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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chester [1]

Chesterton, Staffordshire [1]

Dudley [1]

Elesmere, Shropshire [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Romans Heath, Malpas, Cheshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thornton Hough, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [115]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Driver [5]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Mechanic [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

P [1]

Pilot 1st Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Denbigh Yeomanry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Nottingham [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities [1]

London Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [163]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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A [194]

Contribution

Military Service [185]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [194] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Cheshire [1] Chester [1] Chesterton, Staffordshire [1] Dudley [1] Elesmere, Shropshire [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Liverpool [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Romans Heath, Malpas, Cheshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thornton Hough, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [115] Gunner [12] Corporal [11] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Driver [5] Lance Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Mechanic [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] P [1] Pilot 1st Class [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [14] Army Service Corps [12] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Labour Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Denbigh Yeomanry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Nottingham [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1] Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities [1] London Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [163] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [194]

Contribution

Military Service [185] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

James Ankers

Born 1894

Died 1931

British Army 14475 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 14475 Private Worcester Regiment 9th Battalion

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Noel Ankers

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 24447 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Robert Ankers

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 372125 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4581 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Albert Edward Ankers

Born 1874

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Pilot 1st Class Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities

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Thomas Ankers

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167075

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John Ankers

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250535 Boy Mechanic Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250339 Boy 1st Class Royal Air Force

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George Arthur Ankers

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113823

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William Thomas Ankers

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 21473 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Bertram Ankers

Died 1916

British Army 18/2 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 7155 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7155 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Josiah Henry Ankers

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 66100 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Ankers

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 97239 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 97239 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th Battalion

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John Richard Masser Ankers

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266230

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Joseph Thomas Ankers

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 40515 Private Manchester Regiment

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Leonard Ankers

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 2127 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Ankers

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 24146 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John James Ankers

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/13077 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/13077 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Arthur Ankers

Died 1920

British Army 210523 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/261878 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 28th L.R. T.R. Coy

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Harry Ankers

Died 1916

British Army 11317 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Ankers

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 89879 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Benjamin Ankers

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 15766 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15766 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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