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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

London England [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Murchison Victoria [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Shedfield, Hampshire [2]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2]

Tocumwal New South Wales [2]

Bath, Somersetshire [1]

Berrigan New South Wales [1]

Bridgetown [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bristol [1]

Calcutta, Bengal [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Crickhowell, Breconshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Edge Hill [1]

Enfield New South Wales [1]

England [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Hanham, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Meare, Somerset [1]

Melksham, Wiltshire [1]

Melsham, Wiltshire [1]

Mt Barker South Australia [1]

Mullumbimby New South Wales [1]

Mumbles, Glamorgan [1]

Northcote Victoria [1]

Oxford [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Somerset [1]

St John's, Newport, Monmouth [1]

Stroud [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Tenterfield New South Wales [1]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Driver [20]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Saddler Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private/ Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Green Howards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1/3rd South Mid Field Ambulance [1]

1/4th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

109th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

27th Battalion [1]

3rd South African Mounted Regiment [1]

79th Squadron Royal Air Force [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps, Mechanical Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [216]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

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C [308]

Contribution

Military Service [301]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [308] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] London England [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mile End, London [2] Murchison Victoria [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Shedfield, Hampshire [2] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2] Tocumwal New South Wales [2] Bath, Somersetshire [1] Berrigan New South Wales [1] Bridgetown [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bristol [1] Calcutta, Bengal [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Crickhowell, Breconshire [1] Dublin [1] Edge Hill [1] Enfield New South Wales [1] England [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Hanham, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Meare, Somerset [1] Melksham, Wiltshire [1] Melsham, Wiltshire [1] Mt Barker South Australia [1] Mullumbimby New South Wales [1] Mumbles, Glamorgan [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Oxford [1] Plumstead, London [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Somerset [1] St John's, Newport, Monmouth [1] Stroud [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Tenterfield New South Wales [1] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [133] Driver [20] Gunner [14] Serjeant [10] Corporal [9] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Saddler Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Petty Officer [1] Private/ Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21] Royal Field Artillery [20] Somerset Light Infantry [17] Army Service Corps [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Labour Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Green Howards [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1/3rd South Mid Field Ambulance [1] 1/4th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 109th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 27th Battalion [1] 3rd South African Mounted Regiment [1] 79th Squadron Royal Air Force [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps, Mechanical Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [216] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

C [308]

Contribution

Military Service [301] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Sydney Cottle

British Army SR/SR/04726 Private Army Service Corps

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Leslie D Cottle

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem

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Jack Lionel Cottle

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

British Army Temporary Captain Tank Corps

British Army Captain Tank Corps

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Percy Cottle

British Army 32171 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Henry Cottle

British Army 181790 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Silas Cottle

British Army 20501 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Charles Cottle

British Army 20248 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Edward W Cottle

British Army 62378 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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P C Cottle

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd gloucest Battalion

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Percy H Cottle

British Army L/22813 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/22813 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas G Cottle

British Army L/20280 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert H Cottle

British Army 208033 Private Border Regiment

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Douglas Cottle

British Army 19887 Private Welsh Regiment

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Henry Cottle

British Army 67379 Driver Royal Field Artillery 8th Brigade

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Josiah Cottle

British Army 6601 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 312495 Private Royal Engineers

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Ernest Cottle

British Army 981 Private Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200046 Private Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Frederick R Cottle

British Army 725692 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army G/106143 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Bertie Cottle

British Army 20992 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 14th gloucest Battalion

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Arthur W Cottle

British Army T/37489 Driver Army Service Corps

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Alfred Cottle

British Army 28108 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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