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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]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

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Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Coventry Warwickshire [1]

Dunedin [1]

Elberta [1]

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Hastings, Sussex [1]

Heath Charnock, Lancs [1]

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Leitrim [1]

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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]

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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]

Charles Henry Birchall

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279746

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Alfred Birchall

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS114808 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tiger

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Albert James Birchall

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227738

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Frederick Ingram Birchall

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233482

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William Birchall

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 22248 Private Coldstream Guards

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John Birchall

Born 1869

Died 1949

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James Birchall

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 12391 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12391 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Jonathan Birchall

Died 1918

British Army 64710 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Richard Birchall

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 4335 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 53771 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 53771 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Gordon Birchall

Born 1898

Died 1931

British Army 52164 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 52164 Driver R. E. 5th Pontoon Park

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William Birchall

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 104421 Sapper Royal Engineers E.T.C. (Newark)

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Grenville Sidney Birchall

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217240

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James Fletcher

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 7319 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 7319 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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George William Birchall

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 24779 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Jonathan Birchall

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11826 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Joseph William Birchall

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 49527 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 44368 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William Edmund Birchall

Died 1916

British Army 10652 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Frank Birchall

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 51420 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Birchall

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 33065 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 33065 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Birchall

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 34582 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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