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Birkenhead, Cheshire [2145]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1629]

Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [37]

Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [18]

Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [17]

New Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [12]

St Mary's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [9]

Wallasey, Birkenhead, Cheshire [8]

Birkenhead Cheshire [7]

St Peter's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [7]

Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, Cheshire [6]

Hoylake, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Seacombe, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

St Anne's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

St John's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Birkenhead,Cheshire [4]

Holy Trinity, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Liscard, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

St Catherine's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

St Paul's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Birkenhead,Cheshire, England. [3]

Egremont, Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

St Andrew's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Upton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Bebington, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire England [2]

Birkenhead, Wirral, Cheshire [2]

Bromborough, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Claughton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Lower Bebington, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

North Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Prenton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Upton by Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

West Kirby, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

153 Price Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

31 Hampden Street, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Barnston, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead , Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead Cheshire. [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire. [1]

Birkenhead, Egremont, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead,Cheshire. [1]

Brimstage, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Claughton Birkenhead Cheshire [1]

Claughton, Birkenhead, Cheshire. [1]

Claughton, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Frankby, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [564]

Lance Corporal [57]

Second Lieutenant [50]

Corporal [44]

Lieutenant [40]

Gunner [37]

Stoker 1st Class [36]

Able Seaman [32]

Captain [27]

Sapper [27]

Serjeant [27]

Driver [15]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Acting Corporal [12]

Deck Hand [11]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Major [10]

Sergeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Leading Seaman [5]

Pioneer [5]

Stoker [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Leading Signalman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Rifleman [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Donkeyman [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [2]

Sergeant Mechanic [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [289]

Liverpool Regiment [112]

Royal Engineers [48]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [44]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [31]

South Lancashire Regiment [30]

Royal Naval Reserve [24]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

South Wales Borderers [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Welsh Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [15]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [14]

King's Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Air Force [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Air Service [7]

Denbigh Yeomanry [6]

HMS VALIANT [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Cheshire Yeomanry [4]

HMS Ajax [4]

HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

HMS Erin [4]

HMS Goliath [4]

HMS Victory I [4]

Irish Guards [4]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [4]

Training Reserve [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1233]

British Army [789]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [378]

Other Empire Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [422]

B [382]

H [324]

C [310]

W [305]

S [264]

D [244]

J [223]

P [214]

R [200]

G [169]

L [160]

F [140]

T [140]

E [107]

A [102]

K [101]

O [91]

N [45]

Q [20]

Y [19]

V [17]

I [15]

U [5]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2353]

Merchant Navy [1629]

Country

United Kingdom [548]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Ireland [2]

Egypt [1]

Guyana [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2145] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1629] Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [37] Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [18] Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [17] New Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [12] St Mary's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [9] Wallasey, Birkenhead, Cheshire [8] Birkenhead Cheshire [7] St Peter's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [7] Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, Cheshire [6] Hoylake, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Seacombe, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] St Anne's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] St John's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Birkenhead,Cheshire [4] Holy Trinity, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Liscard, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] St Catherine's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] St Paul's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Birkenhead,Cheshire, England. [3] Egremont, Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] St Andrew's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Upton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Bebington, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire England [2] Birkenhead, Wirral, Cheshire [2] Bromborough, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Claughton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Lower Bebington, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] North Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Prenton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Upton by Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] West Kirby, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] 153 Price Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] 31 Hampden Street, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Barnston, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead , Cheshire [1] Birkenhead Cheshire. [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire. [1] Birkenhead, Egremont, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead,Cheshire. [1] Brimstage, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Claughton Birkenhead Cheshire [1] Claughton, Birkenhead, Cheshire. [1] Claughton, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Frankby, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [564] Lance Corporal [57] Second Lieutenant [50] Corporal [44] Lieutenant [40] Gunner [37] Stoker 1st Class [36] Able Seaman [32] Captain [27] Sapper [27] Serjeant [27] Driver [15] Ordinary Seaman [14] Acting Corporal [12] Deck Hand [11] Boy 1st Class [10] Major [10] Sergeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Temporary Captain [6] Leading Seaman [5] Pioneer [5] Stoker [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Guardsman [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Petty Officer [4] Leading Signalman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Rifleman [3] Telegraphist [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Donkeyman [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Petty Officer Telegraphist [2] Sergeant Mechanic [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [289] Liverpool Regiment [112] Royal Engineers [48] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [44] Royal Field Artillery [37] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [31] South Lancashire Regiment [30] Royal Naval Reserve [24] Machine Gun Corps [21] South Wales Borderers [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Manchester Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Welsh Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [15] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [14] King's Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Air Force [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Flying Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Naval Air Service [7] Denbigh Yeomanry [6] HMS VALIANT [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Cheshire Yeomanry [4] HMS Ajax [4] HMS BELLEROPHON [4] HMS Erin [4] HMS Goliath [4] HMS Victory I [4] Irish Guards [4] Mercantile Marine Reserve [4] Training Reserve [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1233] British Army [789] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [378] Other Empire Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [422] B [382] H [324] C [310] W [305] S [264] D [244] J [223] P [214] R [200] G [169] L [160] F [140] T [140] E [107] A [102] K [101] O [91] N [45] Q [20] Y [19] V [17] I [15] U [5] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2353] Merchant Navy [1629]

Country

United Kingdom [548] Canada [2] India [2] Ireland [2] Egypt [1] Guyana [1] Sierra Leone [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

Ernest George Browning

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 7093 Corporal London Regiment 10th city of lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish) (Territorial Force)

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Thomas Henry Jones

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 17309 Private Border Regiment 7th Battalion

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Peter Higgins

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 13478 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 6672 Private Connaught Rangers

British Army 13478 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Jones

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54267 Private Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion

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Arthur Hugh Bazett

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial)

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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James Cooke Chandler

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3095 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish)

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Kenneth Bowman Ralston

Born 1898

Died 1979

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 3rd (Special Reserve)

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George Henry Walls

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 49247 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Clifford Ernest Neale

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 45146 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 29407 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 29407 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion formerly 3rd Bn. Cheshire Regiment

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William Henry Williams

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 93720 Liverpool Regiment

British Army 57312 Private Manchester Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Harold Franson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 28387 Private South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 30812 South Lancashire Regiment 89th Bridge Depot

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Arthur Baker

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 678 Sapper Royal Engineers Cheshire Reserve Field Coy.

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James Edward Williams

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 133 Company Serjeant Major Cheshire Regiment

British Army 133 Warrant Officer Class 2 Cheshire Regiment

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Harold Ray Wilcox

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 4/260 Cheshire Regiment

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion

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Alfred R Mcnaught

Born 1897

Died 1951

British Army 357949 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish)

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Thomas Langley Williams

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1388 Private Denbighshire (Hussars) Yeomanry 3rd Ballatlion

British Army 5260 and 356659 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1/10th Battalion (The Liverpool Scottish)

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Martin Gregan Edgar

Born 1883

Died 1920

British Army 3258 Private Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 3258 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

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Frederick Jones

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 200996 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 3151 Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 285237 Private Welsh Regiment B Coy. 13th Battalion

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Reginald Annesley Cottrell

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 2421 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Henry Cook

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 97811 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 287th Siege Bty.

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