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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Cork [3]

Dublin [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Flint, Flintshire, Wales [2]

Greta New South Wales [2]

Haggerston, London [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Rhos, Denbighshire [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

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Carnarvon Wales [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Christchurch [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Coleford, Gloucestershire [1]

Connaks Quay, Flintshire [1]

Conway, Carnarvonshire [1]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [621]

Driver [59]

Gunner [51]

Corporal [50]

Serjeant [26]

Sapper [25]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [7]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman Driver [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Private [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [90]

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Engineers [57]

Army Service Corps [56]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Welsh Regiment [35]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Durham Light Infantry [22]

South Wales Borderers [22]

South Lancashire Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Dragoon Guards [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [868]

Royal Navy [90]

Australian Imperial Force [76]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

J [1174]

B [3]

F [2]

C [1]

D [1]

G [1]

P [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1142]

Merchant Navy [34]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [102]

France [2]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] Sydney New South Wales [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Cork [3] Dublin [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Flint, Flintshire, Wales [2] Greta New South Wales [2] Haggerston, London [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Liverpool England [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Poplar, London [2] Rhos, Denbighshire [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Beaufort, Monmouthshire [1] Beauport, Monmouthshire [1] Bellan, Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, Wales [1] Birkenhead England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bow, London [1] Brayford, Devon [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brompton Kent [1] Buckley England [1] Bull Bay, Anglesey, Wales [1] Canning Town, Essex, England [1] Carnarvon Wales [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Cheshire England [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Christchurch [1] Clapham, London [1] Coleford, Gloucestershire [1] Connaks Quay, Flintshire [1] Conway, Carnarvonshire [1] Coonabarabran New South Wales [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [621] Driver [59] Gunner [51] Corporal [50] Serjeant [26] Sapper [25] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [7] Company Serjeant Major [4] Rifleman [4] Captain [3] Able Seaman Driver [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Deck Hand [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Private [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [90] Royal Field Artillery [72] Labour Corps [66] Royal Engineers [57] Army Service Corps [56] Cheshire Regiment [38] Liverpool Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Welsh Regiment [35] Machine Gun Corps [23] Durham Light Infantry [22] South Wales Borderers [22] South Lancashire Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] London Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [17] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Royal Naval Division [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Dragoon Guards [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Monmouthshire Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [868] Royal Navy [90] Australian Imperial Force [76] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

J [1174] B [3] F [2] C [1] D [1] G [1] P [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1142] Merchant Navy [34] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [102] France [2] Canada [1] India [1]

Liverpool Echo, "Mersey Loss. Pilot Boat Sunk By Mine."

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