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Nantwich, Cheshire [151]

Nantwich, Cheshire, England [11]

Nantwich, Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Burland, Nantwich, Cheshire [2]

Nantwich,Cheshire [2]

Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire [2]

Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Audlem, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Bunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Burwardsley, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Hankelow, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Monks Coppenhall, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Monks Coppenhall,Nantwich,Cheshire. [1]

Nantwich Cheshire [1]

Nantwich cheshire [1]

Nantwich,Crewe,Cheshire. [1]

Near Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

St. Mary's, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Willaston, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Wistaston, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Wybunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [31]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Admiral [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Ad Sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engineman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS WARSPITE [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Australian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS St. Vincent [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Imperial Yeomanry [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Labour Corps [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment attached Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Casualty Clearing Station [1]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Reserve Regiments of Cavalry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Lord Durham [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [79]

British Army [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [27]

C [21]

D [16]

W [16]

S [14]

P [13]

H [12]

M [10]

T [9]

L [8]

J [7]

R [6]

A [5]

G [5]

F [4]

K [3]

V [3]

N [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [172]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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People [186] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Nantwich, Cheshire [151] Nantwich, Cheshire, England [11] Nantwich, Crewe, Cheshire [3] Burland, Nantwich, Cheshire [2] Nantwich,Cheshire [2] Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire [2] Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Audlem, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Bunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Burwardsley, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Hankelow, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Monks Coppenhall, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Monks Coppenhall,Nantwich,Cheshire. [1] Nantwich Cheshire [1] Nantwich cheshire [1] Nantwich,Crewe,Cheshire. [1] Near Nantwich, Cheshire [1] St. Mary's, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Willaston, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Wistaston, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Wybunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [31] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Admiral [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Ad Sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engineman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rear Admiral [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Vice Admiral [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [5] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS WARSPITE [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Australian Infantry [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS St. Vincent [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Imperial Yeomanry [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Labour Corps [1] North Staffordshire Regiment attached Leicestershire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Casualty Clearing Station [1] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Reserve Regiments of Cavalry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Lord Durham [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [79] British Army [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [27] C [21] D [16] W [16] S [14] P [13] H [12] M [10] T [9] L [8] J [7] R [6] A [5] G [5] F [4] K [3] V [3] N [2] O [2] Y [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [172] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Harry Carr

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1379 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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William Bate

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 42195 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Archibald Billington

Died 1917

British Army 4952 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Thomas Walter Pierce

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134054

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Noel Penlington

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145384

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Albert Hayes

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84905

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Arthur Ormes

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91723

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William John Crawford

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188596

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Thomas Henry Cooper

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23452

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William Basford

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 8202 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 236300 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Samson Percy Shore

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army M1/5575 Private Army Service Corps

M1/5575

British Army M1/5575 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

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Joseph Ashton

Died 1917

British Army 60575 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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William Mather

Born 1898

Died 1993

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59805

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John Stewart Kearsley

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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John Singleton Bell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222714

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Clement Windsor

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231211

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Henry White Smith

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246576

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Samuel Boffey

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133452

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Fred Knowles

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army Second Lieutenant Reserve Cavalry Regiment

British Army 107086 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 5th

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John Henry Chadwick

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249930

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