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Sunderland, Durham [6]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Newcastle, Northumberland [4]

Durham [3]

Elsternwick Victoria [3]

London England [3]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [3]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Harwich, Essex, England [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

North Botany, New South Wales [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Northumberland [2]

Scarborough England [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Spalding, Lincolnshire [2]

Stoke Newington, London [2]

West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Adlingfleet, Goole [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Antrim [1]

Ashby Victoria [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Bath England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Brandon, Durham [1]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Brotton, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Bury St Edmunds [1]

Caistor RD, Lincolnshire [1]

Cambrians, Central Otago [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [564]

Gunner [60]

Driver [59]

Corporal [44]

Serjeant [41]

Sapper [29]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lieutenant [17]

Lance Corporal [16]

Captain [13]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Major [6]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [5]

Rifleman [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Waggoner [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79]

Army Service Corps [65]

Northumberland Fusiliers [63]

Labour Corps [62]

Royal Engineers [59]

Durham Light Infantry [55]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Lincolnshire Regiment [30]

Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

East Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Service

British Army [863]

Royal Navy [93]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1178]

Contribution

Military Service [1143]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sunderland, Durham [6] Ballarat Victoria [4] Newcastle, Northumberland [4] Durham [3] Elsternwick Victoria [3] London England [3] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [3] Gateshead, Durham [2] Harwich, Essex, England [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Lewisham, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] North Botany, New South Wales [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Northumberland [2] Scarborough England [2] South Shields, Durham [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Spalding, Lincolnshire [2] Stoke Newington, London [2] West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Adlingfleet, Goole [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Antrim [1] Ashby Victoria [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Bath England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Brandon, Durham [1] Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Brotton, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Bury St Edmunds [1] Caistor RD, Lincolnshire [1] Cambrians, Central Otago [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [564] Gunner [60] Driver [59] Corporal [44] Serjeant [41] Sapper [29] Second Lieutenant [24] Lieutenant [17] Lance Corporal [16] Captain [13] Acting Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [9] Major [6] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [5] Rifleman [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Honorary Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Waggoner [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armament Serjeant Major [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Canteen Worker [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79] Army Service Corps [65] Northumberland Fusiliers [63] Labour Corps [62] Royal Engineers [59] Durham Light Infantry [55] London Regiment [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Lincolnshire Regiment [30] Yorkshire Regiment [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Machine Gun Corps [24] Suffolk Regiment [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] East Yorkshire Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Cambridgeshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Air Force [4]

Service

British Army [863] Royal Navy [93] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66] Australian Imperial Force [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1178]

Contribution

Military Service [1143] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

Frederick Coulson

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 6104(Incomplete) Acting Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 6104 Acting Sergeant Northampton Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6104 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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George Coulson

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8821 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Jack Baxter Coulson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Private Lincolnshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment Territorial Force 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Matthew Coulson

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 17228 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Bertie Coulson

Born 1894

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22309 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harry Samuel Coulson

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 9903 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/5th lond Battalion

British Army 9903 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 1/5th lond Battalion

British Army 9903 Serjeant London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Albert Coulson

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Private 6th Battalion

British Army 19854 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Coulson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13704 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Richard Coulson

Born 1875

British Army 4319 Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 4319 Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 4319 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

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Eli Coulson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 24487 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alexander Coulson

Died 1916

British Army 25/1489 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion

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Leslie Coulson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2838 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7522 Lance Corporal London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 7522 Sergeant London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Eric James Coulson

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Honorary Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

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Isaac Coulson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198804

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Jeremiah Earl Maxted Coulson

Born 1896

Died 1970

Canadian Expeditionary Force 190322 Private Canadian Infantry 38 Battalion

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George Wise Coulson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107575

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A Coulson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 371 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Coulson

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 17452 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Herbert Thomas Harry Coulson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 375350 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Coulson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84702

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