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Place of birth

Swindon, Wiltshire [273]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [100]

London [53]

Highworth, Wiltshire [40]

Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [34]

Liverpool [33]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [22]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [17]

Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire [14]

Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire [13]

Birmingham [13]

Bristol [13]

Highworth Wiltshire [11]

Brighton, Sussex [10]

Cricklade, Wiltshire [10]

Gloucester [10]

Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancs [10]

Portsmouth [10]

Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire [10]

Southport, Lancashire [10]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [9]

Dublin [9]

Islington, London [9]

Kensington, London [9]

Maghull, Lancs [9]

Manchester [9]

Nottingham [9]

Leicester [8]

Portland, Dorset [8]

Preston, Lancashire [8]

Bath, Somerset [7]

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [7]

Devizes, Wiltshire [7]

Plymouth, Devon [7]

Battersea, London [6]

Chelsea, London [6]

Edinburgh [6]

St Helens, Lancashire [6]

Cheltenham [5]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Halsall, Ormskirk, Lancashire [5]

Highworth Wiltshire. [5]

Southampton [5]

Swindon,Wilts. [5]

Wigan, Lancashire [5]

Winchester, Hampshire [5]

Chorley, Lancashire [4]

Derby [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Plymouth [4]

Rank

Private [1174]

Sapper [371]

Brigadier General [205]

Captain [145]

Able Seaman [142]

Lieutenant [137]

Corporal [133]

Gunner [126]

Lance Corporal [126]

Major [121]

Lieutenant Colonel [117]

Second Lieutenant [117]

Serjeant [104]

Major General [73]

Driver [49]

Stoker 1st Class [39]

Ordinary Seaman [38]

Colonel [37]

Stoker [36]

Pioneer [29]

Rifleman [27]

Temporary Brigadier General [27]

Lieutenant General [26]

Acting Corporal [24]

Leading Seaman [23]

Petty Officer [21]

Midshipman [20]

Sergeant [20]

Leading Stoker [16]

Petty Officer Stoker [14]

Sepoy [14]

Commander [13]

Lieutenant Commander [12]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Temporary Lieutenant [11]

2nd Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Sub-Lieutenant [10]

Chief Petty Officer [9]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

2nd Lieutenant [8]

Chief Stoker [8]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [7]

Bombardier [7]

Unit

Royal Engineers [541]

Wiltshire Regiment [322]

HMS Good Hope [247]

Liverpool Regiment [133]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [122]

Royal Field Artillery [105]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [74]

HMS Pegasus [72]

Army Service Corps [58]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [50]

Dorsetshire Regiment [45]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [44]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [41]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Marine Artillery [39]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Staff [36]

Royal Fusiliers [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [30]

Royal Artillery [28]

Gloucestershire Regiment [27]

London Regiment [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [21]

King's African Rifles [17]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

King's (Liverpool) Regiment [16]

South Wales Borderers [16]

King's Liverpool Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Coldstream Guards [13]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

Service

British Army [2301]

Royal Navy [538]

Indian Army [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Other Empire Force [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

South African Services [10]

Canadian Navy [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [380]

C [333]

S [250]

H [242]

P [212]

W [192]

M [189]

D [160]

L [149]

A [136]

G [134]

R [119]

T [115]

F [98]

J [65]

K [54]

E [47]

N [40]

O [24]

Y [14]

I [13]

V [13]

U [5]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2493]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1163]

India [80]

South Africa [80]

Canada [8]

Ireland [8]

Germany [6]

Australia [5]

Malta [3]

Gibraltar [2]

Jersey [2]

United States [2]

Barbados [1]

Egypt [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Kenya [1]

Mauritius [1]

Nepal [1]

New Zealand [1]

Pakistan [1]

Yemen [1]

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People [2987] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Swindon, Wiltshire [273] Ormskirk, Lancashire [100] London [53] Highworth, Wiltshire [40] Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [34] Liverpool [33] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [22] Highworth,Wiltshire. [17] Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire [14] Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire [13] Birmingham [13] Bristol [13] Highworth Wiltshire [11] Brighton, Sussex [10] Cricklade, Wiltshire [10] Gloucester [10] Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancs [10] Portsmouth [10] Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire [10] Southport, Lancashire [10] Alverstoke, Hampshire [9] Dublin [9] Islington, London [9] Kensington, London [9] Maghull, Lancs [9] Manchester [9] Nottingham [9] Leicester [8] Portland, Dorset [8] Preston, Lancashire [8] Bath, Somerset [7] Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [7] Devizes, Wiltshire [7] Plymouth, Devon [7] Battersea, London [6] Chelsea, London [6] Edinburgh [6] St Helens, Lancashire [6] Cheltenham [5] Devonport, Devon [5] Halsall, Ormskirk, Lancashire [5] Highworth Wiltshire. [5] Southampton [5] Swindon,Wilts. [5] Wigan, Lancashire [5] Winchester, Hampshire [5] Chorley, Lancashire [4] Derby [4] Hackney, London [4] Plymouth [4]

Rank

Private [1174] Sapper [371] Brigadier General [205] Captain [145] Able Seaman [142] Lieutenant [137] Corporal [133] Gunner [126] Lance Corporal [126] Major [121] Lieutenant Colonel [117] Second Lieutenant [117] Serjeant [104] Major General [73] Driver [49] Stoker 1st Class [39] Ordinary Seaman [38] Colonel [37] Stoker [36] Pioneer [29] Rifleman [27] Temporary Brigadier General [27] Lieutenant General [26] Acting Corporal [24] Leading Seaman [23] Petty Officer [21] Midshipman [20] Sergeant [20] Leading Stoker [16] Petty Officer Stoker [14] Sepoy [14] Commander [13] Lieutenant Commander [12] Company Serjeant Major [11] Lance Serjeant [11] Temporary Lieutenant [11] 2nd Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [10] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [10] Sub-Lieutenant [10] Chief Petty Officer [9] Corporal 2nd [9] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] 2nd Lieutenant [8] Chief Stoker [8] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Air Mechanic 1st Class [7] Bombardier [7]

Unit

Royal Engineers [541] Wiltshire Regiment [322] HMS Good Hope [247] Liverpool Regiment [133] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [122] Royal Field Artillery [105] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [74] HMS Pegasus [72] Army Service Corps [58] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [50] Dorsetshire Regiment [45] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [44] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [41] Labour Corps [40] Royal Marine Artillery [39] Machine Gun Corps [37] Staff [36] Royal Fusiliers [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Royal Berkshire Regiment [30] Royal Artillery [28] Gloucestershire Regiment [27] London Regiment [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25] Rifle Brigade [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Manchester Regiment [22] Worcestershire Regiment [21] King's African Rifles [17] Devonshire Regiment [16] Hampshire Regiment [16] King's (Liverpool) Regiment [16] South Wales Borderers [16] King's Liverpool Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Coldstream Guards [13] Gordon Highlanders [13] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Flying Corps [11]

Service

British Army [2301] Royal Navy [538] Indian Army [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Other Empire Force [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [19] South African Services [10] Canadian Navy [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [380] C [333] S [250] H [242] P [212] W [192] M [189] D [160] L [149] A [136] G [134] R [119] T [115] F [98] J [65] K [54] E [47] N [40] O [24] Y [14] I [13] V [13] U [5] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2493] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1163] India [80] South Africa [80] Canada [8] Ireland [8] Germany [6] Australia [5] Malta [3] Gibraltar [2] Jersey [2] United States [2] Barbados [1] Egypt [1] Hong Kong [1] Kenya [1] Mauritius [1] Nepal [1] New Zealand [1] Pakistan [1] Yemen [1]

Alice Kate Aka Kitty Jones

Born 1893

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Nurse David Lewis Northern Hospital, Liverpool

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Maria

Other Empire Force Sisters of Marist Mission

Other Empire Force Sister Sisters of Marist Mission

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William Harold Singer

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2724 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 201034 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Frederick Ernest Mattock

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 11092 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John N Austin

British Army M2/073114 Private Army Service Corps

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Nelson Graham Anderson

Born 1875

British Army Major Army Service Corps

British Army Brevet Colonel, temporary Brigadier General DA and QMG, 1st Army Corps

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Percy Wilson Brown

Born 1877

Died 1954

British Army Major Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 71st Infantry Brigade

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