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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]

George Wood

Born 1875

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309743 Clerk 3rd Class Royal Air Force No 2 Prisoner of War (M.T. Repair Depot)

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Thomas Crosbie Bell

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 5577 Manchester Regiment

British Army 252373 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Frank Midgley

Born 1896

Died 1968

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403070 Aircraft Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 51516 Private Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403070 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Joseph Aaron

Born 1895

British Army 34412 Private Manchester Regiment 26 Reserve Battalion

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Albert Hulston

Born 1990

Died 1917

British Army 47236 Private Manchester Regiment 19th Battalion

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John Clarke

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 16th manchest Battalion

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Daniel Barry

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 5382 Private Manchester Regiment

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Robert Bailey

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 18510 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 16510 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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William Birtwistle

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 26999 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Fred Berrell

Died 1918

British Army S/10738 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Arthur Greenhalgh

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10022 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion

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Ernest Richard William Ellis

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19698 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Thomas Weekes

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 20133 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Leonard Alfred Muir

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 12158 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Dunn

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 8121 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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James Dunscombe

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 21476 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 21476 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Harold Foxlow

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 70663 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 70663 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Ernest Middleton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 12145 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 12145 Corporal Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

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Oswald Green

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 27307 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 27307 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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John Abbott

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18490 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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