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Milton New South Wales [6]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Dover, Kent [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Cheriton, Kent [2]

Norfolk [2]

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Ramsgate, Kent [2]

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North Walsham Norfolk [1]

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Norwich [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Queensborough, Kent [1]

Saint David's Exeter, Devon [1]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [1]

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Private [205]

Gunner [30]

Driver [23]

Sapper [17]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [16]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

A.B. [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Bosun [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler/Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signaller [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Royal Engineers [29]

Labour Corps [23]

London Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

East Kent Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [327]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [443]

Contribution

Military Service [435]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Milton New South Wales [6] Sydney New South Wales [4] Dover, Kent [3] Camberwell, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Cheriton, Kent [2] Norfolk [2] Penrith New South Wales [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Audley, Newcastle under Lyme [1] Audley, Staffordshire [1] Barrabool Victoria [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey, England [1] Berrima New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bomaderry New South Wales [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cambridge [1] Chesterton, Staffordshire [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Great Yarmouth Norfolk [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Ham, Kent [1] Kilburn [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leicester England [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Melksham, Wiltshire, England [1] Meroo New South Wales [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] North Walsham England [1] North Walsham Norfolk [1] Northam, Bideford, Devon [1] Norwich [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Old Ford, London [1] Queensborough, Kent [1] Saint David's Exeter, Devon [1] Saint Germans, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [205] Gunner [30] Driver [23] Sapper [17] Corporal [16] Serjeant [16] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] A.B. [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Bosun [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Saddler/Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signaller [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38] Royal Engineers [29] Labour Corps [23] London Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] Norfolk Regiment [13] East Kent Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Devonshire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [327] Australian Imperial Force [34] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [443]

Contribution

Military Service [435] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14] New Zealand [1]

Lewis Walter Thomas Cork

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy K21026 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vanguard

Royal Navy K21026 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy K21026 Acting Leading Stoker H.M.S. Vanguard

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Robert John Cork

Born 1883

Died 1947

British Army 1174 Saddler/Serjeant West Kent Yeomanry

British Army 916271 Saddler/Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Harvey Cork

Born 1871

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Joseph Cork

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 19/43 Private Durham Light Infantry 19th Battalion

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Henry Edward Cork

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 43261 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 43261 Sapper Royal Engineers 106th Field Coy

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Walter Cork

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97372

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Benjamin Andrew Cork

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81891

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Arthur Ernest Cork

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98925

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Graham Cork

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 8229 Private London Regiment

British Army 39405 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Arthur David Cork

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army 24406 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 49810 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Robert Francis Cork

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287850

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John Cork

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136329

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John E Cork

Died 1918

British Army 40552 Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army GS/60315 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Walter Cork

Died 1918

British Army 17934 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 377271 Private Labour Corps

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Cecil Frederick Cork

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army 445083 Corporal London Regiment 2/10th lond Battalion

British Army 62924 Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Charles F A Cork

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 13361 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 133614 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Walter H Cork

Died 1918

British Army 5064 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 15/44820 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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William James Samuel Cork

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14657 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Cork

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 6244 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357331 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357331 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Robert Cork

Born 1898

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645989

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645989 Private Canadian Infantry

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