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Liverpool [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Beaminster [1]

Dromara Co.Down Northern Ireland [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1]

Herefordshire Hope under Wm Dinmore [1]

Irvine, Scotland [1]

Lathbury, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Liverpool, Toxteth Park [1]

Malpas, Cheshire [1]

Oswestry [1]

Overton, Flintshire [1]

Oxford [1]

St Peter, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Stourbridge [1]

West Deby, Liverpool [1]

Yardley, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [79]

Gunner [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Serjeant [16]

Corporal [14]

Bombardier [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Fitter [2]

Guardsman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Scots Guards [16]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [11]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Irish Guards [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Machine Gun Guards [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Dragoons [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

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

3rd Dragoons Guards [1]

5th King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

HMS Turbulent [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

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

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Hussars [1]

Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment attached Manchester Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Military Police Corps [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [135]

Royal Navy [3]

Last name first letter

B [15]

H [13]

C [12]

D [11]

M [11]

S [11]

R [10]

W [8]

J [7]

T [6]

G [5]

K [5]

A [4]

F [4]

L [4]

P [4]

E [2]

N [2]

V [2]

I [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [135]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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People [138] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Beaminster [1] Dromara Co.Down Northern Ireland [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1] Herefordshire Hope under Wm Dinmore [1] Irvine, Scotland [1] Lathbury, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1] Liverpool, Toxteth Park [1] Malpas, Cheshire [1] Oswestry [1] Overton, Flintshire [1] Oxford [1] St Peter, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Stourbridge [1] West Deby, Liverpool [1] Yardley, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [79] Gunner [18] Lance Corporal [16] Serjeant [16] Corporal [14] Bombardier [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Fitter [2] Guardsman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Driver [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [23] Scots Guards [16] Grenadier Guards [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [11] Coldstream Guards [8] Irish Guards [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Machine Gun Guards [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Dragoons [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Welsh Guards [2] 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1] 3rd Dragoons Guards [1] 5th King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Euryalus [1] HMS Turbulent [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Hussars [1] Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment attached Manchester Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Military Police Corps [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [135] Royal Navy [3]

Last name first letter

B [15] H [13] C [12] D [11] M [11] S [11] R [10] W [8] J [7] T [6] G [5] K [5] A [4] F [4] L [4] P [4] E [2] N [2] V [2] I [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [135]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Arthur F Beedham

British Army L/15491 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/15491 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Frederick Hoffman

Born 1881

Royal Navy 195940

Royal Navy B/2650 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 195940 (R.F.R. Chat., B.2650) Able Seaman HMS Euryalus

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Frank Dowson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army M2/081216 Private Army Service Corps

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C Cameron

British Army 3520 Private Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment

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Robert G Thomson

British Army 4638 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army DN/4638 Private Royal Dragoons

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Walter Thornton

British Army 5889 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/5889 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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William James Kelly

Died 1916

British Army 29255 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 29255 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment 17th Battalion

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Ernest Jones

Died 1917

British Army 242198 Private Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Edward Aindow

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3821 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3821 Sergeant 5th King's (Liverpool) Regiment

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Frederick J Hoffman

British Army 23885 Private Grenadier Guards

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Edwin Northover

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army L/37635 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph S Dobson

British Army 12950 Private Grenadier Guards

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James Mcginley

British Army 250729 Private Lancashire Hussars

British Army 300321 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Hibert Marsh

British Army 14378 Private Grenadier Guards

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William H Martin

British Army 38836 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 38836 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Percy Allen

British Army 6931 Private Scots Guards

British Army 6931 Corporal Scots Guards

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John Strutt

British Army 3507 Private Liverpool Regiment

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George Roger

British Army 17703 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

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George Falconer

British Army 6258 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 2DN/6258 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

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Henry Cunningham

British Army 1959 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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