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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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Place of birth

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]

Joseph Cope

British Army D/6380 Warrant Officer Class 2 1st Dragoon Guards

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H A Cope

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The Hon. Norah Edith Florence Cope

Born 1894

Other Empire Force Housemaid (part-time) Voluntary Aid Detachment/ British Red Cross V.A.D. Hospital, Langley

Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] Royaumont, France

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Frederick L Nichols-Cope

British Army 72149 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Mary E Hawtayne-Cope

British Army Unit Administrator Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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George Rust Alias Cope William C

British Army 5580 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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