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London, Middlesex, England [4]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nagambie Victoria [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

Plumstead, London [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Wadhurst, East Sussex [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashley, Kent [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Balaclava South Australia [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnardiston, Suffolk, England [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Battisham Lode, Cambridgeshire [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bottisham England [1]

Brandon, Norfolk [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Buswell Green, Norfolk [1]

Canowindra New South Wales [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

East Hoathly [1]

Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Gladstone Queensland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Hadley New South Wales [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hawkesburn Victoria [1]

Histon, Cambridgeshire [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Kelvedon, Essex, England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Little Wakering, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [260]

Gunner [32]

Corporal [30]

Driver [19]

Serjeant [16]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Horsekeeper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rfn Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [38]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Suffolk Regiment [20]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [393]

Royal Navy [43]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [525]

Contribution

Military Service [510]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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People [525] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [4] Bermondsey, London [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nagambie Victoria [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] Plumstead, London [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Wadhurst, East Sussex [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashley, Kent [1] Auckland NZ [1] Balaclava South Australia [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnardiston, Suffolk, England [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Battisham Lode, Cambridgeshire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bottisham England [1] Brandon, Norfolk [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Buswell Green, Norfolk [1] Canowindra New South Wales [1] Chelsea [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1] Dover, Kent [1] East Hoathly [1] Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Gladstone Queensland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hadley New South Wales [1] Haggerston, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hawkesburn Victoria [1] Histon, Cambridgeshire [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Kelvedon, Essex, England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Little Wakering, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [260] Gunner [32] Corporal [30] Driver [19] Serjeant [16] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Staff Nurse [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Temporary Lieutenant [1] Civilian [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Horsekeeper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rfn Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [38] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [28] London Regiment [26] Royal Engineers [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Suffolk Regiment [20] Royal Fusiliers [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Cambridgeshire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [393] Royal Navy [43] Australian Imperial Force [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [525]

Contribution

Military Service [510] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Leonard G Cornwell

British Army 332 Private 15th Hussars

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Albert S Cornwell

British Army SE/6604 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army S/43413 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 47221 Private 6th West Riding Regiment

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Herbert Cornwell

British Army 266615 Private Liverpool Regiment 12th Battalion

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A H Cornwell

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William Jacob Cornwell

Born 1888

British Army SD/898 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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