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Runcorn, Cheshire [294]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [115]

Runcorn Cheshire [8]

Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Runcorn Cheshire [2]

Runcorn, Chester, Cheshire [2]

39 Princess Street ,Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1]

Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Frodsham, Runcorn. Cheshire [1]

Frodsham,Runcorn,Cheshire. [1]

Halton Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Halton near Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Norley,Runcorn Cheshire [1]

Rocksavage, Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Runcorn Cheshire [1]

Runcorn, CHeshire [1]

Runcorn, Frodsham, Cheshire [1]

Saint Annes Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Western Point, Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Weston Point, Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Able Seaman [8]

Gunner [5]

Corporal [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

ERA 1c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Greaser [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Seaman [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Stoker 1st.Class. [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Canadian Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cheshires [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Pelargonium." [1]

HMS Leander [1]

HMS Arrogant C17 [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS CHESTER [1]

HMS Cardiff [1]

HMS Crescent K14 [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Honeysuckle [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Magic [1]

HMS Philomel [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

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

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [187]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

British Army [57]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [49]

B [45]

S [40]

W [33]

G [31]

M [28]

P [28]

C [24]

R [22]

L [21]

J [19]

A [16]

T [15]

D [13]

F [13]

E [12]

I [8]

N [7]

K [6]

O [4]

Y [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [314]

Merchant Navy [115]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [438] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Runcorn, Cheshire [294] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [115] Runcorn Cheshire [8] Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Runcorn Cheshire [2] Runcorn, Chester, Cheshire [2] 39 Princess Street ,Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1] Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Frodsham, Runcorn. Cheshire [1] Frodsham,Runcorn,Cheshire. [1] Halton Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Halton near Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Norley,Runcorn Cheshire [1] Rocksavage, Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Runcorn Cheshire [1] Runcorn, CHeshire [1] Runcorn, Frodsham, Cheshire [1] Saint Annes Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Western Point, Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Weston Point, Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [38] Able Seaman [8] Gunner [5] Corporal [4] Deck Hand [4] Lance Corporal [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain [2] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] ERA 1c [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Greaser [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Seaman [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Stoker 1st.Class. [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [17] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Naval Reserve [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2] HMS Monmouth [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Canadian Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cheshires [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Pelargonium." [1] HMS Leander [1] HMS Arrogant C17 [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS CHESTER [1] HMS Cardiff [1] HMS Crescent K14 [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Honeysuckle [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Magic [1] HMS Philomel [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vivid [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [187] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] British Army [57] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [49] B [45] S [40] W [33] G [31] M [28] P [28] C [24] R [22] L [21] J [19] A [16] T [15] D [13] F [13] E [12] I [8] N [7] K [6] O [4] Y [2] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [314] Merchant Navy [115]

Country

United Kingdom [32] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Sydney Wilson

Died 1918

British Army 39312 Private East Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Violet Isabel Hamilton Moberly

Born 1888

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 3rd Southern General Hospital

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Walter Hankinson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298998

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Harry Jones

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292952

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George Warren

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408939

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Ernest Perham Burnard Parker

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210089

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James Regan

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143372

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Albert Rawlinson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167077

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Stanley Holker Meadowcroft

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36816

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John Fogg

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260838

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John Joseph Flinn

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148274

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James Henry Scoles

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168722

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John Morgan Bratt

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296991

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Frederick Dunbavand

Born 1901

Died 1950

Royal Navy SS121371

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Charles Henry Buckley

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 36162 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Alfred Ellis

Born 1887

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 48739

Canadian Expeditionary Force 48739 Private Canadian Army Veterinary Corps

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George Frederick Moorefield

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 83501 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery Depot

British Army 83501 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 83501 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery "J" Battery

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Thomas Potter

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 181065 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 2nd Training Brigade

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Tom Williamson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251418

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W Antrobus

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197794

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