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Macclesfield, Cheshire [765]

Macclesfield [150]

Macclesfield South Australia [33]

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England [33]

Macclesfield England [30]

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]

Bollington, near Macclesfield [4]

Kerridge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Macclesfield, Yorkshire [4]

Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Macclesfield Forest [3]

Prestbury, near Macclesfield [3]

Siddington, near Macclesfield [3]

Broken Cross, Macclesfield [2]

Broken Cross, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Gurnett, near Macclesfield [2]

Henbury, near Macclesfield [2]

Henbury, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Hurdsfield, Macclesfield [2]

Langley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

MacClesfield England [2]

Macclesfield Victoria [2]

Rainow near Macclesfield [2]

Rainow, near Macclesfield [2]

Sutton, near Macclesfield [2]

37 Crossall Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

4 Macclesfield St North, Holborn, Middlesex. [1]

Adlington, near Macclesfield [1]

Adlington,Macclesfield,Cheshire. [1]

Alderley Edge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Bollington, Macclesfield [1]

Bosley, near Macclesfield [1]

Bosley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Chelford, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Chelford, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Congleton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Copper Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

East Macclesfield England [1]

Gawsworth, near Macclesfield [1]

Godley Junction, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Higher Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Hurdsfield, near Macclesfield [1]

Langley, near Macclesfield [1]

Rank

Private [581]

Corporal [36]

Lance Corporal [35]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Gunner [26]

Serjeant [24]

Lieutenant [18]

Captain [14]

Driver [13]

Sapper [12]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Sergeant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Guardsman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colour Sergeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

A.S. [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy, 1st Class [1]

Boy, 2nd Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Captain [1]

Commander RNR [1]

Company Quarter Master Havildar [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal (Acting Sergeant) [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Gunner Signaller [1]

L/cpl [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [346]

Manchester Regiment [50]

Lancashire Fusiliers [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25]

South Lancashire Regiment [25]

Army Service Corps [24]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Labour Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Canadian Infantry [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Yeomanry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

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

Australian Infantry [2]

Dragoons [2]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [723]

Royal Navy [175]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [138]

Australian Imperial Force [74]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [190]

W [106]

S [104]

H [103]

C [93]

M [85]

D [68]

P [59]

G [49]

R [45]

A [38]

L [36]

J [33]

T [30]

F [29]

N [25]

O [22]

E [20]

K [12]

V [6]

Y [3]

I [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1102]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [572]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Egypt [1]

Jersey [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Macclesfield, Cheshire [765] Macclesfield [150] Macclesfield South Australia [33] Macclesfield, Cheshire, England [33] Macclesfield England [30] 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] Bollington, near Macclesfield [4] Kerridge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Macclesfield, Yorkshire [4] Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Macclesfield Forest [3] Prestbury, near Macclesfield [3] Siddington, near Macclesfield [3] Broken Cross, Macclesfield [2] Broken Cross, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Gurnett, near Macclesfield [2] Henbury, near Macclesfield [2] Henbury, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Hurdsfield, Macclesfield [2] Langley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] MacClesfield England [2] Macclesfield Victoria [2] Rainow near Macclesfield [2] Rainow, near Macclesfield [2] Sutton, near Macclesfield [2] 37 Crossall Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] 4 Macclesfield St North, Holborn, Middlesex. [1] Adlington, near Macclesfield [1] Adlington,Macclesfield,Cheshire. [1] Alderley Edge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Bollington, Macclesfield [1] Bosley, near Macclesfield [1] Bosley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Chelford, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Chelford, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Congleton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Copper Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] East Macclesfield England [1] Gawsworth, near Macclesfield [1] Godley Junction, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Higher Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Hurdsfield, near Macclesfield [1] Langley, near Macclesfield [1]

Rank

Private [581] Corporal [36] Lance Corporal [35] Second Lieutenant [33] Gunner [26] Serjeant [24] Lieutenant [18] Captain [14] Driver [13] Sapper [12] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Sergeant [6] Pioneer [5] Guardsman [4] Able Seaman [3] Colour Sergeant [3] Deck Hand [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] A.S. [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy, 1st Class [1] Boy, 2nd Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces Captain [1] Commander RNR [1] Company Quarter Master Havildar [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal (Acting Sergeant) [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Gunner Signaller [1] L/cpl [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [346] Manchester Regiment [50] Lancashire Fusiliers [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25] South Lancashire Regiment [25] Army Service Corps [24] Liverpool Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Labour Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Canadian Infantry [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Cheshire Yeomanry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [2] Australian Infantry [2] Dragoons [2] Herefordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [723] Royal Navy [175] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [138] Australian Imperial Force [74] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [190] W [106] S [104] H [103] C [93] M [85] D [68] P [59] G [49] R [45] A [38] L [36] J [33] T [30] F [29] N [25] O [22] E [20] K [12] V [6] Y [3] I [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1102] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [572] Canada [2] India [2] Egypt [1] Jersey [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

John Edward 'jack' Garside

Born 1892

Died 1934

British Army 150227 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 150227 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 1st Reserve Brigade

British Army 150227 Trainee/ Qualified Gunner Signaller Royal Garrison Artillary Signal Depot at Southmpton

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Hugh Peake

Born 1874

Died 1926

British Army 2004 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200444 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5631 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd. Battalion

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Henry O'brien

Born 1872

Died 1923

British Army 4987 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201789 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army WR/306168 Private Royal Engineers

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Clarence Hooley

Born 1879

Died 1953

British Army 61886 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 422258 Private Labour Corps

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William Alfred Horobin

Born 1888

Died 1922

British Army 90356 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 377042 Gunner Labour Corps

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Arthur Davenport

Born 1896

British Army 305121 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Daniel Oliver Norton

Born 1897

Died 1985

British Army 62630 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Swindells

Born 1885

Died 1944

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frederick William Smith

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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

British Army Temporary Captain West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edward Harold Brittain

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant and Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Captain Sherwood Foresters Notts and Derby Regiment

British Army Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 11 Battalion, Sherwood Foresters

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John Arnold Clayton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2637 Acting Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment "A" Company, 7th Battalion

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Walter Shatwell

Born 1873

Died 1943

British Army 32 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion [Territorial Force]

British Army 32 Corporal Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion [Territorial Force]

British Army 32 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion [Territorial Force]

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William Edward Willett

Born 1983

Died 1918

British Army 34483 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Lawrence Boston

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

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

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Frederick William Bamford

Born 1877

Died 1920

British Army 4152 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Leonard Scragg

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 26667 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 55559 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 10th Battalion

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Frederick James Shatwell

Born 1884

Died 1943

British Army 5850 Private 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers

British Army 756 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 42288 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Walter Wright

Born 1881

British Army 5817 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 405549 Corporal Labour Corps 101 Company

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William Herbert Bradley

Born 1864

Died 1918

British Army 315 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 315 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 2915 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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Mellin Hawley

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 3906 York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 30497 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 3rd Garrison Battalion

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