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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Bow, London [2]

Edgware, London, Middlesex [2]

Little Eaton, Derbyshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Berkshire [1]

Billesdon, Leicestershire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bosworth, Leicestershire [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bromyard [1]

Cape Province, Queenstown [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Chorlton on Midlock Manchester [1]

Colchester. Essex [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Denbighshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

Edgeware, London [1]

Edgware, London [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

Handsworth, Warwickshire [1]

Hartshill, Warwickshire [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hawley Yateley Hants [1]

Innisfail Queensland [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mount Pleasant Liverpool [1]

North Marston, Bucks [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Over Whitacre, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [257]

Gunner [35]

Corporal [30]

Driver [26]

Sapper [22]

Serjeant [16]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Labour Corps [34]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

London Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Kent Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedford Yeomanry [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Service

British Army [408]

Royal Navy [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [536]

Contribution

Military Service [520]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Bow, London [2] Edgware, London, Middlesex [2] Little Eaton, Derbyshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Stepney, London [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Berkshire [1] Billesdon, Leicestershire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Bosworth, Leicestershire [1] Bournemouth England [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bromyard [1] Cape Province, Queenstown [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Cheltenham [1] Chorlton on Midlock Manchester [1] Colchester. Essex [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Denbighshire [1] Derby [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] Edgeware, London [1] Edgware, London [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Handsworth, Warwickshire [1] Hartshill, Warwickshire [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hawley Yateley Hants [1] Innisfail Queensland [1] Kensington, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesex [1] Mount Pleasant Liverpool [1] North Marston, Bucks [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Over Whitacre, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [257] Gunner [35] Corporal [30] Driver [26] Sapper [22] Serjeant [16] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [2] Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43] Royal Field Artillery [36] Labour Corps [34] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Cheshire Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] London Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Kent Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] West Riding Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedford Yeomanry [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Service

British Army [408] Royal Navy [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [536]

Contribution

Military Service [520] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Sri Lanka [1]

Gilbert Nelson Cheshire

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 10511 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 19283 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19283 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Sydney Cheshire

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 155539 Pioneer Royal Engineers 1st Battalion, Special Brigade

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John Cheshire

Born 1894

British Army 4822 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 202030 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Sydney Allen Cheshire

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 898503

Canadian Expeditionary Force 898503 Sergeant 49th Btn, C coy.

Canadian Expeditionary Force 898503 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Raymond Russell Cheshire

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ralph William Cheshire

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38510 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Robert William Cheshire

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148036

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Alfred John Cheshire

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30108

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Edward George Cheshire

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36146

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George Archibald Cheshire

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28853

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Alexander Cheshire

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102681

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William Cheshire

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165245

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Pryce Cheshire

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162278

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William George Cheshire

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224258

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James Cheshire

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 23559 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 23559 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Allen Cheshire

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 291 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 291 Acting Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 291 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Robert Cheshire

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1748 Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Alfred George Cheshire

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 10337 Private 15th Hussars

British Army 10337 Private 15th (The King's) Hussars

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Harold Theodore Cheshire

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Cheshire

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199143

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