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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Mitchell Queensland [2]

Plympton South Australia [2]

Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Ashton (Manchester ?) [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Bay Road South Australia [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Black Rock South Australia [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Cabramatta New South Wales [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Cheltanham Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Durham [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Fulford, York, Yorkshire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gorton, Lancashire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, Middlesex [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Lincoln [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liversedge, Yorkshire [1]

Milfield, Yorkshire, England [1]

Morley, West Yorkshire [1]

Newton, Wakefield [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shepley, Yorkshire [1]

Stowell Victoria [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Streatham, Surrey [1]

Wakefield England [1]

West Ham, Stratford, Essex [1]

West Newington, London [1]

Rank

Private [243]

Gunner [22]

Driver [18]

Corporal [17]

Sapper [14]

Serjeant [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Observer Lieutenant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler Sergeant [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Army Service Corps [21]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

6th York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [358]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Royal Navy [27]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [448]

B [4]

Contribution

Military Service [449]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mitchell Queensland [2] Plympton South Australia [2] Ambleside, Westmorland [1] Ashton (Manchester ?) [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Bay Road South Australia [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Black Rock South Australia [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bromley, London [1] Cabramatta New South Wales [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Cheltanham Victoria [1] Cork [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Durham [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Fulford, York, Yorkshire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gorton, Lancashire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, Middlesex [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lincoln [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liversedge, Yorkshire [1] Milfield, Yorkshire, England [1] Morley, West Yorkshire [1] Newton, Wakefield [1] Old Ford, London [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shepley, Yorkshire [1] Stowell Victoria [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Streatham, Surrey [1] Wakefield England [1] West Ham, Stratford, Essex [1] West Newington, London [1]

Rank

Private [243] Gunner [22] Driver [18] Corporal [17] Sapper [14] Serjeant [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Mechanist Serjeant Major [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Observer Lieutenant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler Sergeant [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [32] Royal Engineers [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [23] Army Service Corps [21] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] South Wales Borderers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] 6th York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [358] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Royal Navy [27] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [448] B [4]

Contribution

Military Service [449] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Harold Copley

British Army 1153 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 482057 Driver Royal Engineers

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George Copley

British Army 271211 Private Royal Scots

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Frank Copley

British Army 18 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edwin Copley

British Army 2148 Private West Riding Regiment

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W C Copley

British Army Mechanist Serjeant Major Army Service Corps

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R G W Bewicke Copley

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Acting Major 80th Coy Machine Gun Corps

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Sampson Charles Copley

British Army 3/3182 Serjeant 6th York and Lancaster Regiment

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Leonard C Copley

British Army 57939 Private 4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frank Copley

British Army 881 Private 2/1st South Nottinghamshire Hussars

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Redvers Lionel Calverley Bewicke-Copley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

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Godfrey Bewick-Copley

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2529

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R G W Bewicke-Copley

British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Captain Machine Gun Corps

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