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Alsager Cheshire [22]

Alsager, Cheshire [20]

Alsager, Cheshire, England [5]

Alsager, Cheshire England [4]

Betchton, near Alsager, Cheshire [2]

Alsager, Cheshire [1]

Alsager, Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Betchton, Alsager, Cheshire [1]

Congleton, Alsager, Cheshire [1]

Crewe Road Alsager Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [25]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Fireman [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

L/Cl. [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant -Torpedo Officer [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Steward [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

106th Training Battalion [1]

59 Squadron [1]

9th Queen's Royal Lancers [1]

Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force [1]

Ceylon Volunteer Force [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS Astrea [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Majestic's Picket Boat [1]

HMS Springbook [1]

HMS Wildfire [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) [1]

Queen Mary´s Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Reserve [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1]

Royal Oak [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Victory 2 [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [10]

W [8]

G [6]

H [6]

S [6]

D [3]

J [3]

L [3]

B [2]

R [2]

T [2]

A [1]

C [1]

E [1]

F [1]

N [1]

O [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Germany [1]

India [1]

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People [58] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alsager Cheshire [22] Alsager, Cheshire [20] Alsager, Cheshire, England [5] Alsager, Cheshire England [4] Betchton, near Alsager, Cheshire [2] Alsager, Cheshire [1] Alsager, Crewe, Cheshire [1] Betchton, Alsager, Cheshire [1] Congleton, Alsager, Cheshire [1] Crewe Road Alsager Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [25] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Driver [2] Gunner [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Fireman [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] L/Cl. [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant -Torpedo Officer [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Signaller [1] Steward [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Grenadier Guards [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Merchant Navy [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 106th Training Battalion [1] 59 Squadron [1] 9th Queen's Royal Lancers [1] Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force [1] Ceylon Volunteer Force [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Lancers [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS Astrea [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Majestic's Picket Boat [1] HMS Springbook [1] HMS Wildfire [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) [1] Queen Mary´s Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Reserve [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1] Royal Oak [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Tank Corps [1] The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Victory 2 [1] West Yorkshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [6] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [10] W [8] G [6] H [6] S [6] D [3] J [3] L [3] B [2] R [2] T [2] A [1] C [1] E [1] F [1] N [1] O [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Germany [1] India [1]

Percy Edgar Wood

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303524

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Norman Rowley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162023

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John Sherratt

Born 1894

British Army 2580 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 21863 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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James Robert Simpson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317486

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Philip Donald Travers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246225

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Leslie Brocus Hammersley

Born 1899

Died 1992

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army 311263 Private Tank Corps 18th Tank Corps

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William Mandeville

Born 1902

Died 1982

Other Empire Force 828661 Steward Merchant Navy S.S. Tunisian

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John Arthur Walker

Born 1894

Royal Navy M25990

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Arthur Skilbeck

Born 1899

Royal Navy J71574

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Kathleen O'brien

Born 1897

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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William Lowe

Born 1883

Royal Navy 207328

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Arthur Frederick Murdoch

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295850

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Donald Wood Pidduck

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63616

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Francis Jepson

Born 1893

Royal Navy Stoker Victory 2

Royal Navy 112591 Able Seaman Merchant Navy

Royal Navy 935089 Fireman HMS Wildfire

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John Leonard Millar

Born 1895

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John Chrimes Smith

Born 1875

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Alaric Salmon Edward

Born 1900

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Edward John Warham

Born 1870

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