 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 61290 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Cope

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 12442 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 12442 Private Hampshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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William M Cope

Died 1917

British Army GS/66604 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Jack H. B. Cope

Died 1916

British Army F/336 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Stanley Cope

Born 1899

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Herbert Cope

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1239

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Robert Cope

Born 1898

Died 1979

British Army 185894 Private Machine Gun Corps

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