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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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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]

Arthur Leigh Bostock

Died 1917

British Army 242442 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Neville Stanley Bostock

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 162nd Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Canadian Mounted Rifles 12th Battalion

British Army 117155 Private Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Harry Bostock

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3049 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 242393 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 242393 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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John Southey Bostock

Born 1876

Died 1930

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Bostock

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K13898 Leading Stoker HMS QUEEN MARY

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Joseph Bostock

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 200877 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 3853 Corporal 1/5th Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Edward Charles Bostock

Australian Imperial Force 1692

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Samuel Bostock

Died 1917

British Army 5160 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 39939 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Charles William Bostock

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 26888 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Bostock

Died 1916

British Army 24225 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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James Frederick Bostock

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army G/21123 Private East Kent Regiment

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William Bostock

Died 1915

British Army 11247 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harry Bostock

Died 1918

British Army 3123 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 265831 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 265831 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Arthur Bostock

Died 1918

British Army 19294 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Bostock

Died 1917

British Army 206585 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 53329 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frederick Snowden Bostock

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 2689 Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry

British Army 27658 Private Border Regiment

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Henry Bostock

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army M2/156665 Private Army Service Corps

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Mason L Bostock

Died 1915

British Army 17336 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 17336 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Frederick C Bostock

Died 1917

British Army 2064 Private Royal Scots

British Army 325631 Private Royal Scots

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Eric Norman Bostock

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 8155 Private Indian Army Corps Officer Training Corps

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