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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Charters Towers Queensland [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Adelong New South Wales [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Dublin [3]

Fremantle Western Australia [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Worcester, Worcestershire [3]

Bowling Alley Point New South Wales [2]

Darlinghurst New South Wales [2]

Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Kinlochbervie, Sutherland [2]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Tarcutta New South Wales [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Waverley New South Wales [2]

58 Castle Street Inverness [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Albion Park New South Wales [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Areley Kings, Worcestershire [1]

Arthur ON [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballymacreese, County Limerick [1]

Barrington New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bellary [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bondi Junction New South Wales [1]

Borenore New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brandon Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [817]

Gunner [100]

Serjeant [68]

Corporal [56]

Driver [55]

Sapper [43]

Lance Corporal [32]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Captain [25]

Lieutenant [20]

Major [16]

Bombardier [14]

Pioneer [14]

Acting Corporal [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Guardsman [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Canteener [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Saddler [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Adjutant Corporal Serjeant [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [105]

Royal Field Artillery [101]

Royal Engineers [85]

Army Service Corps [79]

Royal Garrison Artillery [57]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

London Regiment [37]

Worcestershire Regiment [37]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

Seaforth Highlanders [26]

Royal Irish Rifles [20]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17]

Canadian Infantry [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Royal Scots [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Coldstream Guards [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Shropshire Light Infantry [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1249]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [195]

Australian Imperial Force [128]

Royal Navy [104]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [51]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1844]

A [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1820]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Australia [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Charters Towers Queensland [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Adelong New South Wales [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Dublin [3] Fremantle Western Australia [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Staffordshire [3] Worcester, Worcestershire [3] Bowling Alley Point New South Wales [2] Darlinghurst New South Wales [2] Dudley, Worcestershire [2] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Kinlochbervie, Sutherland [2] Ledbury, Herefordshire [2] Limehouse, London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Tarcutta New South Wales [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Waverley New South Wales [2] 58 Castle Street Inverness [1] Aberdeen [1] Albion Park New South Wales [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Areley Kings, Worcestershire [1] Arthur ON [1] Auckland NZ [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballymacreese, County Limerick [1] Barrington New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bellary [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birmingham [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bondi Junction New South Wales [1] Borenore New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Brandon Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [817] Gunner [100] Serjeant [68] Corporal [56] Driver [55] Sapper [43] Lance Corporal [32] Second Lieutenant [30] Captain [25] Lieutenant [20] Major [16] Bombardier [14] Pioneer [14] Acting Corporal [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Guardsman [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Sergeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Temporary Captain [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Canteener [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Saddler [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Adjutant Corporal Serjeant [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [105] Royal Field Artillery [101] Royal Engineers [85] Army Service Corps [79] Royal Garrison Artillery [57] Machine Gun Corps [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] London Regiment [37] Worcestershire Regiment [37] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31] Durham Light Infantry [26] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] Seaforth Highlanders [26] Royal Irish Rifles [20] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] Cheshire Regiment [18] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17] Canadian Infantry [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Gordon Highlanders [13] Highland Light Infantry [13] Royal Scots [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Coldstream Guards [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Munster Fusiliers [12] Scottish Rifles [12] Shropshire Light Infantry [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Horse Artillery [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1249] Canadian Expeditionary Force [195] Australian Imperial Force [128] Royal Navy [104] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [51] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1844] A [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1820] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Australia [1]

Albert Corbett

Born 1884

British Army Serjeant South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 7473 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7473 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Catherine Louisa Corbett

Born 1878

Died 1960

Other Empire Force Doctor French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Doctor Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) Kraguievatz

Other Empire Force Doctor Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross). London Unit

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James Corbett

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294722

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Frederick William Corbett

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59132

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Thomas James Corbett

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44454

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Arthur William Corbett

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78519

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Henry Corbett

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281101

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Robert Ainscow Corbett

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303639

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Daniel Corbett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285164

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Isaac John Corbett

Born 1862

Died 1916

British Army 136087 Sapper Royal Engineers 174 Tunnelling Company

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William James Corbett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7861

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William Corbett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 93391 Private Sherwood Foresters

British Army 104374 Private Durham Light Infantry 26th Battalion

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William Henry Corbett

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 17292 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

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John Corbett

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262275

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Charles Harold Corbett

Born 1867

Died 1915

British Army Major 18th Hussars

British Army Major 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars

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Charles Lawrence Corbett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275174

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Edgar George Corbett

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3495

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Michael Corbett

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206935

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Thomas Henry Corbett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113165

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Charles William Corbett

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 40450 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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