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Chester, Cheshire [2]

Dergholm Victoria [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Northop, Flintshire [2]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Burslem, Staffs [1]

Butterton Newcastle Staffordshire [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Chester Le Street, Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Craigie Victoria [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire, England [1]

Longton, Staffs [1]

Meritts Creek Queensland [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Oldham [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Redditch, Worcs [1]

Saltney, Chester [1]

Stockport, Cheshire, England [1]

Stourpoint, Worcestershire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Gunner [18]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [20]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Labour Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [16]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

13st Hodson's Horse [1]

14th Hussars [1]

15th Battalion [1]

1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

321st Brigade [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

89th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Service

British Army [218]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

A [265]

Contribution

Military Service [261]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [265] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chester, Cheshire [2] Dergholm Victoria [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Northop, Flintshire [2] Smethwick, Staffordshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Burslem, Staffs [1] Butterton Newcastle Staffordshire [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Chester Le Street, Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Craigie Victoria [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Hanley, Staffordshire, England [1] Longton, Staffs [1] Meritts Creek Queensland [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Oldham [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Redditch, Worcs [1] Saltney, Chester [1] Stockport, Cheshire, England [1] Stourpoint, Worcestershire [1] Warwickshire [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [155] Gunner [18] Driver [11] Serjeant [11] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [20] Royal Field Artillery [19] Labour Corps [18] Army Service Corps [16] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [2] Training Reserve [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 13st Hodson's Horse [1] 14th Hussars [1] 15th Battalion [1] 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 321st Brigade [1] 6th Dragoons [1] 7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 89th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Service

British Army [218] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

A [265]

Contribution

Military Service [261] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Thomas Warbrick Astbury

Born 1880

Died 1953

British Army 2313 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Reginald Hudson Astbury

Born 1881

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harold Stanley Astbury

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army Chaplain Royal Army Chaplains Department

British Army Temporary Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplain's Department

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Thomas Leslie Astbury

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Captain South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion (Territorial)

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Ralph Astbury

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 24568 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 24568 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd, 8th, 10th Bn's

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John Houghton Astbury

Died 1917

British Army 9613 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 9613 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Neville Ayrton Astbury

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry - Alberta Regiment 49th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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George Edward Astbury

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 8901 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 14676 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/14676 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS 'Irresistible'

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James Astbury

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army R1316 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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J Astbury

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army R/13157 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/13157 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Frederick Astbury

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 19428 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Herbert Thomas Astbury

Born 1879

Died 1917

Royal Navy 8778 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Harry Astbury

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131898

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William Higgins Astbury

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240124

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Walter Astbury

Died 1916

British Army 3705 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Astbury

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 3826 Private Coldstream Guards

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Joseph Astbury

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 8406 Private South Staffordshrie Regiment

British Army 8406 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur Astbury

Died 1915

British Army 1080 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Fred Astbury

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311131

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Eric Charles Astbury

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5043

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