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Belfast, Antrim [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Durham [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

London [2]

Longwood Victoria [2]

Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Waradgery New South Wales [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barmedman New South Wales [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, South East London [1]

Biddulph, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bomaderry New South Wales [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Bradford England [1]

Brasside, Durham [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burton upon Trent [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canulbungla New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Castleside, Gateshead, Durham [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Craigie Victoria [1]

Crondall, Hampshire [1]

Crook, Durham [1]

Croydon England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Derby [1]

Derringham, Norfolk [1]

Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfar [1]

Durham England [1]

Rank

Private [427]

Gunner [49]

Driver [37]

Serjeant [30]

Corporal [28]

Sapper [28]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [13]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver/Private [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Hand [1]

Second Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [51]

Royal Field Artillery [48]

Labour Corps [47]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Army Service Corps [40]

London Regiment [29]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Highland Light Infantry [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Scots [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [654]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [92]

Royal Navy [57]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [928]

Contribution

Military Service [904]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Deptford, London [2] Durham [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] London [2] Longwood Victoria [2] Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Nhill Victoria [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Waradgery New South Wales [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barmedman New South Wales [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, South East London [1] Biddulph, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bomaderry New South Wales [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bowden South Australia [1] Bradford England [1] Brasside, Durham [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burton upon Trent [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canulbungla New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Castleside, Gateshead, Durham [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Craigie Victoria [1] Crondall, Hampshire [1] Crook, Durham [1] Croydon England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Derby [1] Derringham, Norfolk [1] Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Durham England [1]

Rank

Private [427] Gunner [49] Driver [37] Serjeant [30] Corporal [28] Sapper [28] Second Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [13] Bombardier [10] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [3] Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Clerk [1] Colonel [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver/Private [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nursing Staff [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Second Hand [1] Second Lieutenant and Captain [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [51] Royal Field Artillery [48] Labour Corps [47] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Army Service Corps [40] London Regiment [29] Durham Light Infantry [20] Highland Light Infantry [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Manchester Regiment [16] Liverpool Regiment [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Cameron Highlanders [12] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Scots [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] British West Indies Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Gordon Highlanders [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] West Riding Regiment [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [654] Canadian Expeditionary Force [92] Royal Navy [57] Australian Imperial Force [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [928]

Contribution

Military Service [904] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Ireland [1]

Henry Thomas Hamilton Copeland

Born 1889

Died 1961

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31

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James Copeland

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 5432 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Robert A. Copeland

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 37392 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Gerald Copeland

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2212 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2212 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Joseph William Copeland

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279633

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Dick Copeland

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 2145 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army T/203741 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment 6th Battalion.

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Frederick Copeland

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 26983 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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William E Copeland

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army 1686 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 200216 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 1686 Sergeant King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles William Copeland

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21811

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Ralph Vivian Copeland

Born 1897

British Army 241003 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241003 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 2/5

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Christopher Copeland

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118548

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Isaac Copeland

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126387

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Harry John Copeland

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264756

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Israel Copeland

Died 1917

British Army 016722 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Frank Copeland

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 55014 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Percy Copeland

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 80936 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred James Copeland

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246445

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Alfred Copeland

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy M1025 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy M1025 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy M1025 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Victory II

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Thomas Copeland

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230861

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Samuel Herbert Copeland

Died 1918

British Army 300233 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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