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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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People [4288] Stories Communities

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]

Edwin Winwood Robinson

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancers

British Army Lieutenant Lancers 5th (Royal Irish)

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Donald Vivian Hotchkiss

Born 1884

Died 1961

British Army 44648 Corporal Royal Engineers

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Norman Frederick Roy

Born 1879

Died 1942

Royal Navy Paymaster Rear Admiral

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Eric Onslow Cruikshank

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment

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Annie Louise Roberts

Died 1916

British Army 2/Res.R. 13. Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 2/Res

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Brinley Owen Davies

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army L/3948 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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Thomas Butler-Stoney

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant 1st Battalion, Irish Guards

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James Archibald Bevan

Born 1894

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Captain King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Hubert Cowdrey Coulston

Born 1888

British Army Lieutenant 1st Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Captain 1st Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Meyricke Entwisle Lloyd

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Horace Sylvester Grimston

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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William Douglas Maclean Trimmer

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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Douglas Henderson Cowan

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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George Herbert Vacher

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Cleary George Molyneux Carter

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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Richard Henry Cole Magenis

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 3rd Battalion

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George Roworth Parr

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 1st Battalion

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Ernest Dale Carr-Harris

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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William George Anstey

Born 1889

British Army 4772 (Incomplete) Staff Serjeant Royal Artillery

British Army 47720 Royal Garrison Artillery TCC Depot, No 4th Depot, No 2nd Company, 44th, 61st Siege Battery

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William Anstey

Born 1888

British Army SE/24156 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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