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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [19]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [4]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Beltana South Australia [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bolton Lancashire [3]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [3]

Richmond, Surrey [3]

South Melbourne Victoria [3]

Birkenhead South Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Chester [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Harpenden, Hertfordshire [2]

Inglewood Victoria [2]

Kimpton, Hertfordshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Port Wakefield South Australia [2]

Rye Victoria [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Ayr [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Baltana South Australia [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beaufort Victoria [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackfriars, London [1]

Blackpool England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [687]

Gunner [65]

Driver [56]

Sapper [47]

Corporal [46]

Serjeant [42]

Lance Corporal [33]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

/ Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

AM3 Blacksmith [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy Tel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Miss [1]

Ord Tel [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sappper [1]

Senior Reserve Attendant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [84]

Royal Field Artillery [76]

Royal Engineers [65]

Liverpool Regiment [62]

Army Service Corps [58]

Manchester Regiment [38]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Durham Light Infantry [29]

South Lancashire Regiment [27]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

London Regiment [20]

Border Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Highland Light Infantry [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [8]

Royal Scots [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Service

British Army [958]

Australian Imperial Force [99]

Royal Navy [84]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [83]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [1350]

H [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1292]

Merchant Navy [50]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Bermuda [1]

India [1]

Jersey [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [19] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [4] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Beltana South Australia [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bolton Lancashire [3] Coonabarabran New South Wales [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Poplar, London [3] Poplar, Middlesex, England [3] Richmond, Surrey [3] South Melbourne Victoria [3] Birkenhead South Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Chester [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [2] Inglewood Victoria [2] Kimpton, Hertfordshire [2] Liverpool [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Port Wakefield South Australia [2] Rye Victoria [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Ayr [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Baltana South Australia [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beaufort Victoria [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackfriars, London [1] Blackpool England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [687] Gunner [65] Driver [56] Sapper [47] Corporal [46] Serjeant [42] Lance Corporal [33] Second Lieutenant [15] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Sister [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] / Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] AM3 Blacksmith [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy Tel [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Donkeyman [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Fireman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Boatman [1] Miss [1] Ord Tel [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sappper [1] Senior Reserve Attendant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [84] Royal Field Artillery [76] Royal Engineers [65] Liverpool Regiment [62] Army Service Corps [58] Manchester Regiment [38] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Machine Gun Corps [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Durham Light Infantry [29] South Lancashire Regiment [27] Cheshire Regiment [26] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Middlesex Regiment [23] London Regiment [20] Border Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] East Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal Naval Division [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Royal Defence Corps [13] Highland Light Infantry [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Scottish Rifles [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [8] Royal Scots [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] British West Indies Regiment [6] Cameron Highlanders [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Flying Corps [6]

Service

British Army [958] Australian Imperial Force [99] Royal Navy [84] Canadian Expeditionary Force [83] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [1350] H [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1292] Merchant Navy [50]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Bermuda [1] India [1] Jersey [1]

James Edward Cain

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army L/25688 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 25688 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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George Thomas Cain

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 8229 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 8229 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8229 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Nathan Cain

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16524 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 7th Battalion

British Army 16524 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Roger Cain

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 8896 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Daniel Cain

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 76461 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Michael Cain

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 2059 Driver Royal Field Artillery 3rd/1st East Lancs Bde.

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Arthur Cain

Born 1884

Died 1960

British Army 31861 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Peter Cain

Died 1916

British Army 20305 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th. Battalion

British Army 20305 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Cain

Born 1883

Died 1950

British Army 43539 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 54382 Private Labour Corps

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Alexander Bertram Cain

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 85 Private Royal Jersey Artillery

British Army 85 Private Royal Jersey Militia

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Stanley Cain

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35706 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion.

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John Cain

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 9091 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Joseph Cain

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267511

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Charles Alfred Cain

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95241

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William Cain

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108732

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Harry Cain

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44074

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Alexander Cain

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100917 AM3 Blacksmith 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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John Cain

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186143

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Frank William Cain

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52523

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Thomas Cain

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 17067 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20442 Durham Light Infantry

British Army 17067 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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