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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]

Charles Corbett

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3677 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266118 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Shadrack Corbett

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2205 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Richard Goff Corbett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 9305 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Cyril Dudley Hely Corbett

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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William George Corbett

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 12061 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 55457 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Edwin Corbett

Died 1916

British Army 5512 Private London Regiment

British Army 5512 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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St Elmo Rupert Corbett

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 657

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Arthur Corbett

Died 1918

British Army 21441 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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John Spencer Corbett

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199162

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Jeremiah Corbett

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army 303068 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Enoch Corbett

Died 1919

British Army 216869 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T4/216869 Private Army Service Corps

British Army T4/216869 Private Army Service Corps

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Geoffrey Robert Joselius Corbett

Born 1889

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Ernest Corbett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195810

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Frederick Corbett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235666

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Albert Reginald Corbett

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 29516 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 41610 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 41610 Private Essex Regiment

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William E Corbett

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 12826 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 12826 Acting Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Corbett

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 6446 Private London Regiment

British Army 533232 Private London Regiment

British Army 533232 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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Joseph Corbett

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 27723 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Edward C Corbett

Born 1899

Died 1973

British Army 2221 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

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Alfred Edward Corbett

Died 1916

British Army 838 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Border Regiment

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