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Derby [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Beeston, Nottinghamshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Durham [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Nottingham [2]

Sunderland [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballidon, Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bodalla New South Wales [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Colchester,Essex [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

East Melbourne Victoria [1]

Eglingham [1]

Fendalton [1]

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [1]

Invergordon Victoria [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kerry Island [1]

Kimberley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Langley Moor [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Long Eaton England [1]

Longreach Queensland [1]

Melbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [1]

Mhow [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Murton, County Durham [1]

Murton, Durham [1]

Newcastle on Tyne England [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Northumberland [1]

Numurkah Victoria [1]

Pendleton Lancashire [1]

Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [261]

Corporal [33]

Gunner [31]

Serjeant [28]

Driver [27]

Sapper [24]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Doctor [1]

ERA 2nd Class [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant/ Captain [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [43]

Army Service Corps [39]

Royal Engineers [39]

Labour Corps [34]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

North Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

London Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Northumberland Hussars [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

15th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

2nd West Riding Regiment [2]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

7th Dragoon Guards [2]

Derby Yeomanry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [439]

Royal Navy [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [561]

Contribution

Military Service [550]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Canada [1]

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People [561] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Derby [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [3] Beeston, Nottinghamshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Durham [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Nottingham [2] Sunderland [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballidon, Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bodalla New South Wales [1] Bradford England [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Clare South Australia [1] Colchester,Essex [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Derbyshire England [1] East Melbourne Victoria [1] Eglingham [1] Fendalton [1] Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [1] Invergordon Victoria [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kerry Island [1] Kimberley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Langley Moor [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Long Eaton England [1] Longreach Queensland [1] Melbourne, Derbyshire [1] Merthyr, Glamorgan [1] Mhow [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Murton, County Durham [1] Murton, Durham [1] Newcastle on Tyne England [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Northumberland [1] Numurkah Victoria [1] Pendleton Lancashire [1] Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [261] Corporal [33] Gunner [31] Serjeant [28] Driver [27] Sapper [24] Second Lieutenant [15] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Worker [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Doctor [1] ERA 2nd Class [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant/ Captain [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [43] Army Service Corps [39] Royal Engineers [39] Labour Corps [34] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Royal Field Artillery [27] North Staffordshire Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] London Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Northumberland Hussars [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] 15th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] 2nd West Riding Regiment [2] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 7th Dragoon Guards [2] Derby Yeomanry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [439] Royal Navy [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Australian Imperial Force [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [561]

Contribution

Military Service [550] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Canada [1]

Richard Coxon

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 66612 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 22164 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 22164 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 5th Battalion.

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Ernest William Coxon

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 271053

Royal Navy 1693EA ERA 2nd Class HMS Mary Rose

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Beatrice Coxon

Born 1885

Died 1972

Other Empire Force Surgeon Serbian Relief Fund

British Army Doctor R.A.M.C Tigne Military Hospital Malta

Other Empire Force Doctor British Women's Maternity Unit (later called the Millicent Fawcett Hospitals)

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James Coxon

Died 1917

British Army 240866 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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John Coxon

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151095

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Charles Henry Coxon

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266285

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Ralph Leslie Coxon

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262053

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Jonathan Coxon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148374

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Cecil Coxon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122071

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George Coxon

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3048 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John 'jack' Coxon

Died 1920

British Army TT/0408 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army TT/0408 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

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George Swinburne Coxon

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35766

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Frank Coxon

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278796

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William Coxon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83085

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Charles Coxon

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83106

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William Keeling Coxon

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228001

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William Basil Coxon

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7337 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Captain Northumberland Regiment 73 northumberland Battalion

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John Coxon

Died 1916

British Army 16041 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Samuel Bailey Coxon

Born 1891

Died 1951

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Somerset Light Infantry

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John Hellaby Coxon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406946

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