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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Diss, Norfolk [2]

Evercreech, Somerset [2]

London England [2]

Pambula New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

South Hackney, London [2]

Auckland NZ [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bardfield England [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedford [1]

Boston, Massachussetts [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burwood Victoria [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Darlimura Victoria [1]

Dooen Victoria [1]

Durham [1]

Essex [1]

Graceville Queensland [1]

Grantham, Lincs [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1]

Hackney [1]

Hammersmith England [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Horley, Sussex [1]

Indooroopilly Queensland [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kent [1]

Kooyong Victoria [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Mansfield Victoria [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mosman New South Wales [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Mount Waverley Victoria [1]

Mount Waverly Victoria [1]

Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1]

Narragon Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [228]

Driver [28]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sister Matron [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister, Matron [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Quarters Forewoman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Royal Engineers [31]

Essex Regiment [27]

London Regiment [27]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Essex Regiment Territorial Force [2]

Essex Regiment Transport [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [342]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Royal Navy [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [519]

Contribution

Military Service [513]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Barking, Essex [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Diss, Norfolk [2] Evercreech, Somerset [2] London England [2] Pambula New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond Victoria [2] South Hackney, London [2] Auckland NZ [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bardfield England [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedford [1] Boston, Massachussetts [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burwood Victoria [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Darlimura Victoria [1] Dooen Victoria [1] Durham [1] Essex [1] Graceville Queensland [1] Grantham, Lincs [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1] Hackney [1] Hammersmith England [1] Holborn, London [1] Holloway, London [1] Horley, Sussex [1] Indooroopilly Queensland [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kent [1] Kooyong Victoria [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Mansfield Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mosman New South Wales [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Mount Waverley Victoria [1] Mount Waverly Victoria [1] Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1] Narragon Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [228] Driver [28] Gunner [24] Corporal [20] Serjeant [12] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sister Matron [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister, Matron [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Quarters Forewoman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [36] Royal Field Artillery [32] Royal Engineers [31] Essex Regiment [27] London Regiment [27] Suffolk Regiment [19] Labour Corps [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] Middlesex Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Essex Regiment Territorial Force [2] Essex Regiment Transport [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [342] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Royal Navy [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [519]

Contribution

Military Service [513] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Frank Cornell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45175

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Harold Gordon Cornell

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 715

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George Frederick William Cornell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92389

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Edwin Philp Cornell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36787

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Arthur George Cornell

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Charles Cornell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210300

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Frederick Cecil Cornell

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2033 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William Henry Havelock Cornell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31159

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Frederick Arthur Cornell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81288

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Charles William Cornell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77656

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James Charles Cornell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209585

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Edward John Cornell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219724

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Arthur Ernest Cornell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 15354 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

British Army 15354 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Albert Herbert Cornell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229053

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William Cornell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18948

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William Robert Cornell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217852

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Edward Cornell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205658

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Joseph Cornell

Died 1917

British Army 68567 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 36th Battalion

British Army 68567 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 68567 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 71st Battery

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Ernest Cornell

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 5151 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 5151 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 303176 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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Alfred George Cornell

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 14867 Private Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 14867 Private Essex Regiment

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