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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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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]

John Cain

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 11905 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion.

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Benjamin Cain

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 4071 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241834 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241834 Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/4th (Territorial) Battalion.

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John Edward Cain

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy 166015 Leading Boatman HMS Coastguard R.N. War Signal Station (Cushendall)

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Charles Cain

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216875

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Arthur Henry John Cain

Born 1896

Died 1971

Canadian Expeditionary Force 422043

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William Henry Cain

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124538

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John Cain

Died 1916

British Army 15018 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 15018 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Cain

Died 1918

British Army 14968 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Cain

Died 1914

British Army 11887 Private South Wales Borderers

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Harold Cain

Born 1885

Died 1933

British Army 10356 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 591409 Private Labour Corps

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Martin Cain

Died 1918

British Army 16016 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 21025 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21025 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Edward Cain

Died 1918

British Army L/17267 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/17267 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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James Cain

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4083 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 251393 Private Manchester Regiment

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Francis Cain

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10368 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 10369 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 10369 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Robert W. Cain

Died 1918

British Army 40353 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Edward Cain

Died 1916

British Army 14578 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Cain

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 352852 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Cain

Died 1917

British Army 3518 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 240788 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 240788 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Charles C. Cain

Died 1915

British Army 12661 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Harry Edward Cain

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2269 Rifleman London Regiment

British Army 628006 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 470386 Lance Corporal London Regiment

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