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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Northwich, Cheshire [4]

Lismore New South Wales [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bromborough, Cheshire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Nottingham [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bangalore [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Castle Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Croydon Surrey [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

England [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hanchurch, Trentham, Staffordshire [1]

Helperby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet Leeds [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Knighton, Leicester [1]

Knutsford [1]

Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, London [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manning River New South Wales [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Pingelly Western Australia [1]

Prestwich [1]

Queens Park, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [327]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Gunner [33]

Corporal [30]

Driver [23]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [15]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [10]

Serjeant [10]

Major [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1]

Captain Surgeon [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commissary [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Field Artillery [45]

Royal Engineers [37]

Cheshire Regiment [35]

Army Service Corps [27]

North Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

11th Lancers [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [502]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [629]

Contribution

Military Service [615]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Northwich, Cheshire [4] Lismore New South Wales [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bromborough, Cheshire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Nottingham [2] Willesden, London [2] Wolverhampton [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bangalore [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Castle Northwich, Cheshire [1] Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Croydon Surrey [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] England [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hanchurch, Trentham, Staffordshire [1] Helperby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet Leeds [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Kilburn, London [1] Knighton, Leicester [1] Knutsford [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, London [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manning River New South Wales [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Pingelly Western Australia [1] Prestwich [1] Queens Park, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [327] Second Lieutenant [34] Gunner [33] Corporal [30] Driver [23] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [15] Captain [14] Lieutenant [10] Serjeant [10] Major [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Transport Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1] Captain Surgeon [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Commissary [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [50] Royal Field Artillery [45] Royal Engineers [37] Cheshire Regiment [35] Army Service Corps [27] North Staffordshire Regiment [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Manchester Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Border Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Tank Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] 11th Lancers [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [502] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [629]

Contribution

Military Service [615] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Australia [1] India [1]

Willie Bostock

Died 1917

British Army 10643 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 10643 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Samuel Bostock

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11066 Private Border Regiment

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Samuel Bostock

Died 1915

British Army 1738 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Frederick Bostock

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 307152 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 307152 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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William Henry Bostock

Died 1917

British Army 5431 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241862 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Lionel Southey Bostock

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107094

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107094 2nd Corporal Canadian Engineers

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Leo Bostock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104691

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Harold William Bostock

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202086

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Wilfrid Ernest Bostock

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205071

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Thomas Bostock

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85426

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James Bostock

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 9561 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9561 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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George Bostock

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 5624 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 203154 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Lawrence Bostock

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 13086 Private Border Regiment 9th bord Battalion

British Army 13086 Corporal Border Regiment 9th bord Battalion

British Army 13086 Corporal Border Regiment

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John Bostock

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 32527 Cheshire Regiment

British Army 33275 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 33275 Lance Serjeant Border Regiment

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George Eli Bostock

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232289

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Geoffrey Bostock

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242079

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John Knight Bostock

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278441

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William Birkis Bostock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289758

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William Charles Bostock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299426

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Thomas Bostock

Died 1915

British Army 15459 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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