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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

London, Middlesex [3]

Dover, Kent [2]

Bristol [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Caversham, Oxfordshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

East Rudham, Norfolk [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Great Cressingham, Norfolk [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Herne Hill, London [1]

Herne Hill, Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Landport Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

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Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Stanton St Quintin, Wilts [1]

Titchfield, Hampshire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

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Private [119]

Gunner [19]

Driver [14]

Sapper [9]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [7]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Fusilier [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

London Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

10th Corps Cyclist Battalion [1]

10th Division Cyclist Company [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Military Staff Clerks [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [187]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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C [229]

Contribution

Military Service [223]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] London, Middlesex [3] Dover, Kent [2] Bristol [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Caversham, Oxfordshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] East Rudham, Norfolk [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Great Cressingham, Norfolk [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Herne Hill, London [1] Herne Hill, Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Landport Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Portsmouth [1] Stanton St Quintin, Wilts [1] Titchfield, Hampshire [1] Tottenham, London [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [119] Gunner [19] Driver [14] Sapper [9] Serjeant [9] Corporal [7] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Fusilier [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Labour Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] London Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 10th Corps Cyclist Battalion [1] 10th Division Cyclist Company [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Military Staff Clerks [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [187] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [229]

Contribution

Military Service [223] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Walter George Couzens

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 12130 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 467 Corporal Acting Serjeant Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Harry Couzens

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 2539 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 28368 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st (Garrison) Battalion

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Charles Couzens

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29113

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William Couzens

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406897

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Frank Couzens

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129134

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Sydney Couzens

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army A/200261 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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Frederick William Couzens

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2388

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William Henry Couzens

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217126

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Reginald Charles Couzens

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223079

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Ernest Couzens

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5079 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 552139 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 552139 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Ernest Couzens

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 16925 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 16925 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Algernon George Couzens

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2811 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 1/5th northst Battalion

British Army 2811 Colour Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 1/5th northst Battalion

British Army 2811 Company Quartermaster Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Couzens

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 200151 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 1325 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Leslie George Couzens

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176079

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Robert Couzens

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13758

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Horace William Couzens

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201401

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Herbert Couzens

Died 1915

British Army 1765 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alfred Couzens

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 18196 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 18196 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Couzens

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 703071 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 703071 Private London Regiment

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Reginald Harold Couzens

Died 1917

British Army 260286 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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