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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]

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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]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

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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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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]

John Henry Coxon

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 25142 Private 15th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 25142 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Battalion.

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Henry W Coxon

Born 1886

Died 1964

British Army 11010 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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William Coxon

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 27911 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Richard Albert Coxon

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86506

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Herbert Archibald Coxon

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 3115 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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William Vere Coxon

Born 1874

Died 1957

British Army Chaplain Army Chaplains Department

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William Coxon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151094

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Lewis Frederick Coxon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185192

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Oswald Coxon

Died 1917

British Army 23/29 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Peter Coxon

Died 1916

British Army 7/2687 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 290697 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 290697 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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John T. Coxon

Died 1918

British Army 10279 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 201041 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Harold V Coxon

Died 1919

British Army 49539 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 58393 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Herbert Coxon

Died 1916

British Army 16797 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 16797 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 7th northst Battalion

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John Edwin Coxon

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 22176 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 38637 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Coxon

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10792 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert Coxon

Died 1916

British Army 23/365 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William O Coxon

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 20267 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20267 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Coxon

Died 1915

British Army 11092 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11092 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Coxon

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 13951 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Sidney J Coxon

Died 1915

British Army 356 Private East Surrey Regiment

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