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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]

George William Hayes

Died 1917

British Army 10152 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 10152 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Thomas Henry Jones

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 17309 Private Border Regiment 7th Battalion

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Joseph Coles

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 28842 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 41240 Private Manchester Regiment 11th Battalion

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Frederick Jones

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 200996 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 3151 Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 285237 Private Welsh Regiment B Coy. 13th Battalion

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Morton Brown Paton

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army Captain attd Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment

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Walter George Admans

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 13092 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 13092 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

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David Richardson Halliday

Born 1869

Died 1918

British Army S/6507 Private Gordon Highlanders 5th Battalion

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Frederick Jackson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 31868 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5302 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 142299 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Henry Anstey

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 7th

British Army M2/074485 Acting Company Serjeant Major Army Service Corps

British Army M2/074485 Private Army Service Corps

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Greville Hubert Robins Blount

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Norris Chambers

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 25303 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Norman Neill

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain Hussars

British Army Captain 13 Hussars 7 Cavalry Brigade

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Gerald Wynter Blathwayt

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Kent Artillery Militia

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Royal African Mounted Rifles

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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George Kirkpatrick Ansell

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Major Dragoon Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Dragoon Guards 6th (Inniskilling)

British Army Lieutenant Dragoon Guards

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John Francis Allen

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal North Lancashire Regiment

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Martin Furlong

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 3/7082 Colour Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3/7082 Corporal 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment

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Richard James Tipton

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant/Temporary Captain in Army Royal Field Artillery/Royal Flying Corps

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Arthur Lewis Jenkins

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Second-Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Gilbert Tomkins Anstey

Born 1889

Died 1974

British Army 53977 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers attached Light Trench Mortar Battery

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Stephen Atherton

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 22311 Private Liverpool Regiment 20th King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 4th Liverpool Pals

British Army 22311 Lance Corporal 20th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Liverpool Pals 20th Battalion

British Army 22311 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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