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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Bampton, Devon [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Hungerford England [3]

London England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maitland South Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rousham, Oxfordshire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Allensmore, Herefordshire [1]

Ash, Surrey [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brumpton, Devon [1]

Buchan Victoria [1]

Burton on Trent England [1]

Camden Town, Middlesex [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cefn-Coed, Wales [1]

Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Glamorgan [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Coomooroo South Australia [1]

Cork, Munster Province [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dorset, England [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire, England [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Fielding [1]

Rank

Private [407]

Gunner [61]

Driver [43]

Sapper [33]

Serjeant [30]

Corporal [22]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [8]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bandsman (Acting Lance Corporal) [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal (Acting Lance Serjeant) [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Liaison Officer [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Engineers [63]

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Labour Corps [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

London Regiment [22]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

South Wales Borderers [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [638]

Royal Navy [71]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [54]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [859]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [838]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Bampton, Devon [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Hungerford England [3] London England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Kensington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maitland South Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rousham, Oxfordshire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Allensmore, Herefordshire [1] Ash, Surrey [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brumpton, Devon [1] Buchan Victoria [1] Burton on Trent England [1] Camden Town, Middlesex [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cefn-Coed, Wales [1] Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Glamorgan [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Coomooroo South Australia [1] Cork, Munster Province [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dorset, England [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire, England [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Fielding [1]

Rank

Private [407] Gunner [61] Driver [43] Sapper [33] Serjeant [30] Corporal [22] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [11] Captain [8] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd-Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bandsman (Acting Lance Corporal) [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Commander [1] Corporal (Acting Lance Serjeant) [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Drummer [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Honorary Major [1] Leading Stoker [1] Liaison Officer [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [68] Royal Engineers [63] Royal Field Artillery [51] Labour Corps [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] London Regiment [22] Cheshire Regiment [18] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Devonshire Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] South Wales Borderers [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [638] Royal Navy [71] Canadian Expeditionary Force [54] Australian Imperial Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [859] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [838] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Francis Roberts Cottrell

British Army 328649 Royal Engineers Carrier Pigeon Service

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Charles Cottrell

British Army 27333 Private Royal Defence Corps 3rd Battalion

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William Cottrell

British Army 44254 Gunner 14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

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Frank Cottrell

British Army GS/2146 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

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William Cottrell

British Army 38132 Private Royal Defence Corps 6th Provisional Company

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T S Cottrell

British Army L/3115 Private 17th Lancers

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James E Cottrell

British Army 3693 Private Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Cottrell

British Army D/25075 Private 1st Dragoons

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James Cottrell

British Army 23723 Private 10th Hussars

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J C H Cottrell

British Army 9099 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 2717 Private North Irish Horse

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Richard H Cottrell

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Harry Cottrell

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F. S. Cottrell

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W. G. Cottrell

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Victor Cottrell

Born 1886

Royal Navy L2853

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C Cottrell - Dormer

British Army Captain Remounts

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Helen Cottrell-Dormer

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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Helen Cottrell-Dormer

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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M Cottrell-Dormer

British Army Honorary Major Royal Lancaster Regiment

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W O Upton-Cottrell-Dormer

British Army Temporary Major Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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