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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Ramsey, Isle of Man, England [4]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [3]

Broomfield, Kent [2]

Dublin [2]

Herne, Kent [2]

Isle of Man [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Walton on Thames, Surrey [2]

4 Little Drummond Street, St Pancras, London [1]

Achill, Mayo [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Avoca, Iowa [1]

Babinda Queensland [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Batlow New South Wales [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bellinger River New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley By Bow [1]

Buckhurst England [1]

Calcutta [1]

California Gully Victoria [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Carey Gully South Australia [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Castletown, Isle of Man, England [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Colombo [1]

Colorado USA South Australia [1]

Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Copenhagen, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Devenish Victoria [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man [1]

Drayton ON [1]

Rank

Private [261]

Serjeant [36]

Gunner [29]

Sapper [24]

Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Driver [16]

Lance Corporal [11]

Major [9]

Pioneer [9]

Captain [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Fitter Corporal [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Boy [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Domestic [1]

Domestic 1st Class [1]

Domestic 2nd Class [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Fireman and Trimmer [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Labour Corps [32]

Liverpool Regiment [31]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Gold Coast Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Sussex Yeomanry [3]

120th Infantry [2]

16th Lancers [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [446]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [64]

Australian Imperial Force [54]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [705]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [663]

Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Melbourne Victoria [4] Ramsey, Isle of Man, England [4] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [3] Broomfield, Kent [2] Dublin [2] Herne, Kent [2] Isle of Man [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Walton on Thames, Surrey [2] 4 Little Drummond Street, St Pancras, London [1] Achill, Mayo [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Avoca, Iowa [1] Babinda Queensland [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Batlow New South Wales [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bellinger River New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley By Bow [1] Buckhurst England [1] Calcutta [1] California Gully Victoria [1] Canning Town, London [1] Carey Gully South Australia [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Castletown, Isle of Man, England [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Colombo [1] Colorado USA South Australia [1] Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Copenhagen, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Devenish Victoria [1] Douglas, Isle of Man [1] Drayton ON [1]

Rank

Private [261] Serjeant [36] Gunner [29] Sapper [24] Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [18] Driver [16] Lance Corporal [11] Major [9] Pioneer [9] Captain [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Brigadier General [2] Deck Hand [2] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Midshipman [2] Rear Admiral [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Fitter Corporal [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Boy [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Domestic [1] Domestic 1st Class [1] Domestic 2nd Class [1] Engineer Captain [1] Fireman and Trimmer [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42] Royal Field Artillery [34] Labour Corps [32] Liverpool Regiment [31] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Cheshire Regiment [17] London Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Machine Gun Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] British West Indies Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Essex Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Border Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Gold Coast Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Sussex Yeomanry [3] 120th Infantry [2] 16th Lancers [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [446] Canadian Expeditionary Force [64] Australian Imperial Force [54] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [705] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [663] Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [2]

Curley Christian

Born 1882

Died 1954

Canadian Expeditionary Force 721010

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Arthur William Christian

Born 1883

British Army 64432 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Percy Clement Christian

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 207484 Sapper Royal Engineers Signal Sect. Training Centre (Bedford)

Royal Navy Deal/1100/S Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Robert Edward Christian

Died 1916

British Army 26386 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Minion Christian

Born 1883

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406906

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406906 Sergeant 15th Cdn Machine Gun Corps

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Bertie John Christian

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52990

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William Walden Christian

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212613

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George Christian

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33318

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Charles Edward Christian

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 364161 Domestic

Royal Navy 364161 Domestic 2nd Class

Royal Navy 364161 Domestic 1st Class

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William Devilla Christian

Born 1897

Died 1978

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1251173

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James Faragher Christian

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305656

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Wallace Edward Christian

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 4995 Sapper Royal Engineers 5th Field Company

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Albert Christian

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292407

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Lewis Clucas Christian

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army T4/036126 Private Army Service Corps

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Henry Clyne Christian

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6237 Private 15th Battalion

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Alfred Christian

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278008

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Roland Christian

Born 1893

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144738

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Sydney Ernest Christian

Born 1868

Died 1931

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Colonel 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Artillery Gallipoli

Australian Imperial Force Brigadier General CRA, Australian 5th Division

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Arthur Christian

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68968

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Cecil Frederick Christian

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224069

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