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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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People [903] Stories Communities

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]

Kenneth Ashcroft

British Army 59285 Private Liverpool Regiment 3rd Battalion

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J Ashcroft

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William Herbert Ashcroft, M.s.m.

British Army 39212 Corporal / Acting Sergeant 4th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment France

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