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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Frizington, Cumberland [2]

Lancaster [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ballan Victoria [1]

Bentham [1]

Billingley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Coalville, Leicestershire [1]

Copmanhurst New South Wales [1]

Crookes, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Haslington, Lancashire [1]

Hedon, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Porth Madoc [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

St. Helens, Lancashire [1]

Warracknabeal Victoria [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Williton England [1]

Windermere, Westmoreland [1]

Wold, Daventry, Northamptonshire [1]

Workington, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [193]

Gunner [23]

Serjeant [22]

Driver [15]

Sapper [12]

Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Honorary Major [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Political Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [24]

Army Service Corps [22]

Border Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Staff [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

General Headquarters Staff [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [303]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Royal Navy [24]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [397]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [386]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Frizington, Cumberland [2] Lancaster [2] Liverpool England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ballan Victoria [1] Bentham [1] Billingley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Coalville, Leicestershire [1] Copmanhurst New South Wales [1] Crookes, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Haslington, Lancashire [1] Hedon, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Manchester England [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Porth Madoc [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] St. Helens, Lancashire [1] Warracknabeal Victoria [1] Westminster, London [1] Whitehaven, Cumberland [1] Williton England [1] Windermere, Westmoreland [1] Wold, Daventry, Northamptonshire [1] Workington, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [193] Gunner [23] Serjeant [22] Driver [15] Sapper [12] Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Bombardier [6] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [4] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4] Major [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Honorary Major [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Political Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Labour Corps [25] Royal Engineers [24] Army Service Corps [22] Border Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Staff [5] Welsh Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] South Wales Borderers [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] General Headquarters Staff [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [303] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Royal Navy [24] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [397] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [386] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

James Casson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 20002 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 20002 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Thomas Casson

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 2181 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas John Casson

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 8966 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8966 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Carl Casson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22388

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Alfred Casson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218245

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Robert Thistlewaite Casson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42873

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Armstrong Casson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286169

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Alfred Edward Casson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297105

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William Casson

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army Captain London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army Major London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army Major London Regiment

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Randal Alexander Casson

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Henry Casson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28800

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William Casson

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 5931 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Scott Casson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15704

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Bruce Stanley Casson

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 66560 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 66560 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Stanley Scott Casson

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 31154

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Jonathan Casson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31349

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Hugh Gilbert Casson

Born 1866

Died 1951

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 2nd South Wales Borderers

British Army Brigadier General 157th Brigade 52nd Division

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Samuel W F Casson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140258

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Cecil William Ernest Casson

Australian Imperial Force 14003

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Frank Casson

Died 1917

British Army 24666 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29601 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29601 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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