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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Canterbury, Kent [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Fillongley, Warwickshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Bridgewater, Somerset [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Folkestone [2]

Folkestone, Kent, England [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Gloucester [2]

Leicester England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Minehead, Somerset [2]

Neath, Glamorganshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Thursley, Surrey [2]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [2]

Walworth, Surrey [2]

Whitstable, Kent, England [2]

Acton Green, London [1]

Alkham, Dover, Kent [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Balsall, Warwickshire [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bruges [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Charlinch, Somerset [1]

Cheshire, England [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Clarendon Victoria [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Crawley England [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dargelling [1]

Derby [1]

Dover Road, Folkestone [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [411]

Driver [47]

Gunner [42]

Corporal [38]

Serjeant [36]

Sapper [28]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [16]

Lance Corporal [14]

Bombardier [13]

Captain [12]

Pioneer [8]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Staff Major Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [66]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Army Service Corps [52]

Labour Corps [44]

London Regiment [41]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

East Kent Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Training Reserve [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [675]

Royal Navy [77]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [924]

H [13]

L [4]

D [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [921]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Exeter, Devon [5] Canterbury, Kent [4] Fulham, London [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Fillongley, Warwickshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Bridgewater, Somerset [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Folkestone [2] Folkestone, Kent, England [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Gloucester [2] Leicester England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Minehead, Somerset [2] Neath, Glamorganshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Thursley, Surrey [2] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [2] Walworth, Surrey [2] Whitstable, Kent, England [2] Acton Green, London [1] Alkham, Dover, Kent [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Balsall, Warwickshire [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixton, London [1] Bruges [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Charlinch, Somerset [1] Cheshire, England [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Clarendon Victoria [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Crawley England [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dargelling [1] Derby [1] Dover Road, Folkestone [1] Dover, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [411] Driver [47] Gunner [42] Corporal [38] Serjeant [36] Sapper [28] Second Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [16] Lance Corporal [14] Bombardier [13] Captain [12] Pioneer [8] Staff Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] AC I [1] AC II [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Staff Major Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [66] Royal Field Artillery [59] Army Service Corps [52] Labour Corps [44] London Regiment [41] Middlesex Regiment [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] East Kent Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [21] Devonshire Regiment [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [16] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] East Surrey Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Training Reserve [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [675] Royal Navy [77] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [924] H [13] L [4] D [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [921] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Ernest Court

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army T/20213 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Richard Court

Born 1888

Died 1929

British Army 44782(Incomplete) Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Stewart Court

Born 1886

Died 1967

British Army 721 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

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Reginald George Court

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 372394 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 372394 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4994 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Bert James Court

Died 1915

British Army S/10338 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Edward Court

Born 1898

Died 1942

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66284

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Reginald Walter Southwood Court

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 2818 Company Staff Major Serjeant Herefordshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment

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Helen Isabella Court

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy G2405 Steward Women's Royal Naval Service

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George Court

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 12563 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 12563 Private Grenadier Guards

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Walter Victor James Court

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army S/5528 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army S/5528 Acting Corporal Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army S/5528 Corporal Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Ernest James Court

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 68539 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 35461 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Joseph Court

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 12558 Private Coldstream Guards

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Frank Dale Court

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/293 Lance-Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/293 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Sydney Court

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265265

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Henry Edward Court

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284732

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John Court

Born 1871

Died 1915

Royal Navy 72 S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Reginald Court

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy 211074 Officer's Cook 1st Class HMS Vanguard

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Albert Thomas Joseph Court

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27332

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William Charles Court

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79259

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Frank Court

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168112

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