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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]

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]

Clapham, London [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 Flying Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [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] 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] Clapham, London [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 Flying Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [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]

Tom Coulson

Died 1915

British Army 35651 Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 35651 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Johnson Clark Coulson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64680

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Charles Reuben Coulson

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 61910 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edward William Coulson

Australian Imperial Force 16180

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Joseph W. Coulson

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 2921 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Charles J Coulson

Died 1917

British Army 5538 Private Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) 2nd Battalion

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James Richard Stubbs Coulson

Australian Imperial Force 1256

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Benjamin Coulson

Died 1916

British Army 22923 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Albert Coulson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 38963 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Leonard Lutterell Coulson

Australian Imperial Force 1264

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Clifford Coulson

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153729

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153729 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Cecil Coulson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 6412 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 6412 Private London Regiment

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Harry Coulson

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 2164 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 2164 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Arthur Linton Coulson

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 48951 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 83086 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Coulson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190647

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Ephraim Harold Coulson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4483

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Joseph Coulson

Died 1916

British Army 16414 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16414 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Leonard Coulson

Died 1918

British Army 2897 Corporal London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 350908 Corporal London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 350908 Corporal London Regiment

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John Coulson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141531

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Charles Coulson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26667

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