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(1897 - 1918)
Captain
Royal Air Force
Thomas was born on November 1st 1897 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the second son of a British couple, Abbie and Robert Colvill-Jones. In April of…
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Private
Honourable Artillery Company
Born on September 26th 1898, Benjamin was the third child, and eldest son, of commission agent Stephen Cooper and his wife Ada. He began his…
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2nd Lieutenant
11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Charles was born on September 20th 1893, the second child, and eldest son, of surgeon Eustace Corbin and his wife Lydia. Having attended the Prep…
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Lieutenant
York and Lancaster Regiment
Born on September 21st 1875, William was the eldest of four children of merchant Clement Corderoy and his wife Lucy, and the first of three…
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Major
Royal Marine Light Infantry
Alexander was born on March 19th 1880 in Roorkee, in India’s North West Frontier Province, the son of civil engineer Robert Cordner and his wife…
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Lieutenant
Grenadier Guards
Born on January 31st 1895, Walter was the eldest child of an insurance broker, also named Walter Cottle, and his wife Agnes. After joining Dulwich…
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Captain
17th Battalion, London Regiment
Born on August 29th 1889, he was the son of Sir George and Lady Cotton, although his father passed away when Brian was just five…
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2nd Lieutenant
Royal Field Artillery
Howard was born on August 27th 1881, the second son of butcher and meat salesman James Covell and his wife Kate. He followed his elder…
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