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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]

Harry Griffiths

Born 1890

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William Donnelly

Born 1894

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Edward Collier

Born 1891

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Charles Mark Clayton

Born 1891

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Wilfred Avery

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79246 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Samuel Herbert Nixon

Born 1867

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Norman Swindells

Born 1899

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Joseph Shepley

Born 1900

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Lloyd Thomas Gregory

Born 1879

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Alfred Frederick Cooper

Born 1900

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Charles Arthur Bullock

Born 1876

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Charles Leonard Ollerenshaw

Born 1898

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Sidney Mallard

Born 1885

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Wilfred Leech

Born 1894

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Robert Henry Judd

Born 1873

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