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London, Middlesex, England [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [3]

Wallaroo South Australia [3]

Woking, Surrey [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Goole [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mere, Wiltshire [2]

Mount Direction Tasmania [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Whitehaven [2]

Wimborne, Dorset [2]

Woodford, Essex [2]

Adelaide, West Australia [1]

Barnard Castle, County Durham [1]

Beckenham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixham England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1]

Carisbrooke, Newport, Hampshire [1]

Chadderton, Oldham [1]

Charterhouse, Somerset, England [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Cucklington, Somerset [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Ferndown, Dorset [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [352]

Gunner [58]

Sapper [33]

Driver [30]

Serjeant [28]

Corporal [19]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Captain [6]

Bombardier [5]

Sister [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Leading Signalman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Drummer [1]

Group Captain [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Gunner Signaller [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Observer Officer) [1]

Major [1]

Officers Clerk [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Pte [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant (Observer Officer) [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temp. Sub-Lieut. [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [67]

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Labour Corps [39]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Army Service Corps [33]

Dorsetshire Regiment [21]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Border Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

London Regiment [16]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society [3]

City of London Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [579]

Royal Navy [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [783]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [765]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Gibraltar [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bath, Somerset [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Hartlepool, Durham, England [3] Wallaroo South Australia [3] Woking, Surrey [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Goole [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mere, Wiltshire [2] Mount Direction Tasmania [2] Poplar, London [2] Whitehaven [2] Wimborne, Dorset [2] Woodford, Essex [2] Adelaide, West Australia [1] Barnard Castle, County Durham [1] Beckenham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bowden South Australia [1] Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixham England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1] Carisbrooke, Newport, Hampshire [1] Chadderton, Oldham [1] Charterhouse, Somerset, England [1] Cheshire [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Cucklington, Somerset [1] Dalston, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Ferndown, Dorset [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [352] Gunner [58] Sapper [33] Driver [30] Serjeant [28] Corporal [19] Second Lieutenant [17] Acting Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [7] Captain [6] Bombardier [5] Sister [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Leading Signalman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Transport Corporal [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Drummer [1] Group Captain [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Gunner Signaller [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Observer Officer) [1] Major [1] Officers Clerk [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Pte [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant (Observer Officer) [1] Sergeant Major [1] Signaller [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temp. Sub-Lieut. [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [67] Royal Field Artillery [54] Labour Corps [39] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Army Service Corps [33] Dorsetshire Regiment [21] Royal Lancaster Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Border Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] London Regiment [16] Liverpool Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [8] British West Indies Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] South Wales Borderers [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] British Red Cross Society [3] City of London Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [579] Royal Navy [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Australian Imperial Force [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [783] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [765] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Gibraltar [1]

Noel Pierre Coward

Born 1899

Died 1973

British Army 767872 Private London Regiment 22 Battalion

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George Kellett Coward

Born 1879

British Army 28722 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 35337 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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George Percy Coward

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 11224 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 11224 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 11224 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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John Coward

Born 1885

Died 1967

British Army 16630 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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John Thomas Coward

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army M2/156889 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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William Coward

Died 1916

British Army 8590 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 8590 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Coward

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 690441 Private Canadian Infantry 116th. Bn.

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Bertie Coward

Died 1918

British Army 16917 Pte Dorsetshire Regiment 2 Bn

British Army 16917 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harry Coward

Born 1898

Died 1975

British Army 108266 Private Machine Gun Corps 108th

British Army

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Phillip Hall Coward

Born 1883

British Army 3326 Serjeant British West Indies Regiment

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James Luckarift Coward

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29242

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Henry Coward

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34798

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Reginald Coward

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 52868 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 52868 Private Manchester Regiment 20th

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Harry Coward

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34615

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Wilfred Coward

Born 1884

Died 1959

British Army 175923 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 71369 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Basil John Coward

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188861

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John Coward

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116617

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Gilbert Coward

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402376

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Walter Hugh Munro Coward

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221495

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Edward Henry Frederick H Coward

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 7057 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 703298 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 703298 Private London Regiment

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