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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Birmingham England [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [3]

Temora New South Wales [3]

Auburn New South Wales [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Leicester [2]

Leicester England [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Manchester [2]

Market Harborough [2]

Marske, Yorkshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tring, Herts [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Wednesbury, Staffordshire [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Willenhall, Staffordshire [2]

Wolverhampton England [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

39 Garthland Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow [1]

Alsager [1]

Alsager, Cheshire [1]

Andover [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Audley, Staffordshire [1]

Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [1282]

Gunner [181]

Driver [143]

Serjeant [108]

Corporal [90]

Sapper [86]

Second Lieutenant [64]

Lance Corporal [41]

Captain [28]

Bombardier [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Pioneer [19]

Lieutenant [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Major [9]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colonel [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Worker [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Trooper [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Captain and Brevet Major [3]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal of Horse [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [226]

Labour Corps [159]

Royal Engineers [156]

Army Service Corps [110]

Royal Garrison Artillery [99]

South Staffordshire Regiment [80]

Royal Army Medical Corps [68]

Machine Gun Corps [63]

Worcestershire Regiment [63]

Cheshire Regiment [56]

London Regiment [52]

Manchester Regiment [50]

North Staffordshire Regiment [43]

Lancashire Fusiliers [41]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [40]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

West Riding Regiment [37]

Liverpool Regiment [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Lincolnshire Regiment [32]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

South Lancashire Regiment [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

South Wales Borderers [24]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Rifle Brigade [20]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

Welsh Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Shropshire Light Infantry [18]

Border Regiment [16]

Grenadier Guards [15]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Coldstream Guards [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [2041]

Royal Navy [157]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [142]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [101]

Australian Imperial Force [70]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [2569]

B [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2531]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Canada [3]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Birmingham England [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Bethnal Green, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [3] Temora New South Wales [3] Auburn New South Wales [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Leicester [2] Leicester England [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Leicestershire [2] Liverpool [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Manchester [2] Market Harborough [2] Marske, Yorkshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tring, Herts [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Willenhall, Staffordshire [2] Wolverhampton England [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] 39 Garthland Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow [1] Alsager [1] Alsager, Cheshire [1] Andover [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Audley, Staffordshire [1] Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [1282] Gunner [181] Driver [143] Serjeant [108] Corporal [90] Sapper [86] Second Lieutenant [64] Lance Corporal [41] Captain [28] Bombardier [20] Acting Corporal [19] Pioneer [19] Lieutenant [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Major [9] Company Serjeant Major [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colonel [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Worker [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Trooper [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Captain and Brevet Major [3] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [2] Commander [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal of Horse [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [226] Labour Corps [159] Royal Engineers [156] Army Service Corps [110] Royal Garrison Artillery [99] South Staffordshire Regiment [80] Royal Army Medical Corps [68] Machine Gun Corps [63] Worcestershire Regiment [63] Cheshire Regiment [56] London Regiment [52] Manchester Regiment [50] North Staffordshire Regiment [43] Lancashire Fusiliers [41] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [40] Durham Light Infantry [37] West Riding Regiment [37] Liverpool Regiment [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Lincolnshire Regiment [32] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26] South Lancashire Regiment [26] Leicestershire Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [25] South Wales Borderers [24] Middlesex Regiment [22] Rifle Brigade [20] Royal Lancaster Regiment [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] Welsh Regiment [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Royal Naval Division [18] Shropshire Light Infantry [18] Border Regiment [16] Grenadier Guards [15] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Royal Defence Corps [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Coldstream Guards [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [2041] Royal Navy [157] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [142] Canadian Expeditionary Force [101] Australian Imperial Force [70] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [2569] B [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2531] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Canada [3] Ireland [1]

H M Cartwright

British Army Trooper 2nd Imperial Light Horse

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John Cartwright

British Army SI/5153 Serjeant 5th Lancers

British Army T/12559 Serjeant Corps of Lancers

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Ernest N Cartwright

British Army 48547 Bombardier 14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

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J W Cartwright

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A. H. Cartwright

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Benjamin Cartwright

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Robert Cartwright

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J. Cartwright

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Charles Edmund Keal Laman

Born 1890

Royal Navy K9422

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Thomas Raymond Brotheridge

Born 1879

Royal Navy 345790

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Anne L Cartwright (mrs Muir)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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