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Poplar, London [3]

South Melbourne Victoria [3]

Stoke Newington, London [3]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2]

Brighton England [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Poplar, Middlesex [2]

Rainham, Kent [2]

Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [2]

Surrey [2]

Addlestone England [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex [1]

Chelsea England [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Essex [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Forest Gate [1]

Geraldine [1]

Geraldine NZ [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

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Lambeth, South West London [1]

Langley, Maidstone, Kent [1]

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Marble Bar Western Australia [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

New Norcia Western Australia [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Roebourne Western Australia [1]

Southwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Sutton near Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Trenant, Cornwall, England [1]

Upper Weston, Bath, Somerset [1]

Walkerville South Australia [1]

Whiting, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [119]

Gunner [15]

Sapper [15]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Serjeant [8]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Forewoman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Sister [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23]

Labour Corps [21]

Army Service Corps [19]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

14th Hussars [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Belgian Agents [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [198]

Royal Navy [25]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [279]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [277]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Canada [1]

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Poplar, London [3] South Melbourne Victoria [3] Stoke Newington, London [3] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2] Brighton England [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Poplar, Middlesex [2] Rainham, Kent [2] Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [2] Surrey [2] Addlestone England [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Brightlingsea, Essex [1] Chelsea England [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Essex [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Forest Gate [1] Geraldine [1] Geraldine NZ [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, South West London [1] Langley, Maidstone, Kent [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Marble Bar Western Australia [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] New Norcia Western Australia [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Queanbeyan New South Wales [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Roebourne Western Australia [1] Southwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Sutton near Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Trenant, Cornwall, England [1] Upper Weston, Bath, Somerset [1] Walkerville South Australia [1] Whiting, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [119] Gunner [15] Sapper [15] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Lance Corporal [8] Serjeant [8] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Forewoman [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nurse [1] Sister [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23] Labour Corps [21] Army Service Corps [19] London Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Essex Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] 14th Hussars [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] General List [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Belgian Agents [1] Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [198] Royal Navy [25] Australian Imperial Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [279] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [277] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [1]

Charles George Coppin

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 372835 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372835 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5738 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Duncan Coppin

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 371700 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3982 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Elijah Bertie Coppin

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army 5334 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 72978 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 5684 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Harry Leslie Coppin

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/360 Royal Naval Division

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Charles Ernest Coppin

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147069

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A H Coppin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98160

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George William Coppin

Died 1918

British Army 11843 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army GS/61847 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Frederick Charles Coppin

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army SE/1840 Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army 4451 Private Dragoons of the Line

British Army Private Dragoons of the Line Reserve

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Walter Coppin

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126359

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Norman Douglas Coppin

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army L/10393 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/10393 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Alfred Charles Coppin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231221

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Harry Fred Coppin

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248221

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Walter Reader Coppin

Died 1915

British Army G/5639 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5639 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Charles Edgar Coppin

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256695

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256695 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Canadian Infantry 15th Reserve Btn

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Madeline Vera Coppin

Born 1897

Died 1993

British Army 531 Acting Forewoman Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Arthur Coppin

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406049

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Edward John Coppin

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261303

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Walter E D Coppin

Died 1916

British Army M2/073276 Private Army Service Corps

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George Frederick Coppin

Died 1916

British Army 1538 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 1538 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Frank Ernest Herbert Coppin

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 4132 Private Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

British Army 4132 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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