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Alderley Edge, Cheshire [28]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England [1]

Alderley Edge, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Alderley Edge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [6]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Major [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lt [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Driver [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lt [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Manchester University Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [14]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

S [7]

B [5]

H [3]

A [2]

C [2]

K [2]

L [2]

M [2]

T [2]

W [2]

D [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [1]

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People [31] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [28] Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England [1] Alderley Edge, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Alderley Edge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [6] Captain [4] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Major [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Driver [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lt [1] Temporary Major [1] Vice Admiral [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Manchester University Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [14] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

S [7] B [5] H [3] A [2] C [2] K [2] L [2] M [2] T [2] W [2] D [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [1]

William Mackay

Born 1866

British Army Major Cheshire Regiment

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Douglas Raymond Lowcock

Born 1884

British Army 25716 Private Essex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Sydney Robert Bower

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7308

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Frank Aka Jack Staniar

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13961 Cheshire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

British Army 79759 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Bowers

Born 1893

Royal Navy J5013

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Percy Ashworth Tyler

Born 1901

Royal Navy K55326

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Joseph Alcock

Born 1877

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Reginald Valentine King

Born 1900

Royal Navy J44906

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Percy Ashworth Tyler

Born 1901

Royal Navy J55710

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Ernest Mario Brooke

Born 1895

Royal Navy M2627

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Oliver Alexander

Born 1884

Royal Navy 346706

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