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Wilmslow, Cheshire [59]

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England [7]

Wilmslow Cheshire [5]

Dean Row, near Wilmslow, Cheshire [1]

Hazel Grove, Wilmslow, Cheshire [1]

Northenden, Wilmslow, Cheshire [1]

Wilmslow, Reddish, Cheshire [1]

Wilmslow, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Wilmslow. Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Corporal [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

HMS DORSETSHIRE [a County Class heavy cruiser] [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Minion [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Territorial Regiment [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

British Army [22]

Last name first letter

B [16]

W [12]

H [9]

L [6]

M [6]

S [6]

A [3]

C [3]

R [3]

E [2]

F [2]

G [2]

D [1]

J [1]

K [1]

O [1]

P [1]

T [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [77] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wilmslow, Cheshire [59] Wilmslow, Cheshire, England [7] Wilmslow Cheshire [5] Dean Row, near Wilmslow, Cheshire [1] Hazel Grove, Wilmslow, Cheshire [1] Northenden, Wilmslow, Cheshire [1] Wilmslow, Reddish, Cheshire [1] Wilmslow, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Wilmslow. Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [18] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Corporal [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] HMS DORSETSHIRE [a County Class heavy cruiser] [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Minion [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS BELLEROPHON [1] Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Tank Corps [1] Territorial Regiment [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] British Army [22]

Last name first letter

B [16] W [12] H [9] L [6] M [6] S [6] A [3] C [3] R [3] E [2] F [2] G [2] D [1] J [1] K [1] O [1] P [1] T [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Eric Broughton

Born 1897

British Army 243611 Private Cheshire Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 243611 Private Cheshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Rowland Brown

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 33162 Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Harold Shaw

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12764

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Ernest Camm

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1874 Private Cheshire Regiment "A" Coy. 1st/7th Battalion

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William Vernon Bowers

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250414

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John Norman Dovey Ford

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309178

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Robert Cyril Wardell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5730 Private London Regiment

British Army 5730 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th Battalion

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Arthur Leadbeater

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250933

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George Hill

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267345

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Douglas Mcburnie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317803

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Walter Shaw

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34086

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Albert Jackson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46243

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Christopher William Bilsborough

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46274

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Leslie Cordingley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155786

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Harry Eastwood Merrin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163126

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Arthur Edward Lonsdale

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12248

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Herbert Manley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180284

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Harold Stanfield Worth

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181793

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Arnold Howitt

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9736

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James Hope

Born 1899

British Army 76853 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 94836 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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