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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Bedford [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Walcha New South Wales [3]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Dulwich, Surrey [2]

Finsbury, London [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [2]

Kapunda South Australia [2]

Kennington, London [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [2]

14 Elletson Rd, Kingston [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alpington, Norfolk [1]

Ardwick, Lancashire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belgravia, Middlesex [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bourne, Leicestershire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bridgewater Victoria [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Brompton South Australia [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Bungay, Suffolk [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [547]

Gunner [63]

Serjeant [48]

Driver [46]

Corporal [30]

Sapper [26]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [8]

Bombardier [7]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Nurse [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Gunner (T) [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Engineers [60]

Army Service Corps [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

South Lancashire Regiment [28]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Norfolk Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Service

British Army [826]

Royal Navy [80]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1095]

N [5]

L [4]

S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1074]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Australia [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Bedford [3] Lambeth, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Walcha New South Wales [3] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Dulwich, Surrey [2] Finsbury, London [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [2] Kapunda South Australia [2] Kennington, London [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Mile End, London [2] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [2] 14 Elletson Rd, Kingston [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alpington, Norfolk [1] Ardwick, Lancashire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belgravia, Middlesex [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bourne, Leicestershire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bridgewater Victoria [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Brompton South Australia [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Bungay, Suffolk [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [547] Gunner [63] Serjeant [48] Driver [46] Corporal [30] Sapper [26] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [8] Bombardier [7] Staff Serjeant [6] Temporary Major [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Nurse [4] Worker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Gunner (T) [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69] Labour Corps [66] Royal Engineers [60] Army Service Corps [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Cheshire Regiment [38] London Regiment [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] South Lancashire Regiment [28] Liverpool Regiment [24] Manchester Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Norfolk Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Rifle Brigade [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Border Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Service

British Army [826] Royal Navy [80] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] Australian Imperial Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1095] N [5] L [4] S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1074] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Australia [1]

William James Clare

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 23748 Corporal Liverpool Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Percy Clare

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 20651 Private Essex Regiment

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Samuel Harrison Clare

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 62239 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 29532 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Arthur Vernon Clare

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 2999 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 21st Battalion

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Thomas Clare

Born 1886

Died 1977

Royal Navy 229354 Able Seaman HMS Centurion

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Arthur Clare

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 33228 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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George Henry Clare

British Army 5888 Private East Surrey Regiment 7th Battalion

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Ernest G Clare

Born 1896

Died 1977

British Army 15075 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army TR/9/4177 Private Bedfordshire Regiment Training Reserve

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Emily Clare

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service

Australian Imperial Force Sister Australian Army Nursing Service

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Horace Townshend Clare

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Captain Royal Field Artillery "A" Bty. 245th Bde

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Henry Clare

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 14/19 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Francis Cyril Clare

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 868 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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Alfred Frederick Clare

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army GS/52054 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/52054 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 24th Battalion

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Edwin Clare

Died 1918

British Army 40135 Serjeant The King's Liverpool Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Charles Clare

Born 1881

Died 1958

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick Clare

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148373

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Arthur George Clare

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161846

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Richard Henry Clare

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196040

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James Thompson Clare

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303384

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John Clare

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263568

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