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Macclesfield, Cheshire [765]

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England [33]

Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [11]

Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire [10]

Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [10]

Rainow, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [8]

Macclesfield Cheshire [6]

Sutton, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [5]

Kerridge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Broken Cross, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Henbury, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Langley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

37 Crossall Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Adlington,Macclesfield,Cheshire. [1]

Alderley Edge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Bosley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Chelford, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Chelford, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Congleton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Copper Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Godley Junction, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Higher Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Lower Withington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire [1]

Macclesfield, Bollington, Cheshire [1]

Mottram St Andrew, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Newton, near Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Newtown, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

North Rode, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Poynton, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Prestbury, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Rainow, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Rushton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

St. Paul's, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Stockport, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Tytherington, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Upton Priory, Prestbury, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Wildboarclough, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Wildboarclough, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Wincle, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [441]

Lance Corporal [27]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [21]

Gunner [18]

Captain [9]

Driver [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Guardsman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sergeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy, 1st Class [1]

Boy, 2nd Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Captain [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander RNR [1]

Company Quarter Master Havildar [1]

Corporal (Acting Sergeant) [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

L/cpl [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant, acting Captain [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [264]

Manchester Regiment [35]

South Lancashire Regiment [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Cheshire Yeomanry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoons [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [537]

Royal Navy [169]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [137]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [148]

H [82]

S [82]

W [81]

C [70]

M [66]

D [53]

P [47]

G [40]

L [32]

J [29]

R [28]

F [23]

T [23]

A [22]

E [18]

O [17]

N [15]

K [10]

V [5]

I [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [839]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [452]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Jersey [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Macclesfield, Cheshire [765] Macclesfield, Cheshire, England [33] Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [11] Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire [10] Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [10] Rainow, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [8] Macclesfield Cheshire [6] Sutton, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [5] Kerridge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Broken Cross, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Henbury, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Langley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] 37 Crossall Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Adlington,Macclesfield,Cheshire. [1] Alderley Edge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Bosley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Chelford, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Chelford, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Congleton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Copper Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Godley Junction, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Higher Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Lower Withington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire [1] Macclesfield, Bollington, Cheshire [1] Mottram St Andrew, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Newton, near Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Newtown, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] North Rode, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Poynton, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Prestbury, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Rainow, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Rushton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] St. Paul's, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Stockport, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Tytherington, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Upton Priory, Prestbury, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Wildboarclough, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Wildboarclough, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Wincle, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [441] Lance Corporal [27] Second Lieutenant [25] Corporal [24] Serjeant [21] Gunner [18] Captain [9] Driver [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Guardsman [4] Able Seaman [3] Deck Hand [3] Pioneer [3] Sergeant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy, 1st Class [1] Boy, 2nd Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces Captain [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander RNR [1] Company Quarter Master Havildar [1] Corporal (Acting Sergeant) [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] L/cpl [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant, acting Captain [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [264] Manchester Regiment [35] South Lancashire Regiment [22] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Welsh Regiment [11] Canadian Infantry [9] Grenadier Guards [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Engineers [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Cheshire Yeomanry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoons [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [537] Royal Navy [169] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [137] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [148] H [82] S [82] W [81] C [70] M [66] D [53] P [47] G [40] L [32] J [29] R [28] F [23] T [23] A [22] E [18] O [17] N [15] K [10] V [5] I [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [839] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [452] Canada [1] Egypt [1] India [1] Jersey [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Wilfred Walmsley

Born 1892

Died 1966

Royal Navy J3765 Leading Seaman HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy onj 3765 Commander RNR hms president admiralty

Royal Navy onj 3765 commander RNR OBE( kings new years honors list) hms president

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George Barber

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army RS/6111 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Harold Goddard

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 18245 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 18245 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Orlando Corbishley

Born 1881

Died 1955

Royal Navy 3279 Boy, 2nd Class HMS Calendonia

Royal Navy 3279 Boy, 1st Class HMS Calendonia

Royal Navy 3279 Boy, 1st Class HMS Minotaur

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Frank Start

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 291771 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 291771 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

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Frank Crowder

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 37707 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 33rd Brigade

British Army 37707 Shoeing Smith Royal Field Artillery 33rd Brigade

British Army 37707 Shoeing Smith Corporal Royal Field Artillery 51st Reserve Battery

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William Henry Cartwright

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2079 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 290374 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Peter Etchells

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 27696 Private Welsh Regiment 18th Battalion

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Stanley Bradbury

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27147

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Harry Nield

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1759 Private Acting Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 1759 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 1759 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Roy Mellor

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment City Battalions 22 Battalion

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Alexander Wood

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 772386

Canadian Expeditionary Force 772386 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Findlow

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army R/367253 Private Royal Army Service Corps 62nd Re-mount Sqdn

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Frank Latchford

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 66243 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Garrison Battalion

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Fred Ashness

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR/4/79924 Private Welsh Regiment 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion

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George Henry Whipp

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 63883 Private Kings Liverpool Regiment 2nd/6th Bn.

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Arthur Claud Lisle

Born 1898

Died 1978

British Army 357917 King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Isaac Lomas

Born 1899

Died 1971

British Army M/334113 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest Potts

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army M/279614 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/279614 Driver Royal Army Service Corps 282nd M.T. Company

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Walter Bradbury

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 73050 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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