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Colvill-Jones, T

(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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Cook, CB

(1898 - 1917)

Flight Sub Lieutenant

Royal Naval Air Service

Born on November 12th 1898, Cecil was the second son of lithographer Herbert Cook and his wife Laura. He went on to follow his elder…

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Cooper, BS

(1898 - 1918)

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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Corbin, CRP

(1893 - 1916)

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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Corderoy, WE

(1875 - 1917)

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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Cordner, AA

(1880 - 1918)

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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Costa, LG

(1899 - 1918)

2nd Lieutenant

Royal Flying Corps

Luigi was born in Kensington on June 4th 1899, the eldest child of food importer Gimo Costa, originally from Genoa in Italy, and his French…

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Cottle, WEW

(1895 - 1917)

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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Cotton, BGH

(1889 - 1917)

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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Covell, HC

(1881 - 1916)

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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