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Chester, Cheshire [561]

Chester [320]

Chester, Cheshire, England [155]

Chester England [105]

Chester-le-Street, Durham [35]

Chester, Flintshire [27]

Chester le Street, Durham [25]

Chester Le Street, Durham [10]

Hoole, Chester, Cheshire [6]

Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [5]

Chester-Le-Street, Durham [5]

Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England [5]

Chester le Street [4]

Chester-le-Street [4]

Chester-le-Street, County Durham [4]

Kelsall, Chester, Cheshire [4]

Chester Le Street [3]

Chester Moor, Durham [3]

Chester, England [3]

Chester, Nova Scotia [3]

Farndon, Chester, Cheshire [3]

Saltney, Chester [3]

Stalybridge, Chester, Cheshire [3]

Tarporley, Chester, Cheshire [3]

62 Gladstone Avenue, Chester [2]

Boughton, Chester [2]

Bunbury, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Chester Castle, Hanover, Cornwall [2]

Chester Green, Derbyshire [2]

Chester Le Street, Cheshire [2]

Chester, Kent [2]

Chester,Cheshire [2]

Christleton, Chester [2]

Ellesmere Port, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Frodsham, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Handbridge, Chester [2]

Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Huxley, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Hyde, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Malpas, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Newton, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Newtown, Chester [2]

Runcorn, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Saighton, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Sandbach, Chester, Cheshire [2]

St. John's, Chester [2]

Upton, Chester, Cheshire [2]

chester [2]

2 Stanley Street, Chester [1]

21 Oulton Close, Newton, Chester [1]

Rank

Private [220]

Lance Corporal [30]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [23]

Serjeant [23]

Captain [16]

Gunner [14]

Driver [11]

Sapper [11]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Major [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Sergeant [7]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Colonel [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Nurse [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Cadet [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Midshipman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Pte [2]

Sister [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lt [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [73]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [16]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

Australian Engineers [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Warrior [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [559]

British Army [343]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [303]

Australian Imperial Force [108]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [136]

C [122]

B [120]

H [117]

S [111]

M [107]

D [100]

P [89]

G [87]

R [84]

L [74]

J [70]

F [52]

T [51]

E [47]

A [34]

K [31]

N [19]

O [19]

V [11]

Y [3]

I [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1295]

Merchant Navy [164]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [144]

Canada [6]

India [3]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Malta [1]

Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

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Place of birth

Chester, Cheshire [561] Chester [320] Chester, Cheshire, England [155] Chester England [105] Chester-le-Street, Durham [35] Chester, Flintshire [27] Chester le Street, Durham [25] Chester Le Street, Durham [10] Hoole, Chester, Cheshire [6] Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [5] Chester-Le-Street, Durham [5] Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England [5] Chester le Street [4] Chester-le-Street [4] Chester-le-Street, County Durham [4] Kelsall, Chester, Cheshire [4] Chester Le Street [3] Chester Moor, Durham [3] Chester, England [3] Chester, Nova Scotia [3] Farndon, Chester, Cheshire [3] Saltney, Chester [3] Stalybridge, Chester, Cheshire [3] Tarporley, Chester, Cheshire [3] 62 Gladstone Avenue, Chester [2] Boughton, Chester [2] Bunbury, Chester, Cheshire [2] Chester Castle, Hanover, Cornwall [2] Chester Green, Derbyshire [2] Chester Le Street, Cheshire [2] Chester, Kent [2] Chester,Cheshire [2] Christleton, Chester [2] Ellesmere Port, Chester, Cheshire [2] Frodsham, Chester, Cheshire [2] Handbridge, Chester [2] Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire [2] Huxley, Chester, Cheshire [2] Hyde, Chester, Cheshire [2] Malpas, Chester, Cheshire [2] Newton, Chester, Cheshire [2] Newtown, Chester [2] Runcorn, Chester, Cheshire [2] Saighton, Chester, Cheshire [2] Sandbach, Chester, Cheshire [2] St. John's, Chester [2] Upton, Chester, Cheshire [2] chester [2] 2 Stanley Street, Chester [1] 21 Oulton Close, Newton, Chester [1]

Rank

Private [220] Lance Corporal [30] Second Lieutenant [27] Corporal [23] Lieutenant [23] Serjeant [23] Captain [16] Gunner [14] Driver [11] Sapper [11] Stoker 1st Class [11] Major [8] Able Seaman [7] Sergeant [7] Ordinary Seaman [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Colonel [4] Deck Hand [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Nurse [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Cadet [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Midshipman [2] Pioneer [2] Pte [2] Sister [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lt [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal (unpaid) [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [73] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [39] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Engineers [19] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [16] Manchester Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [12] South Wales Borderers [12] Labour Corps [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] Australian Engineers [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Warrior [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [559] British Army [343] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [303] Australian Imperial Force [108] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [136] C [122] B [120] H [117] S [111] M [107] D [100] P [89] G [87] R [84] L [74] J [70] F [52] T [51] E [47] A [34] K [31] N [19] O [19] V [11] Y [3] I [2] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1295] Merchant Navy [164] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [144] Canada [6] India [3] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Malta [1] Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

George Bartlett

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 25629 Serjeant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 25629 Serjeant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 8th Battalion

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George William Fleet

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 20787 Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 20787 Lance Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army 20787 Corporal Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Kirby

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4374 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot

British Army 4374 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 4374 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Fred Raynor

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 27811 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 27811 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Philip James Griffiths Pipon

Born 1874

Died 1960

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General Staff Headquarters

British Army Temporary Captain General Staff

British Army Captain General Staff

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Charles Job Bleese

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 11778 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

British Army 11778 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Edwards

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 241520 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 3792 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas Francis Heaney

Born 1867

Died 1918

British Army 45644 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 45644 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 45644 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Thomas Dobson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4499 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 4499 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Arthur Condliffe

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 40161 South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 51072 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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John Draycott

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 4380 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 52695 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Charles Bailey

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 6178 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357297 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357297 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Ernest Salisbury

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7967 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Charles Mckay

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 7155 Colour Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7155 Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Bradley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 354 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1st/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battallion

British Army 240022 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1st/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion

British Army 240022 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 1st/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion

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Joseph Currivan

Born 1893

Died 1977

British Army 1561 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 230895 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Waldron

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 24644 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James F Kelly

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 1540 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 32035 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Joseph D'arcy

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12214 Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 18199 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Gleave

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 19746 Private South Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 16158 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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