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Altrincham, Cheshire [216]

Altrincham Cheshire [29]

Altrincham Cheshire. [18]

Altrincham [14]

Altrincham, Cheshire, England [13]

Altrincham England [6]

Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire [5]

Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire [4]

Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Altrincham Chesire [1]

Altrincham, Ches. [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]

Davenport Green, Hale, Altrincham [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]

Sale (Altrincham District) [1]

St George's. Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

St George, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Timperley Altrincham Cheshrie. [1]

Timperley, Altrincham Cheshire [1]

altrincham [1]

Rank

Private [77]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Driver [3]

Major [3]

Sapper [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

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 [39]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [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]

5th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment [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 Royal Field Artillery [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]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [127]

Royal Navy [109]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [40]

M [33]

W [30]

H [28]

C [21]

D [21]

S [20]

A [19]

G [17]

L [17]

P [15]

R [13]

J [12]

E [9]

O [9]

F [8]

T [8]

Y [5]

N [4]

I [2]

K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [314]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [91]

Australia [1]

Brazil [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

United States [1]

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People [334] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Altrincham, Cheshire [216] Altrincham Cheshire [29] Altrincham Cheshire. [18] Altrincham [14] Altrincham, Cheshire, England [13] Altrincham England [6] Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire [5] Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire [4] Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Altrincham Cheshire [1] Altrincham Chesire [1] Altrincham, Ches. [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] Davenport Green, Hale, Altrincham [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] Sale (Altrincham District) [1] St George's. Altrincham, Cheshire [1] St George, Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Timperley Altrincham Cheshrie. [1] Timperley, Altrincham Cheshire [1] altrincham [1]

Rank

Private [77] Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Gunner [7] Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Driver [3] Major [3] Sapper [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 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 [39] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Labour Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Border Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] HMS Vivid I [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [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] 5th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment [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 Royal Field Artillery [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] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Warrior [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [127] Royal Navy [109] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [40] M [33] W [30] H [28] C [21] D [21] S [20] A [19] G [17] L [17] P [15] R [13] J [12] E [9] O [9] F [8] T [8] Y [5] N [4] I [2] K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [314] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [91] Australia [1] Brazil [1] Canada [1] India [1] United States [1]

Frank Turner

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army S4/093465 Serjeant Army Service Corps 49th Division Train

British Army S4/093465 Private Army Service Corps

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Herbert Garner

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 47249 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 47249 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Basil Armitage

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment 1/5th cheshire regiment (earl of chest Battalion

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Walter Bonson

Born 1884

Died 1960

British Army M2/118768 Private Army Service Corps (MT) attached 12th Motor Ambulance convoy

British Army M2/118768 Private Army Service Corps (MT)

British Army Cheshire Yeomanry Altrincham Troop

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Abraham Tarrant

Born 1879

British Army M2/053429 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/053429 Serjeant Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport Company

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Douglas Marshall Rigby

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 1st/6Btn

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 1st/6Btn

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George Dace

Born 1894

Died 1950

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1081441

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Charles Arkell Mulraine

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 4062 Corporal Manchester Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion

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William G Curley

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 78269 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 78269 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery, 81st Brigade

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Peter Drinkwater

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army T4/039028 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/4/039028 Driver Army Service Corps T/4/039028

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Richard Daintree

Born 1876

Died 1948

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185492

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Arthur Richardson

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Cheshire Regiment 5th Reserve Btn

British Army 10554 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Lamb

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 20109 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd/5th Battalion

British Army 18985 Private Royal Defence Corps 314th Protection Company

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William J Axon

Born 1868

Died 1917

British Army 119909 Pioneer Royal Engineers 8th Labour Battalion.

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John H Dykeman

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 67222 Driver Royal Field Artillery 25th Division Ammunition Col.

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George Harry Eaton

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 11273 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Bowyer

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 12280 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Dunbar Brown

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 92177 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 141st Siege Battery

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Edward Hulme

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 241995 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

British Army 241995 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot Company

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Alfred Oxley

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 17298 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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