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Birkenhead, Cheshire [38]

Birkenhead [32]

Liverpool [12]

Tranmere, Birkenhead [7]

Brampton, Cumberland [3]

London [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bristol [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Gateacre, Lancashire [2]

Huyton Quarry, Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire [2]

Marsden, Yorkshire [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Oxford [2]

Oxton, Cheshire [2]

Penshurst, Kent [2]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire [2]

West Derby, Liverpool [2]

153 Price Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

19 Beresford Road, Birkenhead [1]

3 Halkin Street West, London [1]

31 Hampden Street, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Aguilas [1]

Ashton on Ribble, Lancashire, England [1]

Bebington, Cheshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bilbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire England [1]

Blechynden House, Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bolton [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bridge of Weir, Nr Glasgow [1]

Brighton [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton upon Trent [1]

Calcutta [1]

Calverley, Yorkshire [1]

Camarthen, Wales [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Carmarthen [1]

Cashel, Ireland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chester [1]

Rank

Private [242]

Second Lieutenant [92]

Captain [60]

Lieutenant [60]

Lance Corporal [33]

Corporal [27]

Serjeant [22]

Major [19]

Lieutenant Colonel [17]

Sergeant [13]

2nd Lieutenant [11]

Driver [9]

Gunner [6]

Rifleman [6]

Sapper [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Sergeant [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Major General [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

A Mech 2 [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Cadet [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Squadron Leader [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Wireless Operator [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

71453 [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Sergeant Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Chief Marshal [1]

Air Marshal [1]

Air Marshal (Head of Flying Training Command) [1]

Air Marshal (retired) [1]

Air Vice Marshal [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Unit

The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [74]

Cheshire Regiment [54]

Liverpool Regiment [31]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

The Cheshire Regiment [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Flying Corps [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Air Force [10]

King's Liverpool Regiment [9]

King's (Liverpool) Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment [4]

King Edward's Horse [4]

Kings Liverpool Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment [4]

1st Lancashire Hussars [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lancashire Hussars [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

3rd Balloon Wing [2]

Denbighshire (Hussars) Yeomanry [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

HMS "Viknor" [2]

KIng's Liverpool Regiment [2]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Service

British Army [393]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Royal Navy [20]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Other Empire Force [10]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [46]

B [45]

M [42]

W [40]

S [35]

C [33]

R [30]

H [25]

D [24]

G [20]

E [18]

F [16]

J [16]

T [16]

A [12]

L [12]

N [11]

O [8]

K [5]

Y [4]

U [3]

V [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [445]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [341]

Canada [10]

Australia [6]

Ireland [5]

India [4]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [465] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [38] Birkenhead [32] Liverpool [12] Tranmere, Birkenhead [7] Brampton, Cumberland [3] London [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bristol [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Gateacre, Lancashire [2] Huyton Quarry, Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire [2] Marsden, Yorkshire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Oxford [2] Oxton, Cheshire [2] Penshurst, Kent [2] Rock Ferry, Cheshire [2] West Derby, Liverpool [2] 153 Price Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] 19 Beresford Road, Birkenhead [1] 3 Halkin Street West, London [1] 31 Hampden Street, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Aguilas [1] Ashton on Ribble, Lancashire, England [1] Bebington, Cheshire [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bilbrough, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire England [1] Blechynden House, Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bolton [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bridge of Weir, Nr Glasgow [1] Brighton [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton upon Trent [1] Calcutta [1] Calverley, Yorkshire [1] Camarthen, Wales [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carmarthen [1] Cashel, Ireland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chester [1]

Rank

Private [242] Second Lieutenant [92] Captain [60] Lieutenant [60] Lance Corporal [33] Corporal [27] Serjeant [22] Major [19] Lieutenant Colonel [17] Sergeant [13] 2nd Lieutenant [11] Driver [9] Gunner [6] Rifleman [6] Sapper [6] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Sergeant [3] Brigadier General [3] Major General [3] Staff Serjeant [3] A Mech 2 [2] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Cadet [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Squadron Leader [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Wireless Operator [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 71453 [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Sergeant Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Chief Marshal [1] Air Marshal [1] Air Marshal (Head of Flying Training Command) [1] Air Marshal (retired) [1] Air Vice Marshal [1] Assistant Clerk [1]

Unit

The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [74] Cheshire Regiment [54] Liverpool Regiment [31] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] The Cheshire Regiment [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Flying Corps [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Air Force [10] King's Liverpool Regiment [9] King's (Liverpool) Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Canadian Infantry [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment [4] King Edward's Horse [4] Kings Liverpool Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment [4] 1st Lancashire Hussars [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lancashire Hussars [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] 3rd Balloon Wing [2] Denbighshire (Hussars) Yeomanry [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] HMS "Viknor" [2] KIng's Liverpool Regiment [2] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Service

British Army [393] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Royal Navy [20] Australian Imperial Force [14] Other Empire Force [10] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [46] B [45] M [42] W [40] S [35] C [33] R [30] H [25] D [24] G [20] E [18] F [16] J [16] T [16] A [12] L [12] N [11] O [8] K [5] Y [4] U [3] V [2] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [445] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [341] Canada [10] Australia [6] Ireland [5] India [4] Egypt [1] France [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Henry Thomas Phillips

Died 1917

British Army S/030540 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 84531 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Edgar Cecil Jones

Born 1888

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1762 Private 4th Reinforcements 13th Battalion

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Llewelyn Owens

Born 1895

Died 1979

British Army 37211 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 24th Battalion

British Army 345587 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 24th Battalion

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Arthur De Bels Adam

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 17238 Temporary Captain KIng's Liverpool Regiment 18th Battalion

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Henry Mann

Born 1889

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery D Battery, 113 Army Brigade

British Army 783 Gunner Berkshire RFA 2nd/1st

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 13th Reserve Battery

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Charles Leslie Evans

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2885 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 2885 Private The KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment 5th Battalion

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Richard Alan Robinson

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 3555 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 10th Battalion, (The Liverpool Scottish)

British Army 3555 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 10th Battalion, (The Liverpool Scottish)

British Army 3555 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment1 10th Battalion, (The Liverpool Scottish)

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Frank Herbert Dennis

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army S/3/03127 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 202879 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 202879 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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William Herbert Condra

Died 1918

British Army 100846 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 34275 R.C.R. 5th Battalion

British Army 100846 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Henry Cecil Mann

Born 1893

Died 1972

British Army 345168 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 628 Private Denbighshire HussarsYeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Percy Wilson

Born 1895

British Army 54064 Corporal Royal Engineers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant 28 Squadron

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps 28th Squadron

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Philip Edward Kelly

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Captain and Adjutant Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Fusiliers 1st Bn. attd. 9th (North Irish Horse) Bn

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George Herbert Wilson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42166 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Aubrey Hugh Darnell

Born 1886

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force

British Army 3rd Munster Fusiliers

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 11th Battalion

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Percy Douglas Sinclair Broad

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 475375 Private 4th Overseas Universities Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force 475375 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Frank Edwards

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 242524 Lance Corporal The KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment 2nd/6th Bn.

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Ernest Clarke

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 33161 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st. Battalion

British Army 33161 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Wilfrid Thomas Chaning-Pearce

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Attd. 18th The King's (Liverpool) Regiment

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George Walker Watson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1503 Private Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieuteant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2/7th Battalion T.F.

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion

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Thomas Glyn Gough Williams

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 40044 Private Royal Welsh Fusliiers 22nd Battalion

British Army 40044 Private Royal Welsh Fusliers 10th Battalion

British Army 40044 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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