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Hornsby New South Wales [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warrenbayne Victoria [2]

Albany, Cape Province [1]

Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Beccles England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Docking Norfolk [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lakenham, Norfolk [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Neyland, Pembrokeshire [1]

North Walsham, Norfolk [1]

Norwich [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St James, Suffolk [1]

Thorney, Cambridgeshire [1]

Witham, Essex [1]

Wymondham, Norfolk [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [88]

Driver [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Gunner [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Colonel [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Strapper [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Retired Pay [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th Provisional Company [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Army Service Corps/Lahore Divisional Signal Company [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Company of Dragoons [1]

Devon Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Hussars [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [149]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [203]

Contribution

Military Service [194]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [203] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hornsby New South Wales [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warrenbayne Victoria [2] Albany, Cape Province [1] Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Beccles England [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [1] Lakenham, Norfolk [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Neyland, Pembrokeshire [1] North Walsham, Norfolk [1] Norwich [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St James, Suffolk [1] Thorney, Cambridgeshire [1] Witham, Essex [1] Wymondham, Norfolk [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [88] Driver [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Gunner [7] Lance Corporal [7] Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Colonel [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Strapper [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Retired Pay [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [13] Labour Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Engineers [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Cambridgeshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th Provisional Company [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] Army Service Corps/Lahore Divisional Signal Company [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Company of Dragoons [1] Devon Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Hussars [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [149] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [203]

Contribution

Military Service [194] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Frank Reginald Copeman

Born 1893

Died 1986

British Army 2844 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

British Army 126295 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Joseph Copeman

Born 1884

Died 1940

British Army 20348 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas Copeman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52550

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Arthur Copeman

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160876

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Thomas William Copeman

Born 1868

Died 1924

British Army SE/5952 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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George Arthur Copeman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94454

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Harry Copeman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108620

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Thomas Angelo Copeman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83452

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Herbert Guy Hela Copeman

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Albert William Copeman

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15369 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Sydney Arthur Monckton Copeman

Born 1862

Died 1947

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Hugh Charles Copeman

Born 1862

Died 1955

British Army Major Essex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Copeman

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 5/396 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 5/396 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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William Albert Copeman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 922 Private East Surrey Regiment

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John Copeman

Died 1917

British Army 14610 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 14610 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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Henry Copeman

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 24116

Canadian Expeditionary Force 24116 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Donald Alfred Copeman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182454

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Ernest Hugh Copeman

Died 1916

British Army 941 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Battalion attatched 37th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps

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Frederick Copeman

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 6/5636 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 250635 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Eric William Copeman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1599 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 43114 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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