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Breeder Hills Farm, Sedgbrook, Lincolnshire [2]

Wexford [2]

Bow England [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Crowle, Lincolnshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Double Bay New South Wales [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Grantham, Lincs [1]

Hook, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1]

New Romney, Kent [1]

North Sydney New South Wales [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Ontario [1]

Petersham New South Wales [1]

Roseville New South Wales [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Stanmore New South Wales [1]

Stockport England [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Summer Hill New South Wales [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Terang Victoria [1]

Upper Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

West Kirby, Cheshire [1]

Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [95]

Gunner [10]

Driver [9]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [7]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major now Second Lieutenant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major/Second Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier /Temporary Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

11th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Imperial Force Light Horse/Australian Light Horse [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Service

British Army [149]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Royal Navy [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [205]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [205]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [206] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Breeder Hills Farm, Sedgbrook, Lincolnshire [2] Wexford [2] Bow England [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Crowle, Lincolnshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Double Bay New South Wales [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Grantham, Lincs [1] Hook, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1] New Romney, Kent [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Ontario [1] Petersham New South Wales [1] Roseville New South Wales [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Stanmore New South Wales [1] Stockport England [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Summer Hill New South Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Terang Victoria [1] Upper Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] West Kirby, Cheshire [1] Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [95] Gunner [10] Driver [9] Corporal [8] Serjeant [7] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major now Second Lieutenant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major/Second Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier /Temporary Corporal [1] Captain [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flight Cadet [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 11th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 7th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Imperial Force Light Horse/Australian Light Horse [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Service

British Army [149] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Royal Navy [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [205] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [205] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

William Henry Coy

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301633

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Alfred James Coy

Died 1981

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 48175

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Gibbs Ellis Coy

British Army 2785 Private British West Indies Regiment

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George Coy

Australian Imperial Force 327

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Herbert James Coy

Australian Imperial Force 539

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Leslie Samuel Coy

Australian Imperial Force 6488

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Robert Leslie Coy

Australian Imperial Force

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Francis Joseph Coy

Australian Imperial Force 10277

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Frank Coy

Australian Imperial Force

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Samuel Herbert Coy

Born 1895

Died 1981

Royal Navy SS5535 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy SS5535 Able Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Thomas Coy

Born 1886

Royal Navy 10593 Royal Marine Artillery

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Daniel Coy

Born 1897

Died 1962

British Army 60363 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas Coy

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 110109

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G E Coy

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87954

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Arthur Coy

Born 1901

Royal Navy J70947

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William Greave Coy

Born 1890

Royal Navy F19472

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George William Coy

Born 1886

Royal Navy M5765 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS LION

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John Redvers Coy

Born 1901

Royal Navy M30452

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John Arthur Coy

Born 1883

Royal Navy 213511

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Lucy Coy

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 507

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