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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Wilmington South Australia [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bedford [1]

Brisbane [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chard, Somerset, England [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Dawlish, Devon, England [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Horwood South Australia [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Longford Tasmania [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Milton Queensland [1]

Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, North Island [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Polkythe, Cornwall [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [1]

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

St Arnaud Victoria [1]

Sussex [1]

Sutton Montis, Somerset [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

West Islington, London [1]

Willunga South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [113]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [8]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

1st Class Acting Surgeon [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Acting Corporal [1]

Marine [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Printer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

private [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

London Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Labour Corps [8]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Otago Infantry Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

3rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

4th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

9th Royal Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Indian Army [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [179]

Royal Navy [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [271]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [262]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [272] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Dawlish, Devon [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Wilmington South Australia [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Bedford [1] Brisbane [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chard, Somerset, England [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Dawlish, Devon, England [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Horwood South Australia [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Longford Tasmania [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Milton Queensland [1] Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, North Island [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Polkythe, Cornwall [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Saint Austell, Cornwall [1] Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] St Arnaud Victoria [1] Sussex [1] Sutton Montis, Somerset [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] West Islington, London [1] Willunga South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [113] Gunner [19] Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Sapper [8] Driver [7] Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 1st Class Acting Surgeon [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Gunner /Acting Corporal [1] Marine [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Printer [1] Pioneer [1] Private Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] private [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Royal Field Artillery [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [9] London Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Labour Corps [8] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Otago Infantry Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [2] Welsh Guards [2] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 3rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] 4th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] 9th Royal Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Indian Army [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [179] Royal Navy [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [271] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [262] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Thomas Cornelius

British Army T/407763 Private Army Service Corps

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Arthur Cornelius

British Army 55819 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 79332 Private Labour Corps

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Celestine Cornelius

British Army S/57 Private Rifle Brigade

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William H Cornelius

British Army M1/6148 Private Army Service Corps 5th Unit

British Army M1/6148 Serjeant Army Service Corps 5th Unit

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George J Cornelius

British Army 41318 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Cornelius

British Army 43146 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William R Cornelius

British Army 2323 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 240542 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Joshua Charles Cornelius

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Cornelius

British Army 82735 Private 4th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Edward A S Cornelius

British Army 8509 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/8509 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

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James A Cornelius

British Army 2291 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2/1st Welsh Field Ambulance

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Charles Cornelius-Wheeler

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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