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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Coventry England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Alberta [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Aughton, Lancashire [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrowford, Lancs [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

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Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Coventry Warwickshire [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

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Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Newchapel, Staffordshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rivington, Lancashire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Royal Oak Cottage, Burnley [1]

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Private [332]

Gunner [36]

Serjeant [25]

Driver [20]

Corporal [18]

Sapper [18]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Guardsman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

AM1(c) [1]

AM3 Driver [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colnel Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Serjeant Serjeant Major [1]

Craftsman [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pilot 1st Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [42]

Manchester Regiment [40]

Royal Engineers [39]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

South Lancashire Regiment [28]

Army Service Corps [24]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

12th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

15th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [463]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [571]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [555]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Coventry England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Alberta [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Aughton, Lancashire [1] Bangalore [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrowford, Lancs [1] Battersea, London [1] Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire, England. [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Coventry Warwickshire [1] Dunedin [1] Elberta [1] Gloucester [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Heath Charnock, Lancs [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Lancashire [1] Leitrim [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mile End, London [1] Miles Platting, Manchester [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Newchapel, Staffordshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rivington, Lancashire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Royal Oak Cottage, Burnley [1]

Rank

Private [332] Gunner [36] Serjeant [25] Driver [20] Corporal [18] Sapper [18] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Guardsman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] AM1(c) [1] AM3 Driver [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bearer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colnel Serjeant [1] Commissary [1] Company Serjeant Serjeant Major [1] Craftsman [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pilot 1st Class [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Signaller [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [42] Manchester Regiment [40] Royal Engineers [39] Liverpool Regiment [34] Royal Field Artillery [34] South Lancashire Regiment [28] Army Service Corps [24] Cheshire Regiment [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] 12th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] 15th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [463] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [571] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [555] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Thomas Birchall

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 546 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 5489 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 267143 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion

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Peter Birchall

Died 1918

British Army 28503 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 19th. Battalion

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William Henry Birchall

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 50591 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 50591 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 19th Battalion

British Army T/3/029861 Royal Army Service Corps

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Edward Vivian Dearman Birchall

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Buckinghamshire Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Clarence Birchall

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army M2/156640 Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army M2/156640 Royal Army Service Corps 920th Mechanical Transport Company

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Robert Birchall

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 201197 Private Tank Corps

British Army 201197 Tank Corps Rhine Army Tank Company

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Thomas Birchall

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 14/294 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley)

British Army 14/294 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley)

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Robert Birchall

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 63539 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 63539 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 6377 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Alfred Birchall

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1/ 150 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Mersey 1/150 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Dundee

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William Thomas Birchall

Born 1888

Died 1975

British Army 8569 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8569 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Birchall

Born 1887

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Pilot 1st Class Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities

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George Birchall

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133653

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Harry Birchall

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68561

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Thomas Birchall

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116699 AM3 Driver 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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John Charles Birchall

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296746

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Stephen William Birchall

Born 1886

Died 1949

Royal Navy Y2415 RNVR

Royal Navy F31628 AM1(c) RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231628 Royal Air Force

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Charles Birchall

Died 1917

British Army 292577 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th. Battalion

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Arthur Percival Dearman Birchall

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army Captain Canadian Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Infantry

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William Birchall

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 16243 Private South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 16243 Acting Corporal South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 16243 Lance Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Birchall

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44273

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