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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Petersham New South Wales [2]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

Birmingham England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broadway England [1]

Clifton Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Eirdington England [1]

Erskinville New South Wales [1]

Garth Castle, Dorset [1]

Kennington, Surrey [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

London England [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Oldham England [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Sheffield,Yorkshire [1]

St Albans [1]

Swarraton, Hampshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taralga New South Wales [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

West End Queensland [1]

Whitton, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Wokingham, Berkshire [1]

Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [164]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [14]

Driver [14]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain and Adjutant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Craft Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Band Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain [1]

Filter Corporal [1]

Lady Welfare Superintendent [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

London Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Herefordshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [244]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [326]

Contribution

Military Service [318]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Norwood South Australia [2] Petersham New South Wales [2] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Birmingham England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broadway England [1] Clifton Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Eirdington England [1] Erskinville New South Wales [1] Garth Castle, Dorset [1] Kennington, Surrey [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] London England [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Oldham England [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Sheffield,Yorkshire [1] St Albans [1] Swarraton, Hampshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taralga New South Wales [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] West End Queensland [1] Whitton, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Wokingham, Berkshire [1] Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [164] Gunner [18] Corporal [14] Driver [14] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain and Adjutant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Craft Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Band Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain [1] Filter Corporal [1] Lady Welfare Superintendent [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Labour Corps [17] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] London Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Warwickshire Yeomanry [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Herefordshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [244] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [326]

Contribution

Military Service [318] Conscientious Objector [5] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Joseph Frederick Cotterell

Born 1893

Royal Navy K12767

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Herbert Henry Cotterell

Born 1893

Royal Navy K29069

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Frederick Ernest Cotterell

Born 1900

Royal Navy L11374

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Ernest Charles Cotterell

Born 1897

Royal Navy M23672

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William Frank Cotterell

Born 1898

Royal Navy M28957

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Walter Leslie Cotterell

Born 1897

Royal Navy M33415

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Frederick Cotterell

Born 1877

Royal Navy 291521

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Frederick Cotterell

Born 1883

Royal Navy 303956

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Silas John Cotterell

Born 1884

Royal Navy 307224

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Stanley Cotterell

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS112157

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G Cotterell

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19029

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Violet Cotterell

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18716

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M M Cotterell

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15278

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Charles Ernest Cotterell

British Army TR3/16002 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

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John Cotterell

British Army 22146 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th worcest Battalion

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Joseph Cotterell

British Army 8129 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8129 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John J C Cotterell

British Army 116801 Private Machine Gun Corps

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K R Cotterell

British Army 11029 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 79898 Private Royal Engineers

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George A Cotterell

British Army 254904 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

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Alfred R Cotterell

British Army T1/4069 Driver Army Service Corps

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