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Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Abergele, Flintshire [1]

Alpraham, Cheshire [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burslem [1]

Chester [1]

Cheswardine, Shropshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Flintshire [1]

Handforth, Cheshire [1]

Hanley, Staffs [1]

Hordley, Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Nantwich England [1]

Peckforton, Cheshire [1]

Savernake New South Wales [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Winsford, Cheshire [1]

Woolfold, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Woolford Bury, Lancashire [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

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Private [111]

Driver [15]

Gunner [14]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment Depot [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

General Hospital [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Lion [1]

Hereford Regiment [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lancashire Hussars [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [170]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [193]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [195] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Abergele, Flintshire [1] Alpraham, Cheshire [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burslem [1] Chester [1] Cheswardine, Shropshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Flintshire [1] Handforth, Cheshire [1] Hanley, Staffs [1] Hordley, Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester [1] Nantwich England [1] Peckforton, Cheshire [1] Savernake New South Wales [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Willesden, London [1] Winsford, Cheshire [1] Woolfold, Bury, Lancashire [1] Woolford Bury, Lancashire [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Private [111] Driver [15] Gunner [14] Sapper [10] Serjeant [8] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] Cheshire Regiment [19] Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Army Service Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Manchester Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Training Reserve [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment Depot [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] General Hospital [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Lion [1] Hereford Regiment [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Lancashire Hussars [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment Depot [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [170] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [195]

Contribution

Military Service [193] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Samuel Wilfrid Chesters

Born 1894

Died 1975

British Army 2325 Private Cheshire Regiment Infantry Base Depot

British Army 4027732 King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 2325 Acting Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Frederick Charles Chesters

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 2040 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 2000333 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 87820 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Joseph William Chesters

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy 216584 Private Royal Marine Artillery Eastney Barracks

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Frederick Clarence Chesters

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68839

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Arthur Chesters

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 115258 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 239268 Hereford Regiment

British Army 115258 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Albert Chesters

Died 1917

British Army 356682 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

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George Chesters

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 7239 Manchester Regiment

British Army 303088 Private Manchester Regiment

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Stephen Chesters

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 43978 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Sapper Royal British Engineers

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George Chesters

Died 1918

British Army 29402 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 63331 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 63331 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Chesters

Born 1880

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 91572

Canadian Expeditionary Force 91572 Corporal Canadian Field Artillery

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Richard Arthur Chesters

Born 1892

Died 1988

British Army T 750 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 446358 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Chesters

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 290066 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Chesters

Died 1915

British Army 10185 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 10185 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Frederick Chesters

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 20083 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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H Chesters

Died 1916

British Army L/2611 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Dinghley Chesters

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163329

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Frank Chesters

Died 1916

British Army 17942 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Harold Cecil Chesters

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240789

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George Chesters

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 16943 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert Chesters

Died 1916

British Army 11770 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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