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Neston, Cheshire [28]

Neston, Cheshire, England [2]

Little Neston Cheshire [1]

Little Neston, Cheshire [1]

Ness, Neston, Cheshire [1]

Neston cum Parkgate Cheshire [1]

Neston, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

T. Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

HMS Vanguard [1]

King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Otago Mtd Rifles New Zealand Pioneer Battalion [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

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British Army [12]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [9]

C [3]

O [3]

S [3]

T [3]

D [2]

J [2]

L [2]

M [2]

R [2]

A [1]

H [1]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [32]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

New Zealand [1]

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People [35] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Neston, Cheshire [28] Neston, Cheshire, England [2] Little Neston Cheshire [1] Little Neston, Cheshire [1] Ness, Neston, Cheshire [1] Neston cum Parkgate Cheshire [1] Neston, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [9] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] T. Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] HMS Vanguard [1] King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) [1] Labour Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Otago Mtd Rifles New Zealand Pioneer Battalion [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [12] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [9] C [3] O [3] S [3] T [3] D [2] J [2] L [2] M [2] R [2] A [1] H [1] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [32] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4] New Zealand [1]

Charles Oxton

Born 1885

Died 1931

British Army 134529 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Andrew Jamieson Basnett

Born 1892

Royal Navy F53603

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Harold Edgecombe Bulley

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11589

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John Williams

Born 1898

Royal Navy M24293

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George Watson Cotteman Smith

Born 1885

Royal Navy 361690

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William Davies

Born 1895

Royal Navy K42308

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Richard Burkey

Born 1886

Royal Navy L8703

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William Rockley Boardman

Born 1893

Royal Navy M9493

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William Ryan

Born 1892

Royal Navy SS110694

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Joseph Davies

Born 1884

Royal Navy 214455

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Joseph Brierley

Born 1886

Royal Navy 222427

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Albert Oxton

Born 1886

Royal Navy 219426 Able Seaman HMS Vanguard

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Alfred Cartwright

Born 1890

Royal Navy 14119 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Isaac Francis Jones

Born 1854

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Ernest Harris

Born 1883

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