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Winsford, Cheshire [94]

Over, Winsford, Cheshire [11]

Winsford Cheshire [4]

Wharton, Winsford, Cheshire [3]

Whitegate, Winsford, Cheshire [3]

Winsford, Cheshire, England [2]

Winsford, Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Bumbury near Winsford, Cheshire [1]

WINSFORD, CHESHIRE [1]

Winsford, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Winsford, Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [3]

Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [4]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M. "T.B. 36" [1]

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

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

British Army [30]

Last name first letter

B [13]

W [13]

H [12]

S [11]

M [9]

D [7]

C [6]

J [6]

L [6]

O [6]

T [6]

P [5]

Y [5]

A [4]

G [4]

E [3]

R [3]

F [2]

K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [117]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [123] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Winsford, Cheshire [94] Over, Winsford, Cheshire [11] Winsford Cheshire [4] Wharton, Winsford, Cheshire [3] Whitegate, Winsford, Cheshire [3] Winsford, Cheshire, England [2] Winsford, Northwich, Cheshire [2] Bumbury near Winsford, Cheshire [1] WINSFORD, CHESHIRE [1] Winsford, Chester, Cheshire [1] Winsford, Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [22] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [3] Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [4] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M. "T.B. 36" [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Victory I [1] King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS QUEEN MARY [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] British Army [30]

Last name first letter

B [13] W [13] H [12] S [11] M [9] D [7] C [6] J [6] L [6] O [6] T [6] P [5] Y [5] A [4] G [4] E [3] R [3] F [2] K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [117] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Nathan Trelfa

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 39038 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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George Eric Hough

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253100

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James Clarke

Born 1894

Died 1947

British Army 37721 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Turner

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 14485 Private Royal Scots 11th Battalion

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Fred Morris

Born 1901

British Army 3489 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 3489 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edwin Williams

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294754

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Richard Woodward

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309737

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Gordon Thomas Fryer

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209821

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James Henry Hulse

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195908

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Frederick Curyon

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300256

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Samuel Richard Yearsley

Born 1890

Died 1978

British Army 77274 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Edward Carter

Born 1876

Died 1928

British Army T 471 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 520275 Sapper Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

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Thomas Harry Lea

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401031

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Charles Taylor Cooke

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Parker

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy 13053 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS QUEEN MARY

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John Edward Dewison

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3655

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Edward Meynett Blackburn

Born 1898

Royal Navy J41333

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Harry Sudlow

Born 1898

Royal Navy J67144

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John Sandbach

Born 1899

Royal Navy J83006

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George Leach

Born 1887

Royal Navy J88267

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