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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]

George Thomas Charles Cheshire

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 375 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Alfred Cheshire

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 40161 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Leonard Baker Cheshire

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 36109 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 15342 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army C

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Edward Henry Cheshire

Died 1918

British Army 38747 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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Roderick Cheshire

Died 1917

British Army 57651 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 57651 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Bertrand Beaulah Cheshire

British Army 2230 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Cheshire

Died 1915

British Army 5875 Private 11th Hussars

British Army 5875 Private 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars

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John Cheshire

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27819

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Joseph Edward Cheshire

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105323

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James Cheshire

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6769 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frank Arthur Cheshire

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 92640 Private Tank Corps

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William J Cheshire

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7866 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 7866 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Thomas George Cheshire

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215246

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Thomas Cheshire

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219291

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Thomas James Cheshire

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129474

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Charles Edwin Cheshire

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17581

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Charles William Cheshire

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103958

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Frank Norman Cheshire

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226213

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Edward Cheshire

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235520

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William John Cheshire

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265610

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