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Cockermouth, Cumberland [70]

Cockermouth England [14]

Cockermouth [9]

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England [9]

Brigham, Cockermouth, Cumberland [2]

Cockermouth, Cumberland. [2]

Papcastle, Cockermouth, Cumberland [2]

cockermouth [2]

Bridekirk, Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Broughton Moor, Cockermouth [1]

Cockemouth (Cockermouth ?) [1]

Cockermouth Cumberland [1]

Cockermouth Cumberland England [1]

Cockermouth Durham [1]

Cockermouth, Cambridgshire [1]

Cockermouth, Westmorland [1]

Cockermouth, Workington, Cumberland [1]

Crosby, Cockermouth, Cumbria [1]

Embleton, Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Gilcrux, Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Kirkgate, Cockermouth. [1]

Maryport,Cockermouth,Cumberland. [1]

Reg. Cockermouth, Maryport, Cumberland [1]

Workington, Cockermouth [1]

cockermouth, workington, cumberland. [1]

Rank

Private [26]

Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Marine [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Border Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [2]

11th Hussars [1]

18th Hussars [1]

Border [1]

Border Rgt [1]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS CANADA [1]

Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [1]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

The King's Regiment (Liverpool) [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

British Army [33]

Royal Navy [33]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

T [13]

B [12]

M [11]

C [10]

R [10]

S [9]

W [8]

F [6]

G [6]

H [6]

P [6]

D [5]

A [4]

E [4]

I [4]

K [4]

L [4]

J [3]

N [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [114]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Cockermouth, Cumberland [70] Cockermouth England [14] Cockermouth [9] Cockermouth, Cumberland, England [9] Brigham, Cockermouth, Cumberland [2] Cockermouth, Cumberland. [2] Papcastle, Cockermouth, Cumberland [2] cockermouth [2] Bridekirk, Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Broughton Moor, Cockermouth [1] Cockemouth (Cockermouth ?) [1] Cockermouth Cumberland [1] Cockermouth Cumberland England [1] Cockermouth Durham [1] Cockermouth, Cambridgshire [1] Cockermouth, Westmorland [1] Cockermouth, Workington, Cumberland [1] Crosby, Cockermouth, Cumbria [1] Embleton, Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Gilcrux, Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Kirkgate, Cockermouth. [1] Maryport,Cockermouth,Cumberland. [1] Reg. Cockermouth, Maryport, Cumberland [1] Workington, Cockermouth [1] cockermouth, workington, cumberland. [1]

Rank

Private [26] Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Sapper [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Gunner [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Marine [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Border Regiment [9] Labour Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [2] 11th Hussars [1] 18th Hussars [1] Border [1] Border Rgt [1] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS Monmouth [1] Hussars [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS CANADA [1] Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [1] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] The King's Regiment (Liverpool) [1] Training Reserve [1] Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] British Army [33] Royal Navy [33] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

T [13] B [12] M [11] C [10] R [10] S [9] W [8] F [6] G [6] H [6] P [6] D [5] A [4] E [4] I [4] K [4] L [4] J [3] N [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [114] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Thomas Nicholson Turnbull

Born 1894

Died 1977

British Army WR/40375 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 128307 Royal Engineers

British Army 228307 Pioneer Royal Engineers 307th Road Construction Company

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Thomas Ferguson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193150

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William Wallace Boustead

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 23503 Private Border Regiment bord Battalion

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Rowland Graham

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141839

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Ernest William Litt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168683

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Frederick Jenns

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192521

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William Thompson Noble

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192733

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Gilbert Victor Close

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317629

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John Allen Forrester

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94028

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Joseph Makinson Ward

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/2938 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2938 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division 5th Battalion

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Joseph Tiffin

Died 1915

British Army 15829 Private Border Regiment 8th Battalion

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John George Redvers Edmondson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248400

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Frank Graham Bowness

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290515

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Hector Robert Mcdonald

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294452

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Thomas Megahy

Born 1892

British Army 201573 Private Border Regiment

British Army 2980 Private Border Regiment 4th Battalion (attached to Oxford & Bucks L.I.)

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Isaac Hodgson Tyson

Born 1877

Royal Navy M9782 Junior Reserve Attendant Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve

Royal Navy M9782 Junior Reserve Attendant Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion

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Allison Bell

Australian Imperial Force 3792

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James Carruthers

Australian Imperial Force 8833

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John Edward Drummond

Australian Imperial Force 3298

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George Slack

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206254

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