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Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [611]

Liverpool [119]

London [69]

Liverpool, Lancashire [50]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire [41]

Birkenhead [22]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [19]

Tranmere, Cheshire [15]

Dublin [14]

Kensington, London [14]

Seacombe, Cheshire [13]

Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [12]

Chester [11]

Edinburgh, Scotland [10]

Glasgow, Scotland [10]

Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [9]

St Mary's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [9]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

West Derby, Lancashire [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [8]

Coventry, Warwickshire [8]

Toxteth Park, Lancashire [8]

Birkenhead England [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Calcutta [7]

Liscard, Cheshire [7]

Manchester [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Wallasey, Cheshire [7]

Bebington, Cheshire [6]

Bootle, Lancashire [6]

Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Battersea, Surrey [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

St Peter's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Aldershot, Hampshire [4]

Bootle, Liverpool [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Chelsea, London [4]

Edinburgh [4]

Gravesend, Kent [4]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4]

Oxton, Cheshire [4]

Poona [4]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [4]

Southsea, Hampshire [4]

St Anne's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Rank

Private [1603]

Lieutenant [844]

Second Lieutenant [827]

Captain [740]

Major [201]

Lance Corporal [183]

Corporal [162]

Serjeant [128]

Gunner [117]

Sapper [78]

Driver [69]

Lieutenant Colonel [58]

Able Seaman [47]

Acting Corporal [41]

2nd Lieutenant [26]

Sergeant [21]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Stoker 1st Class [19]

Rifleman [18]

Bombardier [15]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Pioneer [15]

Temporary Captain [13]

Trooper [12]

Pilot 1st Class [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Staff Nurse [10]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [10]

Colonel [9]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Boat Hand [8]

Captain and Adjutant [8]

Leading Seaman [8]

Sub-Lieutenant [8]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [7]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Brigadier General [6]

Midshipman [6]

Second-Lieutenant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Brevet Major [5]

Commander [5]

Drummer [5]

Guardsman [5]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [601]

Liverpool Regiment [344]

Royal Field Artillery [196]

Royal Engineers [185]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [112]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [99]

Royal Army Medical Corps [97]

South Lancashire Regiment [85]

Royal Garrison Artillery [76]

Manchester Regiment [63]

Royal Fusiliers [60]

Army Service Corps [58]

South Wales Borderers [58]

Lancashire Fusiliers [57]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [54]

Grenadier Guards [53]

Royal Naval Division [53]

Labour Corps [51]

Machine Gun Corps [50]

Middlesex Regiment [45]

London Regiment [44]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [44]

Worcestershire Regiment [42]

Rifle Brigade [40]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [39]

King's Liverpool Regiment [38]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [38]

Gloucestershire Regiment [37]

Northumberland Fusiliers [37]

Scots Guards [37]

Coldstream Guards [36]

Welsh Regiment [35]

Bedfordshire Regiment [34]

Durham Light Infantry [34]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [34]

Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities [34]

Royal Flying Corps [34]

Gordon Highlanders [30]

South Staffordshire Regiment [30]

Australian Infantry [29]

East Lancashire Regiment [29]

Irish Guards [29]

Royal Sussex Regiment [29]

Border Regiment [28]

Connaught Rangers [28]

Devonshire Regiment [28]

Royal Air Force [28]

East Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [25]

The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [25]

Service

British Army [3789]

Royal Navy [211]

Australian Imperial Force [126]

Indian Army [72]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65]

Other Empire Force [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

A [421]

B [407]

M [350]

H [331]

C [328]

W [316]

S [297]

D [235]

P [207]

R [194]

L [183]

G [180]

T [148]

F [146]

J [123]

E [107]

K [84]

O [81]

N [71]

V [27]

I [22]

Y [18]

U [9]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [4178]

Merchant Navy [53]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1618]

Ireland [28]

India [26]

South Africa [22]

Canada [12]

New Zealand [6]

Egypt [4]

Australia [3]

Bermuda [3]

Malta [3]

Germany [2]

Sierra Leone [2]

Belgium [1]

Chile [1]

France [1]

Ghana [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Jersey [1]

Kenya [1]

Mauritius [1]

Singapore [1]

Sudan [1]

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Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [611] Liverpool [119] London [69] Liverpool, Lancashire [50] Rock Ferry, Cheshire [41] Birkenhead [22] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [19] Tranmere, Cheshire [15] Dublin [14] Kensington, London [14] Seacombe, Cheshire [13] Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [12] Chester [11] Edinburgh, Scotland [10] Glasgow, Scotland [10] Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [9] St Mary's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [9] Sydney New South Wales [9] West Derby, Lancashire [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [8] Coventry, Warwickshire [8] Toxteth Park, Lancashire [8] Birkenhead England [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Calcutta [7] Liscard, Cheshire [7] Manchester [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Wallasey, Cheshire [7] Bebington, Cheshire [6] Bootle, Lancashire [6] Burnley, Lancashire [6] Battersea, Surrey [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Exeter, Devon [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] St Peter's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Aldershot, Hampshire [4] Bootle, Liverpool [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Chelsea, London [4] Edinburgh [4] Gravesend, Kent [4] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4] Oxton, Cheshire [4] Poona [4] Scarborough, Yorkshire [4] Southsea, Hampshire [4] St Anne's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Rank

Private [1603] Lieutenant [844] Second Lieutenant [827] Captain [740] Major [201] Lance Corporal [183] Corporal [162] Serjeant [128] Gunner [117] Sapper [78] Driver [69] Lieutenant Colonel [58] Able Seaman [47] Acting Corporal [41] 2nd Lieutenant [26] Sergeant [21] Acting Serjeant [19] Stoker 1st Class [19] Rifleman [18] Bombardier [15] Company Serjeant Major [15] Pioneer [15] Temporary Captain [13] Trooper [12] Pilot 1st Class [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Staff Nurse [10] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Temporary Second Lieutenant [10] Colonel [9] Ordinary Seaman [9] Boat Hand [8] Captain and Adjutant [8] Leading Seaman [8] Sub-Lieutenant [8] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [7] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Acting Lance Corporal [6] Air Mechanic 1st Class [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Brigadier General [6] Midshipman [6] Second-Lieutenant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Brevet Major [5] Commander [5] Drummer [5] Guardsman [5]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [601] Liverpool Regiment [344] Royal Field Artillery [196] Royal Engineers [185] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [112] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [99] Royal Army Medical Corps [97] South Lancashire Regiment [85] Royal Garrison Artillery [76] Manchester Regiment [63] Royal Fusiliers [60] Army Service Corps [58] South Wales Borderers [58] Lancashire Fusiliers [57] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [54] Grenadier Guards [53] Royal Naval Division [53] Labour Corps [51] Machine Gun Corps [50] Middlesex Regiment [45] London Regiment [44] Royal Lancaster Regiment [44] Worcestershire Regiment [42] Rifle Brigade [40] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [39] King's Liverpool Regiment [38] King's Royal Rifle Corps [38] Gloucestershire Regiment [37] Northumberland Fusiliers [37] Scots Guards [37] Coldstream Guards [36] Welsh Regiment [35] Bedfordshire Regiment [34] Durham Light Infantry [34] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [34] Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities [34] Royal Flying Corps [34] Gordon Highlanders [30] South Staffordshire Regiment [30] Australian Infantry [29] East Lancashire Regiment [29] Irish Guards [29] Royal Sussex Regiment [29] Border Regiment [28] Connaught Rangers [28] Devonshire Regiment [28] Royal Air Force [28] East Yorkshire Regiment [27] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [25] The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [25]

Service

British Army [3789] Royal Navy [211] Australian Imperial Force [126] Indian Army [72] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65] Other Empire Force [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

A [421] B [407] M [350] H [331] C [328] W [316] S [297] D [235] P [207] R [194] L [183] G [180] T [148] F [146] J [123] E [107] K [84] O [81] N [71] V [27] I [22] Y [18] U [9] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [4178] Merchant Navy [53] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1618] Ireland [28] India [26] South Africa [22] Canada [12] New Zealand [6] Egypt [4] Australia [3] Bermuda [3] Malta [3] Germany [2] Sierra Leone [2] Belgium [1] Chile [1] France [1] Ghana [1] Gibraltar [1] Jersey [1] Kenya [1] Mauritius [1] Singapore [1] Sudan [1]

Arthur Herbert Procter

Born 1890

Died 1973

British Army 3156 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

British Army 200996 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3/5th Battalion

British Army 200996 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

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Dennis Poland

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 22568 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 22568 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 11th Battalion

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William Stirling Bannatyne

Born 1868

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain King's Liverpool Regiment

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Matthew Perceval Buckle

Born 1869

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment

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Frederick Jones

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 4629 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 26390 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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John Burkhill

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 315490 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

British Army 5154 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 47th Provisional Battalion

British Army 315490 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Samuel Hope

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 45236 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 19343 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Birkenhead Battalion

British Army 9530 Private Army Cyclist Corps 11th Cyclist Corps

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George Coles

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 291764 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Cheshire Regiment 7th 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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Frederick Emery

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 37298 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 20th, 15th (Service) Battalion

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John Gordon

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 6996 Private Irish Guards

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William Ormsby

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2467 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 2467 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Charles Gandy

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 37733 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Angus Wall

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 229565 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald James Anstey

Born 1892

Died 1954

British Army 1567 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 3 Devon Battery

British Army 1567 Driver Royal Field Artillery 3/4th Wessex Depot Ammunication Column, 3rd Battery

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John Henry Halligan

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army T/4/159889 Private Army Service Corps

British Army TR/3/1410 Private Training Reserve 28th Battalion

British Army 42146 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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Charles Arthur Anstey

Born 1892

Died 1983

British Army 680712 Private London Regiment

British Army 2116 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Charles Bliss

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Derbyshire Regiment

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John William Hilton

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army T927 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 446499 Sapper Royal Engineers 439th Field Company

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Joshua Daly

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 12148 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 943 Denbighshire Yeomanry

British Army 55604 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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