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Lowestoft, Suffolk [3]

Bermondsey England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Greenwich [1]

Gresham Norfolk [1]

Haddenham, Cambridgeshire [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1]

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Norwood, London [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Sheerness, Kent, England [1]

Skelton, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Waterlooville, Hampshire [1]

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Private [69]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [6]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

2nd South Wales Borderers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment attached Royal Air Force [1]

Cameroonians [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Monarch [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Medical Department [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Medical Services [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [107]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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C [148]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [143]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Canada [1]

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People [149] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Bermondsey England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Greenwich [1] Gresham Norfolk [1] Haddenham, Cambridgeshire [1] Liverpool England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk, England [1] Norwood, London [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Sheerness, Kent, England [1] Skelton, Yorkshire [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Waterlooville, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [69] Gunner [11] Corporal [6] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Engineers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 2nd South Wales Borderers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment attached Royal Air Force [1] Cameroonians [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Monarch [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Medical Department [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Medical Services [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [107] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [148] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [143] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Canada [1]

Henry James Covell

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77256

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77256 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Frederick Henry James Covell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94578

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Elvin Edward Covell

Born 1885

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784471

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784471 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Frank George Covell

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1668 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William James Covell

Died 1917

British Army 40123 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Henry Covell

Died 1916

British Army 18901 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 18901 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Covell

Died 1917

British Army 28253 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert Covell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 22965 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 22965 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Howard Charles Covell

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Covell

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 15431 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Harold W Covell

Died 1918

British Army 86821 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 44697 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Edwin Covell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2263 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 27225 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 27225 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Covell

Died 1915

British Army 3/7820 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Lester Covell

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 46572 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 46572 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Covell

Died 1917

British Army L/11644 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Hill Covell

Died 1916

British Army 15223 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15223 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Covell

Australian Imperial Force 3973

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Samuel Hill Covell

Born 1882

Royal Navy 11749 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Bryan Covell

Died 1917

British Army 39721 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army GS/65708 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 65708 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment)

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Harold Covell

Australian Imperial Force 3147

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