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Chester [65]

Chester, Cheshire [5]

Liverpool [4]

Birkenhead [2]

Aston, Warwwickshire [1]

Ballingary, Co. Limerick [1]

Belgrave, Leicester [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Buckley, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Churton, Cheshire [1]

Co. Mayo [1]

Galway [1]

Gent [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Hambleden, Buckinghamshire [1]

Haydock, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llanfachreth, Merionethshire [1]

Malpas, Chester [1]

Manchester [1]

Newport, Shropshire [1]

Newton, Chester [1]

Parsonstown [1]

Prestwich [1]

St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, Sussex [1]

St. John's, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Tarporley, Cheshire [1]

Tranmere [1]

Wallon, County Cork [1]

Warrington [1]

Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Westport, Mayo [1]

Witton-cum-Twambrooks, Northwich [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Gunner [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Munition Worker [1]

Nurse [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Soldaat 2 kl BV [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [36]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Royal Engineers [9]

Army Service Corps [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

"E" Training Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1]

7th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Belgian Army [1]

Cheshire [1]

Cheshire Regiment attached R.A.F. [1]

Corps Of Military Police [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorks [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

French Nursing Unit [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry Cyclists [1]

HM Submarine "L.10" [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Imperial Yeomanry [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Military Police Corps [1]

Service

British Army [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Royal Navy [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [15]

B [14]

C [12]

D [10]

K [8]

H [7]

J [7]

W [7]

G [6]

S [6]

F [5]

R [5]

V [4]

A [3]

L [3]

P [3]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [106]

Country

United Kingdom [50]

Belgium [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [116] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chester [65] Chester, Cheshire [5] Liverpool [4] Birkenhead [2] Aston, Warwwickshire [1] Ballingary, Co. Limerick [1] Belgrave, Leicester [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Buckley, Flintshire, Wales [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Churton, Cheshire [1] Co. Mayo [1] Galway [1] Gent [1] Gibraltar [1] Hambleden, Buckinghamshire [1] Haydock, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llanfachreth, Merionethshire [1] Malpas, Chester [1] Manchester [1] Newport, Shropshire [1] Newton, Chester [1] Parsonstown [1] Prestwich [1] St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, Sussex [1] St. John's, Chester, Cheshire [1] Tarporley, Cheshire [1] Tranmere [1] Wallon, County Cork [1] Warrington [1] Wellington, Shropshire [1] Westport, Mayo [1] Witton-cum-Twambrooks, Northwich [1]

Rank

Private [82] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [9] Corporal [5] Driver [5] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Corporal (unpaid) [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Gunner [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Munition Worker [1] Nurse [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Soldaat 2 kl BV [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [36] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Royal Engineers [9] Army Service Corps [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [4] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] "E" Training Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1] 7th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Belgian Army [1] Cheshire [1] Cheshire Regiment attached R.A.F. [1] Corps Of Military Police [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorks [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] French Nursing Unit [1] French Red Cross [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry Cyclists [1] HM Submarine "L.10" [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Imperial Yeomanry [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Military Police Corps [1]

Service

British Army [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Royal Navy [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [15] B [14] C [12] D [10] K [8] H [7] J [7] W [7] G [6] S [6] F [5] R [5] V [4] A [3] L [3] P [3] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [106]

Country

United Kingdom [50] Belgium [1] Ireland [1]

Stanley Campbell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army C/838 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/838 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Richard J Hennessey

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 2314 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2314 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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William Draycott

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 13430 Private Grenadier Guards

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Albert Henry Pickering

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 24398 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 6th Siege Battery

British Army 24398 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Michael Rogers

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 8538 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8538 Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Feeney

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1534 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Henry Siddall

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 19070 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 19070 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Army Medical Corps

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Richard Michael Beatty

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 172123 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Mcelmeel

Born 1894

Died 1949

British Army 4002 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 390226 Private Labour Corps

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Wilfred Warren

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 42990 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 42990 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John Sullivan Kelly

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 10277 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army 10277 Lance Corporal Leinster Regiment

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Joseph Stretch

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 735584 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Henry Curtis

Born 1886

Died 1970

British Army DM2/165683 Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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James Ward

Born 1889

Died 1950

British Army 3702 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 201299 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John H Peet

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army S4/125972 Private Army Service Corps

British Army GS/67478 Private London Regiment

British Army GS/67478 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Joseph Bird

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 4351 Private Cheshire Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

British Army 49669 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Joseph Gough

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 5984 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/5984 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/5984 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Pat Cunniff

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 203830 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 260200 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Rafferty

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3480 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 241037 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Vincent Samuel Stacey

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 3/9706 Private West Riding Regiment

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