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Salford, Lancashire [5]

Manchester [4]

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire [2]

Grimsby [2]

Leek, Staffordshire [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Ashfield, Lymm, Cheshire [1]

Barton upon Irwell district [1]

Billesdon district, Leicestershire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Brechin, Forfarshire [1]

Brighton, Steyning district, Sussex [1]

Camberwell district [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chester [1]

Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Chorlton, Manchester [1]

Cork [1]

Didsbury, Manchester [1]

Dublin [1]

East Ravendale, Lincolnshire [1]

Edgbaston [1]

Fallowfield, Manchester [1]

Hawerby, Lincolnshire [1]

Highfield Hall, Leek, Staffordshire [1]

Hollingford House, Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Hull [1]

Kings Norton Birringham, Warwicks [1]

Kirkdale Vale, Liverpool [1]

Leeds [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Lymm, Altrincham district, Cheshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Northampton [1]

Old Trafford, Manchester [1]

Paulton, Somerset [1]

Ravendale Hall, Lincolnshire [1]

Rockingham Terrace, Tankersley, Yorkshire [1]

Salford [1]

Salisbury [1]

Scovel Street, Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Southampton [1]

Stretford, Lancashire [1]

Swinhope, Caistor district, Lincolnshire [1]

Swinton, Lancashire [1]

Tankersley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Upholland, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Urmston, Lancashire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Captain [15]

Lieutenant [15]

Gunner [12]

Driver [10]

2nd Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Cadet [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Honorary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Lt-Col [acting] [1]

Orderly [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend Captain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Army Reserve [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Training Reserve [4]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

4th Hussars [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Entrenching Battalion [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Officer Cadet Battalion [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

2nd Queen Victoria's Own Sappers and Miners [1]

33rd Punjabis [1]

3rd Balloon Wing [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Class Z Reserve [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Department of Aircraft Production [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Duke of Cornwll's Light Infantry, attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

General List [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Eagle III [1]

HMS Sabrina [1]

Service

British Army [103]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Royal Navy [4]

Indian Army [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [15]

B [13]

S [13]

C [11]

F [8]

M [8]

L [7]

H [6]

A [5]

N [5]

K [4]

R [4]

D [2]

E [2]

J [2]

G [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [98]

Country

United Kingdom [65]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Salford, Lancashire [5] Manchester [4] Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire [2] Grimsby [2] Leek, Staffordshire [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Ashfield, Lymm, Cheshire [1] Barton upon Irwell district [1] Billesdon district, Leicestershire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Brechin, Forfarshire [1] Brighton, Steyning district, Sussex [1] Camberwell district [1] Cheshire [1] Chester [1] Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Chorlton, Manchester [1] Cork [1] Didsbury, Manchester [1] Dublin [1] East Ravendale, Lincolnshire [1] Edgbaston [1] Fallowfield, Manchester [1] Hawerby, Lincolnshire [1] Highfield Hall, Leek, Staffordshire [1] Hollingford House, Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Hull [1] Kings Norton Birringham, Warwicks [1] Kirkdale Vale, Liverpool [1] Leeds [1] Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Lymm, Altrincham district, Cheshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Northampton [1] Old Trafford, Manchester [1] Paulton, Somerset [1] Ravendale Hall, Lincolnshire [1] Rockingham Terrace, Tankersley, Yorkshire [1] Salford [1] Salisbury [1] Scovel Street, Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [1] Southampton [1] Stretford, Lancashire [1] Swinhope, Caistor district, Lincolnshire [1] Swinton, Lancashire [1] Tankersley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Upholland, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Urmston, Lancashire [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [51] Captain [15] Lieutenant [15] Gunner [12] Driver [10] 2nd Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Cadet [7] Acting Corporal [5] Major [5] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colonel [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Honorary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Lt-Col [acting] [1] Orderly [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Signaller [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [19] Manchester Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Army Reserve [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Training Reserve [4] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 4th Hussars [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Entrenching Battalion [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Officer Cadet Battalion [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Sappers and Miners [1] 33rd Punjabis [1] 3rd Balloon Wing [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Class Z Reserve [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Department of Aircraft Production [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Duke of Cornwll's Light Infantry, attached Machine Gun Corps [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] General List [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Eagle III [1] HMS Sabrina [1]

Service

British Army [103] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Royal Navy [4] Indian Army [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [15] B [13] S [13] C [11] F [8] M [8] L [7] H [6] A [5] N [5] K [4] R [4] D [2] E [2] J [2] G [1] T [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [98]

Country

United Kingdom [65] Australia [1] India [1]

Gordon Holland Merriman

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 84th Battery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery 95th Battery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery J Battery

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Samuel George Keller

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 23446 Private Manchester Regiment 11th Battalion

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Harold King

Died 1916

British Army 12986 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Robert James Vere Falkner

Born 1891

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant 4th Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Hussars

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George Falkner Falkner

Born 1876

Died 1955

Royal Navy Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines Plymouth Division

Royal Navy Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines 5th Battalion

Royal Navy Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines Plymouth Division

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Herbert Ernest Corbin

Born 1872

Died 1921

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Sanitary Section

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Cecil Burchell Chappell

Born 1895

British Army 26825 Private Manchester Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126173 Private 3rd Balloon Wing

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Stanley Ross Wyatt

Born 1897

British Army 62253 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 76th Field Ambulance

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Basil Lee Nicholson

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 231 Brigade

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 3rd Staffordshire Battery

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Ernest Basil Falkner

Born 1880

Died 1928

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Department of Aircraft Production

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Ministry of Munitions

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS President

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Frederick Aimson

Born 1880

British Army 55528 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery X.18 Trench Mortar Battery

British Army 55528 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery V/II Corps Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

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Arthur Falkner Nicholson

Born 1885

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery 231 (2nd North Midland) Brigade

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 1st North Midland Brigade

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Digby Binney Sowerby

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Stk/241 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Frederick Clay

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2670 Manchester Regiment

British Army 51628 Acting Corporal Liverpool Regiment 1st

British Army 51628 Private Liverpool Regiment 13th

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James Holbrook

Born 1890

British Army 202265 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment 2/5th Battalion

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Harold Artis White

Born 1884

Died 1957

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS Defiance additional for minesweeping duties

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS Sabrina additional for minesweeping duties

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Anthony Burgess

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Cadet Officer Training Corps Manchester University Contingent

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Peter Finnerty

Born 1867

British Army 11528 Private Royal Defence Corps 318th Protection Company

British Army 1411 Private Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 11528 Private Royal Defence Corps 326 Protection Company

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Charles Hewson

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 22801 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Thomas Edward Cannell

British Army 51627 Acting Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 1st

British Army

British Army 51627 Acting Corporal Liverpool Regiment Depot

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