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Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Keswick, Cumberland [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Albert Park New South Wales [1]

Amritsar [1]

Batala, Punjab [1]

Birmingham, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire [1]

Codnor, Derbyshire, England [1]

Coreley, Shropshire [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

East Sydney New South Wales [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Heanor, Derbyshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

King's Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Leintwardine, Hereford [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London Middlesex. [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Penn Fields, Staffs [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Queensland [1]

Risca, Monmouthshire [1]

Rushbury, Church Stretton, Shropshire [1]

Sandon NZ [1]

Shrewsbury [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Simla [1]

Stafford [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Summer Hill New South Wales [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Thornaby, Yorkshire [1]

Tregynon, Montgomeryshire [1]

Wangaratta Victoria [1]

Wellington NZ [1]

West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [192]

Gunner [29]

Driver [16]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Serjeant [16]

Sapper [11]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Major [3]

Captain/Temporary Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [26]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

London Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Service Corps/Staff [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [311]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [386]

Contribution

Military Service [380]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [2]

Australia [1]

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People [386] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Keswick, Cumberland [2] Stepney, London [2] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Albert Park New South Wales [1] Amritsar [1] Batala, Punjab [1] Birmingham, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire [1] Codnor, Derbyshire, England [1] Coreley, Shropshire [1] Durham, Durham [1] East Sydney New South Wales [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Heanor, Derbyshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] King's Norton, Worcestershire [1] Leintwardine, Hereford [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London Middlesex. [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Penn Fields, Staffs [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Queensland [1] Risca, Monmouthshire [1] Rushbury, Church Stretton, Shropshire [1] Sandon NZ [1] Shrewsbury [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Simla [1] Stafford [1] Staffordshire [1] Summer Hill New South Wales [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Thornaby, Yorkshire [1] Tregynon, Montgomeryshire [1] Wangaratta Victoria [1] Wellington NZ [1] West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [192] Gunner [29] Driver [16] Second Lieutenant [16] Serjeant [16] Sapper [11] Captain [9] Lieutenant [9] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Major [3] Captain/Temporary Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Engineers [26] Labour Corps [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] South Wales Borderers [11] London Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Army Service Corps/Staff [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [311] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [386]

Contribution

Military Service [380] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [2] Australia [1]

Conrad Laurence Corfield

Born 1893

Died 1980

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick John Arthur Corfield

Born 1879

Died 1920

British Army 8350 London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles)

British Army 762363 Private London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles)

British Army Lieutenant 31 Infantry Brigade

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Hubert Vernon Anchitel Corfield

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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Agnes Beryl Corfield

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 15th General Hospital

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Egerton Anson Frederick Corfield

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Corfield

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 1011 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1/1st Brigade

British Army 1011 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1st/2nd Welsh Brigade

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William Ernest Corfield

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 4575 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 203707 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 203707 Private Worcester Regiment 7th Reserve Battalion

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Hubert Ray Corfield

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force) 266th Brigade

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Joseph Corfield

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107220

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Luke Alfred Corfield

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269791

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Charles Corfield

Died 1916

British Army 11544 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 11544 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 8 Battalion

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John Corfield

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246891

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Henry Corfield

Died 1916

British Army 22200 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 22200 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 11th Battalion

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William Corfield

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44072

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William Henry Corfield

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000065

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000065 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Corfield

Died 1916

British Army 4/3827 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 38188 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 22 (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion

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John Corfield

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1940 Private Montgomeryshire Yeomanry

British Army 355097 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 25th Battalion

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Isaac Corfield

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199475

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Alfred Abe Benjamin Corfield

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 232865

Royal Navy 232865 (Ch) Petty Officer HM Submarine K4

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Thomas Corfield

Died 1916

British Army 11715 Private Border Regiment 6th bord Battalion

British Army 11715 Private Border Regiment

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