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Barrow-in-Furness [1]

Kerridge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Macduff, Banffshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Tranmere, Cheshire, England [1]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [13]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Trooper Acting Corporal of Horse [1]

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Cheshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Canadian Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Life Guards [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [1]

Punjabis [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Staff [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [21]

Royal Navy [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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R [7]

H [5]

B [3]

S [3]

P [2]

C [1]

D [1]

F [1]

K [1]

L [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [23]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [26] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barrow-in-Furness [1] Kerridge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Macduff, Banffshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Tranmere, Cheshire, England [1] Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [13] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Trooper Acting Corporal of Horse [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Canadian Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Life Guards [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [1] Punjabis [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Staff [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [21] Royal Navy [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [7] H [5] B [3] S [3] P [2] C [1] D [1] F [1] K [1] L [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [23] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Frederick Sykes

Died 1917

British Army 3876 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266463 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Harvey Bainbridge Kayss

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 489761 Corporal Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 489761 Lance Corporal Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

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William Thomas Forshaw

Born 1890

Died 1943

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Punjabis

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James Pirie

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3948DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 3948 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Thomas Stratten."

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Samuel Hunt

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 947 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John James Lisle

Born 1865

Died 1917

British Army 25023 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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