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Douglas, Isle of Man, England [171]

Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [95]

Peel, Isle of Man, England [76]

Ramsey, Isle of Man, England [63]

Douglas, Isle Of Man [54]

Port St Mary, Isle of Man, England [52]

Douglas, Isle of Man [40]

Castletown, Isle of Man, England [26]

Peel, Isle of Man [20]

Isle of Man England [18]

Port Erin, Isle of Man, England [18]

Isle Of Man England [15]

Isle of Man [14]

Ramsey, Isle Of Man [10]

Rushen, Isle of Man, England [9]

Ramsey, Isle of Man [8]

Castletown, Isle of Man [7]

Ramsay, Isle of Man, England [7]

Laxey, Isle of Man, England [6]

Castletown, Isle Of Man [5]

Colby, Isle of Man, England [4]

Douglas Isle of Man [4]

Peel, Isle Of Man [4]

Isle Of Man [3]

Kirk Michael, Isle of Man, England [3]

Laxey, Isle Of Man [3]

Lonan, Isle of Man, England [3]

Marown, Isle of Man, England [3]

Newport, Isle Of Man [3]

Ramsay, Isle of Man [3]

St Georges, Douglas, Isle Of Man [3]

Andreas, Isle of Man, England [2]

Arbory, Isle of Man, England [2]

Ballabeg, Isle of Man, England [2]

Bradda, Isle of Man, England [2]

Braddan, Douglas, Isle of Man [2]

Bride, Isle of Man, England [2]

Crosby, Isle of Man [2]

Foxdale, Isle of Man [2]

Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man [2]

Kirkmichael, Isle of Man, England [2]

Lezayre, Isle of Man, England [2]

Lonan, Laxey, Isle Of Man [2]

Malew, Castletown, Isle Of Man [2]

Onchan, Isle of Man [2]

Patrick, Isle of Man, England [2]

Port St Mary, Isle Of Man [2]

Ramsay, Isle Of Man [2]

Ramsey Isle of Man [2]

Ryde, Isle of Man, England [2]

Rank

Private [64]

Seaman [23]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Pilot [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

DEMS Gunner RNR [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private, A/Cpl [1]

Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sailor [1]

Sarjeant [1]

Seaman RNR [1]

Second Hand [1]

Second Mate [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

V.A.D. Member [1]

acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [30]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

HMS Goliath [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Laurentic." [5]

King's Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Training Reserve [3]

Isle of Man Volunteer Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery [1]

10th Scottish Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corp [1]

Australian Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Div. Cyclist Company [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Champion [1]

HMS Coastguard [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS LION [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [143]

British Army [87]

Royal Navy [43]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [276]

K [115]

M [75]

W [55]

B [54]

S [45]

G [40]

Q [37]

T [36]

H [33]

D [28]

R [26]

L [25]

F [14]

E [13]

A [9]

J [8]

P [6]

N [5]

O [5]

V [4]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [592]

Military Service [287]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

Isle of Man [4]

New Zealand [2]

Canada [1]

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People [912] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [171] Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [95] Peel, Isle of Man, England [76] Ramsey, Isle of Man, England [63] Douglas, Isle Of Man [54] Port St Mary, Isle of Man, England [52] Douglas, Isle of Man [40] Castletown, Isle of Man, England [26] Peel, Isle of Man [20] Isle of Man England [18] Port Erin, Isle of Man, England [18] Isle Of Man England [15] Isle of Man [14] Ramsey, Isle Of Man [10] Rushen, Isle of Man, England [9] Ramsey, Isle of Man [8] Castletown, Isle of Man [7] Ramsay, Isle of Man, England [7] Laxey, Isle of Man, England [6] Castletown, Isle Of Man [5] Colby, Isle of Man, England [4] Douglas Isle of Man [4] Peel, Isle Of Man [4] Isle Of Man [3] Kirk Michael, Isle of Man, England [3] Laxey, Isle Of Man [3] Lonan, Isle of Man, England [3] Marown, Isle of Man, England [3] Newport, Isle Of Man [3] Ramsay, Isle of Man [3] St Georges, Douglas, Isle Of Man [3] Andreas, Isle of Man, England [2] Arbory, Isle of Man, England [2] Ballabeg, Isle of Man, England [2] Bradda, Isle of Man, England [2] Braddan, Douglas, Isle of Man [2] Bride, Isle of Man, England [2] Crosby, Isle of Man [2] Foxdale, Isle of Man [2] Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man [2] Kirkmichael, Isle of Man, England [2] Lezayre, Isle of Man, England [2] Lonan, Laxey, Isle Of Man [2] Malew, Castletown, Isle Of Man [2] Onchan, Isle of Man [2] Patrick, Isle of Man, England [2] Port St Mary, Isle Of Man [2] Ramsay, Isle Of Man [2] Ramsey Isle of Man [2] Ryde, Isle of Man, England [2]

Rank

Private [64] Seaman [23] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [8] Ordinary Seaman [5] Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Captain [3] Deck Hand [3] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Pilot [2] Sapper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] DEMS Gunner RNR [1] Donkeyman [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Boatman [1] Nurse [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private, A/Cpl [1] Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sailor [1] Sarjeant [1] Seaman RNR [1] Second Hand [1] Second Mate [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] V.A.D. Member [1] acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [30] Royal Naval Division [12] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] HMS Goliath [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Laurentic." [5] King's Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3] Royal Engineers [3] Training Reserve [3] Isle of Man Volunteer Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] 10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery [1] 10th Scottish Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corp [1] Australian Army Service Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Div. Cyclist Company [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Champion [1] HMS Coastguard [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS LION [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [143] British Army [87] Royal Navy [43] Australian Imperial Force [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [276] K [115] M [75] W [55] B [54] S [45] G [40] Q [37] T [36] H [33] D [28] R [26] L [25] F [14] E [13] A [9] J [8] P [6] N [5] O [5] V [4] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [592] Military Service [287] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [53] Isle of Man [4] New Zealand [2] Canada [1]

John Archibald Brown

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 14383 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army M2/105164 Private Army Service Corp Motor Transport

British Army South Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Alexander Benjamin Caldwell

Born 1881

Died 1961

British Army 52970 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 52970 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Nelson Simpson

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 06106 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Ralph Cottier Shimmin

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 270091 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 235096 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army 8828 Private Liverpool Regiment

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George Edward King

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 28634 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 29452 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4399 Private Border Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Walter Kissack Looney

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 37069 Private Training Reserve

British Army 1429 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 44629 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Edward Rae

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army 355085 Lance Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 10th (Scottish) Battalion

British Army 1982 Lance Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 10th (Scottish) Battalion

British Army Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 10th (Scottish) Battalion

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Robert Charles Garrett

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army W/5444 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "B" Bty. 122nd Bde

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Percy Clement Christian

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 207484 Sapper Royal Engineers Signal Sect. Training Centre (Bedford)

Royal Navy Deal/1100/S Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Robert Killip Teare

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 24638 Private Border Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Frederick Quaye

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army King;s Liverpool Regiment 7th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2977 Private Australian Infantry 45th Battalion

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Louis Mylchreest

Born 1888

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1584 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1584 Private Otago Infantry Battalion 3rd Reinforcements

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Douglas Hartley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 85006 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Private Army Reserve

British Army 52597 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Francis Hassard

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 26889 Lance Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 26889 Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 26889 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 16th Battalion

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George Crebbin

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 48898 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 48898 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales own) 1st/8th Battalion

British Army 48898 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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David Yewdall

Born 1897

Died 1977

British Army 25608 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 61291 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 25608 Private, A/Cpl Cheshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Cleator

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16959 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 16959 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Bell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 5834 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 377678 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 377678 Private Manchester Regiment 2/10th Bn

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James Mason Seddon

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 266900 Private Northumberland Regiment 1/6 northumberland Battalion

British Army 266900 Private Northumberland Regiment 8 northumberland Battalion

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Henry James Kelly

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188673

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