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Manchester, Lancashire [5755]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1156]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [186]

Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [155]

Manchester Lancashire [143]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [109]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [83]

Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [72]

Pendleton, Manchester, Lancashire [60]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [57]

Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [52]

Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [46]

Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire [36]

Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire [33]

Manchester,Lancashire [33]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [32]

West Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [32]

Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire [29]

Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [28]

Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire [28]

Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [27]

Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire [25]

Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire [25]

Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire [24]

Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [23]

Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [21]

Levenshulme, Manchester, Lancashire [21]

Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [21]

Middleton, Manchester, Lancashire [20]

Old Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire [20]

Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [18]

Withington, Manchester, Lancashire [17]

Newton, Manchester, Lancashire [16]

Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [15]

Lower Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [15]

Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire [14]

Heywood, Manchester, Lancashire [13]

Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire [13]

Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire [13]

Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire [12]

Moston, Manchester, Lancashire [12]

Seedley, Manchester, Lancashire [12]

Urmston, Manchester, Lancashire [12]

Denton, Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Higher Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Hulme Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Hightown, Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Rusholme, Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Rank

Private [389]

Stoker 1st Class [87]

Able Seaman [82]

Ordinary Seaman [50]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Serjeant [36]

Corporal [33]

Lance Corporal [30]

Boy 1st Class [28]

Deck Hand [22]

Stoker 2nd Class [22]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [13]

Gunner [13]

Leading Stoker [13]

Sapper [12]

Stoker Petty Officer [9]

Driver [8]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [6]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Leading Seaman [5]

Sergeant [5]

Stoker [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Major [4]

Ordinary Signalman [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Private 2nd Class [4]

Rifleman [4]

Seaman [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Bombardier [2]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [2]

Clerk 3rd Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Flight Cadet [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [220]

Lancashire Fusiliers [38]

Royal Naval Reserve [35]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Air Force [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

HMS TIGER [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

HMS LION [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [15]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

HMS DEFENCE [13]

HMS Goliath [13]

HMS Vivid I [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

HMS Ajax [11]

HMS BELLEROPHON [11]

HMS VALIANT [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [10]

HMS Monmouth [10]

HMS Vivid II [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

HMS IRON DUKE [9]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [7]

HMS INDOMITABLE [7]

HMS Princess Royal [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

HMS INVINCIBLE [6]

Royal Naval Air Service [6]

HMS Good Hope [5]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [5]

HMS QUEEN MARY [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Service

Royal Navy [4040]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3247]

British Army [518]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [1009]

H [945]

W [813]

S [737]

C [704]

M [665]

R [499]

L [424]

P [405]

G [403]

D [397]

T [358]

F [289]

J [272]

A [269]

K [211]

E [165]

N [127]

O [118]

I [41]

V [41]

Y [40]

U [18]

Q [12]

X [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7725]

Merchant Navy [1152]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [381]

India [7]

Canada [3]

Australia [2]

France [1]

Jamaica [1]

Malta [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire [5755] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1156] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [186] Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [155] Manchester Lancashire [143] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [109] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [83] Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [72] Pendleton, Manchester, Lancashire [60] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [57] Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [52] Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [46] Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire [36] Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire [33] Manchester,Lancashire [33] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [32] West Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [32] Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire [29] Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [28] Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire [28] Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [27] Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire [25] Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire [25] Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire [24] Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [23] Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [21] Levenshulme, Manchester, Lancashire [21] Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [21] Middleton, Manchester, Lancashire [20] Old Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire [20] Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [18] Withington, Manchester, Lancashire [17] Newton, Manchester, Lancashire [16] Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [15] Lower Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [15] Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire [14] Heywood, Manchester, Lancashire [13] Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire [13] Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire [13] Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire [12] Moston, Manchester, Lancashire [12] Seedley, Manchester, Lancashire [12] Urmston, Manchester, Lancashire [12] Denton, Manchester, Lancashire [10] Higher Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [10] Hulme Manchester, Lancashire [10] Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire [9] Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire [9] Hightown, Manchester, Lancashire [9] Rusholme, Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Rank

Private [389] Stoker 1st Class [87] Able Seaman [82] Ordinary Seaman [50] Second Lieutenant [36] Serjeant [36] Corporal [33] Lance Corporal [30] Boy 1st Class [28] Deck Hand [22] Stoker 2nd Class [22] Lieutenant [21] Captain [13] Gunner [13] Leading Stoker [13] Sapper [12] Stoker Petty Officer [9] Driver [8] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [6] Boy 2nd Class [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Leading Seaman [5] Sergeant [5] Stoker [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Leading Stoker [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Boy Telegraphist [4] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Leading Signalman [4] Major [4] Ordinary Signalman [4] Petty Officer [4] Private 2nd Class [4] Rifleman [4] Seaman [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Bombardier [2] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [2] Clerk 3rd Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Flight Cadet [2] Lance Serjeant [2]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [220] Lancashire Fusiliers [38] Royal Naval Reserve [35] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Air Force [22] Royal Engineers [21] HMS TIGER [19] Army Service Corps [18] HMS LION [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Labour Corps [15] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] HMS DEFENCE [13] HMS Goliath [13] HMS Vivid I [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] HMS Ajax [11] HMS BELLEROPHON [11] HMS VALIANT [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11] HMS COLLINGWOOD [10] HMS Monmouth [10] HMS Vivid II [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] HMS IRON DUKE [9] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] HMS BLACK PRINCE [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [7] HMS INDOMITABLE [7] HMS Princess Royal [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] HMS INVINCIBLE [6] Royal Naval Air Service [6] HMS Good Hope [5] HMS INFLEXIBLE [5] HMS QUEEN MARY [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Service

Royal Navy [4040] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3247] British Army [518] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [1009] H [945] W [813] S [737] C [704] M [665] R [499] L [424] P [405] G [403] D [397] T [358] F [289] J [272] A [269] K [211] E [165] N [127] O [118] I [41] V [41] Y [40] U [18] Q [12] X [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7725] Merchant Navy [1152] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [381] India [7] Canada [3] Australia [2] France [1] Jamaica [1] Malta [1]

Noel Butler Hemsley, M.b.e.

Born 1892

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1148 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1148 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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Hubert Henry Lappin

Born 1879

Died 1925

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408197 Sergeant No. 2 Training Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408197 Sergeant Mechanic No. 42 Training Depot Station

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408197 Sergeant

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Thomas George Rudolph Dehn

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Shatwell

Born 1887

Died 1955

British Army 48986 Private Royal Defence Corps Leigh Prisoner of War Camp [Etherstone Street, Leigh, Lancashire]

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Frederick Mars

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 39/118 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 15651 Private Royal Army Pay Corps Pay Office (Woolwich)

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Harold Thornley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 23504 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Harry Twigg

Born 1893

Died 1976

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 2/10th

British Army 11995 the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion

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Richard Boscoe Davies

Born 1892

Died 1933

British Army 28349 Private Manchester Regiment 23rd Battaliion

British Army 28349 Private Manchester Regiment 27th Battalion

British Army 114101 Private Labour Corps 191 Company

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Walter Lea

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 14007 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 14007 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Moore

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 352123 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/9th Battalion

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William Alfred Pollitt

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19490 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 19490 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Peter Monks

Born 1899

Died 1975

British Army 23302 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 30157 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 623617 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Leonard Boshell

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army L/9437 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/9437 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/9437 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5th Reserve Brigade

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Harold Hetherington Williams

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 41555 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion.

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Charles Clarence Bristol

Born 1898

Died 1972

British Army 50323 Private The Prince of Wales’ Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Thomas E Stevenson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 17228 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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Albert Robinson

Born 1885

Died 1964

Royal Navy 209061

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Albert Henry Nightingale

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy 155828 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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William Henry Withington

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 17269 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Harold Shrives Grimshaw

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion.

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