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Durham [3]

Finchley, Middlesex [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Loughton, Essex [2]

Preston [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Algakirk, Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Charlestown New South Wales [1]

Chester [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cricklewood, London [1]

Cricklewood, Middlesex [1]

Culworth, Berkshire [1]

Deal, Kent, England [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Dublin [1]

Durseway, Lincolnshire [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gloucester [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Greystoke, Cumberland [1]

Hackney, Middx [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Haylake, Cheshire [1]

Heywood, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leek Wootton [1]

Rank

Private [409]

Gunner [48]

Driver [40]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [30]

Sapper [29]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

4 Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain and Quartermaster [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal / Bombardier [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal/Transport Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Mechanic [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [52]

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Army Service Corps [50]

Labour Corps [45]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

London Regiment [20]

Border Regiment [17]

Norfolk Regiment [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Service

British Army [627]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [810]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [795]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

South Africa [1]

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Durham [3] Finchley, Middlesex [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Gympie Queensland [2] London, Middlesex [2] Loughton, Essex [2] Preston [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tottenham, London [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Algakirk, Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Charlestown New South Wales [1] Chester [1] Clapton, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cricklewood, London [1] Cricklewood, Middlesex [1] Culworth, Berkshire [1] Deal, Kent, England [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Dublin [1] Durseway, Lincolnshire [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gloucester [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Greystoke, Cumberland [1] Hackney, Middx [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Haylake, Cheshire [1] Heywood, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Leek Wootton [1]

Rank

Private [409] Gunner [48] Driver [40] Corporal [37] Serjeant [30] Sapper [29] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [13] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [5] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant [4] Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 4 Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Band Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain and Quartermaster [1] Chaplain [1] Chauffeur [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal / Bombardier [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal/Transport Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Mechanic [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [52] Royal Field Artillery [51] Army Service Corps [50] Labour Corps [45] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Machine Gun Corps [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Durham Light Infantry [20] London Regiment [20] Border Regiment [17] Norfolk Regiment [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Tank Corps [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3]

Service

British Army [627] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [810] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [795] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [33] South Africa [1]

Ernest Askew

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 7483 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7483 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7483 Lance Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Henry Askew

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 15723 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15723 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harvey Askew

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 14414 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 14419 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Edward E Askew

Died 1917

British Army S/3628 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Anthony Askew

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 17557 Private Border Regiment 11th bord Battalion

British Army 17557 Lance Corporal Border Regiment

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Thomas Henry Askew

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 165691 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Jack Askew

Died 1918

British Army 266839 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 235264 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Henry Askew

Died 1917

British Army 13097 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 13097 Private South Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 13097 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Askew

Died 1918

British Army 12/578 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Edmund Askew

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 17196

Canadian Expeditionary Force 17196 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Bernard A Askew

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 22017 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Askew

Died 1917

British Army 15302 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Edward Askew

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 133678 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William T Askew

Died 1918

British Army 24182 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Henry Askew

Died 1917

British Army 6574 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 573422 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 573422 Private London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

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William Henry Charles Askew

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15874 Corporal 17th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Liverpool Pals 17th Battalion

British Army 15874 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Charles William Askew

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127705

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William Askew

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301529

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William Askew

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301465

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Harry Askew

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9523

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