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Liverpool [7]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [4]

Liverpool England [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Flint, Flintshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Narrandera New South Wales [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Aburst Victoria [1]

Auburst Victoria [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Cudal New South Wales [1]

Downholland, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Dunedin [1]

Durham [1]

Durham England [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow nr Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Fleetwood, Hampshire, England [1]

Flint [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Great Crosby, Lancashire, England [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hereford [1]

Hindley, Lancashire [1]

Hunterville [1]

Ince, Lancashire [1]

Jerilderie New South Wales [1]

Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [500]

Gunner [56]

Serjeant [39]

Driver [37]

Corporal [33]

Sapper [26]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Pioneer [6]

Rifleman [6]

Captain [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Adjutant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal / Acting Sergeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Clerk Corporal [1]

Engineer Clerk/Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Fireman [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [81]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Labour Corps [66]

South Lancashire Regiment [55]

Royal Engineers [47]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Cheshire Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

Welsh Regiment [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

London Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

9th Liverpool Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Service

British Army [725]

Royal Navy [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [902]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [880]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

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Place of birth

Liverpool [7] Ormskirk, Lancashire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [4] Liverpool England [4] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Dover, Kent [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Flint, Flintshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Narrandera New South Wales [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Aburst Victoria [1] Auburst Victoria [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Cudal New South Wales [1] Downholland, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Dunedin [1] Durham [1] Durham England [1] Ecclesall Bierlow nr Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Fleetwood, Hampshire, England [1] Flint [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Great Crosby, Lancashire, England [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hereford [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Hunterville [1] Ince, Lancashire [1] Jerilderie New South Wales [1] Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [500] Gunner [56] Serjeant [39] Driver [37] Corporal [33] Sapper [26] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [22] Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Pioneer [6] Rifleman [6] Captain [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Adjutant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal / Acting Sergeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Clerk Corporal [1] Engineer Clerk/Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Fireman [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [81] Royal Field Artillery [67] Labour Corps [66] South Lancashire Regiment [55] Royal Engineers [47] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Manchester Regiment [31] Cheshire Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] Welsh Regiment [13] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] London Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Military Foot Police [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] 9th Liverpool Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Service

British Army [725] Royal Navy [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [902] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [880] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

John Ashcroft

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 22551 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 22551 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 22551 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Ashcroft

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 19120 Private Border Regiment

British Army 19120 Private Border Regiment

British Army 19120 Private Border Regiment 1st

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Edward Stanley Ashcroft

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 15556 Lance Corporal King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17th King's (Liverpool) Regiment - 1st Liverpool Pals

British Army 5235 Lance Corporal Inns of Court Officers Training Corps 6/5

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

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John Ashcroft

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army L10935 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5C Reserve Brigade

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Frederick Ashcroft

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 15566 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army 5236 Inns of Court Officers Training Corps 6/5

British Army 15566 Private 17th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Liverpool Pals 17th Battalion

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Lancelot Edgar Ashcroft

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 103 Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Scottish 16th Battalion

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William Ashcroft

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 15603 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment 17th King's (Liverpool) Regiment - 1st Liverpool Pals

British Army Adjutant Liverpool Regiment

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Frederick Charles Ashcroft

Born 1903

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 328219 Boy Royal Air Force No. 4 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 328219 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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George Ashcroft

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3513 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3513 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Joseph Ashcroft

Died 1917

British Army 356692 Private Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 356692 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Frank Ashcroft

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3355

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Frederick Howard Ashcroft

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36164

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George Ashcroft

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296317

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Joseph Ashcroft

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 2515 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 242994 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 242994 Lance Serjeant Royal Lancaster Regiment

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William Ashcroft

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 359411 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 359411 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Leopold Ashcroft

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10853 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 10853 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Bn.

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James William Ashcroft

Born 1896

Died 1981

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman Victory I

Royal Navy SS5296 Ordinary Seaman Andes

Royal Navy SS5296 Able Seaman Excellent

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William Ashcroft

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122616

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Alfred Ashcroft

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37047

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Frank Ashcroft

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64986

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