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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]

Samuel Clent

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 73472 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 290604 Army Cyclist Corps 2/1st Cyclist Battalion

British Army 91669 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Ernest Cannell

British Army 288 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 438002 Sapper Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers 427th Field Company

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David Hughes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 47322 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 24820 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William Curran

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army W/175 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Alfred Lawrence Jones

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1243 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200102 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Douglas Birch Richardson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers and Royal Flying Corps

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Thomas Frederick Edwards

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 26274 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd, 3rd Battalion

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Alfred Turnbull

Born 1889

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91411 Air Mechanic 1st Class

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Matthew Henry Kelly

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 352547 Private Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Reginald Knowles

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 22443 Private Liverpool Regiment 19th Battalion

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George Henry Hamlet

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 17992 Private Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Frederick Harrison

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 29431 Private South Wales Borderers 12th Battalion

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Thomas Hall

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 17846 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 71211 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 71211 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harold John Lover

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17879 Private Liverpool Regiment 19th Battalion

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William Mannion

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35654 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Edwin William Hewlett

Born 1893

Died 1963

British Army 356477 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5005 King's (Liverpool) Regiment

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John Charlesworth

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 258325 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 40950 Sapper Lancashire Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army 40950 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Elmore Brown

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 1242 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 60057 Private South Lancashire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Henry George Jordan

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 12769 Private Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Arthur Marston Adams

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant King's (Liverpool Regiment) 9th Battalion (Territorial)

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