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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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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]

James Miller

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 3/9266 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army

British Army 5837 later 9266 on re-enlistment Pte Northumberland Fusiliers 1st

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Charles Reginald Wilfred Hankinson

Born 1887

Died 1974

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132016 Sergeant 73rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132016 Provisional Company Sergeant-Major 73rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132016 Sergeant 73rd Battalion

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Albert Edward Keane

Born 1874

Died 1954

British Army P/430 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Military Mounted Police

British Army Sergeant Military Mounted Police

British Army P/430 Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major Military Mounted Police

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Leonard Arthur Hughson

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army 56536 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 56536 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 56536 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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James William Campbell

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 3133 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 240912 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 240912 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Hugh Beatty

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 3502 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Frederick Kenyon

Born 1868

Died 1919

British Army 9646 Company Sergeant Major West Yorkshire Regiment 12th and then 13th Battalion

British Army 2584 Drummer 14th Foot 10th Bn

British Army 3196 Sergeant Drummer West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Bn

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George Henry Catherall

Born 1885

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187199 Private 11th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187199 Private Machine Gun Corps Depot

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187199 Private Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion

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Frederick Walker

Born 1891

British Army 12590 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Frederick Hull

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 59315 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 59315 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish)

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William Bleese

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 41661 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2/5th Battalion

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Michael Hugh Joinson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 49690 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 3751 Private Cheshire Regiment 5th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3751 Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Edward J. Airth

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army Private Glamorgan Yeomanry Cyclists

British Army 73254 Private Welsh Regiment

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William Draycott

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 13430 Private Grenadier Guards

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George Snell

Born 1894

British Army 735054 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 735054 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 265th Brigade ‘B’ Battery, Royal Field Artillery, Territorial Force 1/1 Cheshire Brigade

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John Rafferty

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3480 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 241037 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William H Whitley

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 13606 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Brennan

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 21053 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 21053 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 14th Battalion

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Cecil Harry 'ginger' Gore

Born 1893

Indian Army Lieutenant 42nd Cavalry

British Army 2230 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/4th Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 10th (Training) Battalion

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Harold Lee

Born 1895

Died 1979

British Army 51844 Private Liverpool Regiment

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