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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]

Guy Septimus Lodge

Born 1899

Died 1986

British Army 90252 Private The King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) RFC

British Army 90252 Private The King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion

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Samuel Mason Bleasdale

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 21225 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd manchest Battalion

British Army 21225 Private Manchester Regiment D Company

British Army 21225 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 22nd manchest Battalion

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Sidney Gudgeon

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John William Turner

Born 1880

Died 1931

British Army 3763 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 606603 Private Labour Corps

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Frank Crompton

Born 1885

Died 1964

Royal Navy 1059 Acting Corporal Royal Marines Divisional Engineers

Royal Navy 1059 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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Richard Pratt Peacock

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2423 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 1st/6th Battalion

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Clement John Bristol

Born 1878

Died 1954

British Army 41064 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 117960 Private Labour Corps

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Joseph Stone

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 252119 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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George Herbert Bagshaw

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 8432 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Harold Johnson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 7578 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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George Henry Harrison

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4199 Private London Regiment

British Army 531692 Private London Regiment

British Army 531692 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Harold Reed Kemp

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 19172 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Rowland Otto Ashton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 6713 Private Manchester Regiment 16th manchest Battalion

British Army 6713 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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Reuben Shoreman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 10732 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Albert Vincent Siddall

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12203 Private Manchester Regiment 19th Battalion

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James Kenyon

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 17674 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Cyril Norman Helsby

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6164 Acting Corporal Liverpool Regiment 13th Battalion.

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Octavius Leslie Bearn

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 9th Battalion.

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Robert Bagshaw

Died 1916

British Army 19705 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 19705 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Edwin Greenall

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 9849 Private Manchester Regiment 18th manchest Battalion

British Army 9849 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 18th manchest Battalion

British Army 9849 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion

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