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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Dawlish, Devon [3]

Daylesford Victoria [3]

Derby Tasmania [3]

Hoxton, London [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Naracoorte South Australia [3]

Niton, Isle of Wight [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Barrington Tasmania [2]

Brimingham England [2]

Calstock, Cornwall [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Chiswick, London [2]

Chiswick, Middlesex [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Longton, Staffordshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Newlyn, Cornwall [2]

Newlyn, Cornwall, England [2]

North Adelaide South Australia [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Swansea Tasmania [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Abbeystrowny, Cork [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldridge, Staffordshire [1]

Ascott England [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Bedale, Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bell Green, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Beveley. Wombridge, Shropshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackburn Lancashire [1]

Bonchurch, Isle of Wight [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bude, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [780]

Driver [85]

Corporal [77]

Gunner [70]

Serjeant [53]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Sapper [40]

Captain [27]

Lance Corporal [25]

Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [13]

Major [12]

Bombardier [10]

Pioneer [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Battery Serjeant Major [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Captain [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Drummer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [105]

Royal Field Artillery [103]

Army Service Corps [99]

Royal Engineers [88]

London Regiment [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [43]

North Staffordshire Regiment [38]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

York and Lancaster Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Northamptonshire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1243]

Royal Navy [121]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [98]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [63]

Australian Imperial Force [45]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1615]

S [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1592]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

South Africa [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Dawlish, Devon [3] Daylesford Victoria [3] Derby Tasmania [3] Hoxton, London [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Naracoorte South Australia [3] Niton, Isle of Wight [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Barrington Tasmania [2] Brimingham England [2] Calstock, Cornwall [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Chiswick, London [2] Chiswick, Middlesex [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Longton, Staffordshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Newlyn, Cornwall [2] Newlyn, Cornwall, England [2] North Adelaide South Australia [2] Poplar, London [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Swansea Tasmania [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Abbeystrowny, Cork [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldridge, Staffordshire [1] Ascott England [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Bedale, Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bell Green, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Bermondsey [1] Beveley. Wombridge, Shropshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackburn Lancashire [1] Bonchurch, Isle of Wight [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bude, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [780] Driver [85] Corporal [77] Gunner [70] Serjeant [53] Second Lieutenant [41] Sapper [40] Captain [27] Lance Corporal [25] Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [13] Major [12] Bombardier [10] Pioneer [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Battery Serjeant Major [7] Able Seaman [5] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Worker [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Captain [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Drummer [4] Rifleman [4] Temporary Major [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [105] Royal Field Artillery [103] Army Service Corps [99] Royal Engineers [88] London Regiment [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [43] North Staffordshire Regiment [38] Royal Fusiliers [36] Machine Gun Corps [28] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Hampshire Regiment [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] York and Lancaster Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [21] Middlesex Regiment [21] Yorkshire Regiment [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Cheshire Regiment [18] Northamptonshire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [17] South Lancashire Regiment [17] Worcestershire Regiment [17] Liverpool Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Army Veterinary Corps [14] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] East Kent Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Royal Flying Corps [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9] Essex Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1243] Royal Navy [121] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [98] Canadian Expeditionary Force [63] Australian Imperial Force [45] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1615] S [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1592] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [44] South Africa [1]

Ralph Charles Fairbairn Cotton

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers)

British Army Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Frederick Cotton

Born 1889

Died 1966

British Army M2/182972 Private Army Service Corps

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William Edward Cotton

Born 1899

Died 1969

British Army 3065 Drummer London Regiment 2/2nd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

British Army 782160 Private London Regiment 29th (City of London) Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Officer Cadet Royal Flying Corps 5 S of A

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Cyril Cotton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 80914 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/8th Battalion

British Army 80914 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Albert Victor Cotton

Born 1892

Died 1957

British Army 140861 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Griffith Cotton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 137162 Pioneer Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 48840 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 1/8th London

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Robert William Cotton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 496045 Private London Regiment 13th (princess louise's kensington) (county of lond Battalion

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John Cotton

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 1343(Incomplete) Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Cotton

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 27553 Private South Wales Borderers 5th Battalion

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Montague Arthur Finch Cotton

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Captain London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army Captain London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Albert Vincent Cotton

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1493 S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 1st RM Battalion

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Walter Percy Cotton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army M2/101675 Private Army Service Corps 353rd M.T. Coy

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Willoughby Lynch Cotton

Born 1863

Died 1918

British Army Captain King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Shropshire Militia

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Harry Cuthbert Cotton

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 16103 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

British Army 16103 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Edward Charles Cotton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 46581 Private Manchester Regiment

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Auguste Harry Cotton

Born 1900

Died 1940

Other Empire Force Able Seaman S.S. Kayeson

Royal Navy SS8278 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Victory 1

Royal Navy SS8278 Able Bodied Seaman H.M.S. Victory 1

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Daniel Cotton

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 13/3313 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army S/17769 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Garrison Battalion

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Joseph Preston Cotton

Born 1891

British Army GS/23020 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph Cornelius Cotton

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 24582 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Charles Cotton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291896

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