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Knutsford [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Knutsford, Cheshire [3]

Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales [2]

Cheshire England [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Castlederg, Tyrone [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Devonshire [1]

Hale Cheshire [1]

Holywell, Flintshire [1]

Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Lindow Cheshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Mobberley Cheshire [1]

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland [1]

Woodford, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [102]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [6]

Driver [5]

Sapper [5]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Pioneer [2]

Serjeant [2]

Wheeler Corporal [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant/Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Labour Corps [16]

Manchester Regiment [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

11th South Wales Borderers [1]

12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian New Zealand Forces [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Magadi Defence Force [1]

Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [1]

Prince of Wales's Volunteers [1]

RANBT [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps 9th General Hospital [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Australian Navy [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [139]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [171]

Contribution

Military Service [166]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

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People [171] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Knutsford [5] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Knutsford, Cheshire [3] Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales [2] Cheshire England [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Castlederg, Tyrone [1] Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Devonshire [1] Hale Cheshire [1] Holywell, Flintshire [1] Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Lindow Cheshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Mobberley Cheshire [1] Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland [1] Woodford, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [102] Gunner [8] Corporal [6] Driver [5] Sapper [5] Lieutenant Commander [2] Pioneer [2] Serjeant [2] Wheeler Corporal [2] Worker [2] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant/Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [25] Labour Corps [16] Manchester Regiment [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Border Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 11th South Wales Borderers [1] 12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian New Zealand Forces [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Magadi Defence Force [1] Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [1] Prince of Wales's Volunteers [1] RANBT [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps 9th General Hospital [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Australian Navy [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [139] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [171]

Contribution

Military Service [166] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [9] India [1]

William Bracegirdle

Born 1876

Died 1920

British Army 73260 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 48695 Private Labour Corps

British Army 73260 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William Bracegirdle

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 24336 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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James Bracegirdle

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 433 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 230548 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle

Born 1881

Died 1970

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Commander Royal Australian Navy

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Commander Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Commander Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) Naval Staff

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Joseph Bracegirdle

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89114

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Willis Bracegirdle

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19754

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George H Bracegirdle

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 26965 South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 36249 Private Border Regiment

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Gilbert John Bracegirdle

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 43696 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 43696 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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James William Bracegirdle

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 352499 Private Manchester Regiment

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Leonard J Bracegirdle

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army 60800 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ralph Bracegirdle

Born 1882

Died 1970

British Army 66205 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 43225 Corporal Labour Corps

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Arthur Bracegirdle

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279397

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Samuel Bracegirdle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3721 Private Border Regiment

British Army 202224 Private Border Regiment

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John Bracegirdle

Died 1917

British Army 64930 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 64930 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Bracegirdle

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3763 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 351808 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Bracegirdle

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 35600 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Bracegirdle

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 19530 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 19530 Private Grenadier Guards

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Ernest Bracegirdle

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45497

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William Bracegirdle

Australian Imperial Force N16954

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Leonard Bracegirdle

Died 1915

British Army 3232 Private Manchester Regiment 1/7th manchest Battalion

British Army 3232 Private Manchester Regiment

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