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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]

Thomas Hughes

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 35717 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Henry Blackburn

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 33133 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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James Henry Bradshaw

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 6627 Private Scots Guards

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John Henry Day

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 40548 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 18462 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 43999 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Harold Kerr

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army W/866 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Joseph Brady

Died 1917

British Army 13303 Private Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Samuel Beech

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 70099 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5th Brigade

British Army 70099 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade

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John Nixon

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army R/1433 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/1433 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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Frederick William Jump

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 357673 Private The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment 2/10th Battalion

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Eric Bernard Hough

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 21514 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain Liverpool Regiment 19th Battalion

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Martin King

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 10480 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2116 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Edwin Jones

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 380761 Sapper Liverpool Regiment

British Army 276627 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Jones

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3070 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army Cheshire

British Army 200947 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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John Murphy

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8804 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8804 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8804 Private Royal Irish Regiment Army Reserve

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James Dewar Clark

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 51997 Private Liverpool Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army Private Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion (Scottish)

British Army 51997 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William John Sinclair Archer

Born 1900

Died 1951

British Army Young Men's Christian Association

British Army 13627 Inns of Court OTC

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John Albert Weston

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army 27592 Sapper Postal Section Royal Engineers

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James Wall

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 16032 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Peter Harding

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army T2710 Sapper Cheshire Regiment

British Army T3715 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 524567 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Woodcock Ledsham

Born 1886

Died 1969

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228169

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228169 Private Toronto Light Infantry 201 Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228169 Sergeant 248 Battalion

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