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Altrincham, Cheshire [216]

Altrincham Cheshire [29]

Altrincham Cheshire. [18]

Altrincham, Cheshire, England [13]

Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire [5]

Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire [4]

Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire. [1]

Altrincham,Cheshire. [1]

Ashton On Mersey, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ashton upon Mersey, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Bowden,Altrincham,Cheshire. [1]

Bowdon,Altrincham,Cheshire [1]

Broadheath Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Carrington, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Dunham Massey Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Dunham Massey,Altrincham,Cheshire. [1]

Hale Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Hale Barns Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Lymm, Altrincham district, Cheshire [1]

Lymm, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Oakfield Street Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Oldfield, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

St George's. Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

St George, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Timperley, Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [65]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [10]

Corporal [6]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Driver [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Serjeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battalion Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [34]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Border Regiment [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

23rd Motor Ambulance Company, Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

2nd Reinforcement [1]

9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps (MT) [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Cheshire Regiment. [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

Duke of York's Own East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers/Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [109]

British Army [108]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [39]

M [33]

W [29]

H [25]

D [20]

C [18]

A [17]

L [17]

S [17]

G [16]

P [15]

J [10]

E [9]

R [9]

F [8]

O [7]

T [6]

Y [5]

N [4]

I [2]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [289]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [80]

Australia [1]

Brazil [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

United States [1]

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People [308] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Altrincham, Cheshire [216] Altrincham Cheshire [29] Altrincham Cheshire. [18] Altrincham, Cheshire, England [13] Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire [5] Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire [4] Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Altrincham Cheshire [1] Altrincham, Cheshire. [1] Altrincham,Cheshire. [1] Ashton On Mersey, Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ashton upon Mersey, Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Bowden,Altrincham,Cheshire. [1] Bowdon,Altrincham,Cheshire [1] Broadheath Altrincham Cheshire [1] Carrington, Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Dunham Massey Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Dunham Massey,Altrincham,Cheshire. [1] Hale Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Hale Barns Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Lymm, Altrincham district, Cheshire [1] Lymm, Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Oakfield Street Altrincham Cheshire [1] Oldfield, Altrincham, Cheshire [1] St George's. Altrincham, Cheshire [1] St George, Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Timperley, Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [65] Lieutenant [11] Captain [10] Corporal [6] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Driver [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Serjeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Corporal [1] Battalion Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Drummer [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [34] Manchester Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Labour Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Border Regiment [2] HMS Vivid I [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 23rd Motor Ambulance Company, Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 2nd Reinforcement [1] 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps (MT) [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Cheshire Regiment. [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1] Duke of York's Own East Yorkshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Warrior [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers/Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [109] British Army [108] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [39] M [33] W [29] H [25] D [20] C [18] A [17] L [17] S [17] G [16] P [15] J [10] E [9] R [9] F [8] O [7] T [6] Y [5] N [4] I [2] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [289] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [80] Australia [1] Brazil [1] Canada [1] India [1] United States [1]

Leonard Victor Walker

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223764

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Arthur Cyril Elding

Born 1887

Royal Navy 224756

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Alfred Lamb

Born 1889

Royal Navy J55935 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 12267 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William Yearsley

Born 1898

Royal Navy J33093 Ordinary Signalman HMS BOADICEA

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Arthur Smith

Born 1894

Royal Navy K18066 Stoker 1st Class HMS Warrior

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Thomas Garner

Born 1881

Royal Navy 294724

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Andrew White

Born 1877

Royal Navy F17110

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Percy Gallimore

Born 1893

Royal Navy F20961

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George Lewis

Born 1899

Royal Navy F33592

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Percy Barnes

Born 1900

Royal Navy F49192

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George Coseon Ince

Born 1898

Royal Navy F49481

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Gilbert James Farrell

Born 1899

Royal Navy F52181

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James Washington

Born 1900

Royal Navy 52937

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William Evans

Born 1885

Royal Navy 52943

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Harold Okell

Born 1892

Royal Navy J1574

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William Swann

Born 1894

Royal Navy J10434

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Harold Litherland

Born 1899

Royal Navy J37340

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Alfred Barker

Born 1898

Royal Navy J39241

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Arthur Dale

Born 1899

Royal Navy J44658

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Frederick Bagnall

Born 1900

Royal Navy J46679

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