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Stafford, Staffordshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bonnie Doon Victoria [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Medlow Bath New South Wales [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Aldinga South Australia [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-Upon-Trent England [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Cowell South Australia [1]

Epsom England [1]

Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Grimsby England [1]

Hankelow, Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kaniva Victoria [1]

Leeds [1]

Leeds England [1]

Lithgow New South Wales [1]

Mansfield, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mexborough, Yorkshire [1]

Mostyn [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Newcastle, Staffordshire [1]

Newport Pragnell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire [1]

North Crawley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Pyrmont New South Wales [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rusholme, Lancashire [1]

Saint Mary's Leeds [1]

Sandal Magna, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Scawby, Lincs [1]

South South Australia [1]

Teadon, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [239]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [31]

Gunner [25]

Driver [24]

Sapper [16]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Acting Corporal [8]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Midshipman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fusilier [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Private [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Templorary Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Royal Engineers [35]

Army Service Corps [31]

Labour Corps [26]

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [399]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Royal Navy [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [509]

Contribution

Military Service [501]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Stafford, Staffordshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bonnie Doon Victoria [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Medlow Bath New South Wales [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Aldinga South Australia [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-Upon-Trent England [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Cowell South Australia [1] Epsom England [1] Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Grimsby England [1] Hankelow, Crewe, Cheshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kaniva Victoria [1] Leeds [1] Leeds England [1] Lithgow New South Wales [1] Mansfield, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mexborough, Yorkshire [1] Mostyn [1] Newcastle England [1] Newcastle, Staffordshire [1] Newport Pragnell, Buckinghamshire [1] Newtown, Montgomeryshire [1] North Crawley, Buckinghamshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Pyrmont New South Wales [1] Roma Queensland [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Rusholme, Lancashire [1] Saint Mary's Leeds [1] Sandal Magna, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Scawby, Lincs [1] South South Australia [1] Teadon, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [239] Serjeant [33] Corporal [31] Gunner [25] Driver [24] Sapper [16] Second Lieutenant [16] Acting Corporal [8] Captain [8] Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [5] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Midshipman [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fusilier [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Serjeant Private [1] Sub Conductor [1] Templorary Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38] Royal Engineers [35] Army Service Corps [31] Labour Corps [26] North Staffordshire Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Leicestershire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Good Hope [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [399] Australian Imperial Force [28] Royal Navy [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

C [509]

Contribution

Military Service [501] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

John Cliff

Born 1897

Died 1981

British Army 19428 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 4840700 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 19428 Private Royal Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Cliff

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 85801 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 85801 Sergeant Corps of Royal Engineers 212th Field Coy

British Army 85801 Serjeant Royal Engineers 212th Field Coy

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Frederick Augustus St Clair Cliff

Born 1888

British Army 30780 Acting Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 122182 Acting Serjeant Labour Corps

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Charles Cliff

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47508

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Thomas Cliff

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121215

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Herbert Cliff

Died 1914

British Army 5482 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 5482 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Isaac William Cliff

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3011 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph William Cliff

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303303

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Cecil Robson Cliff

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 2732 Private Yorkshire Dragoons

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Theodore Cliff

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army Major Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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

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Henry Thomas Cliff

Died 1918

British Army 4149 Serjeant Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 41074 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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James Ernest Cliff

Born 1887

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 17697 Wellington Infantry Regiment

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Walter Cliff

Born 1872

Died 1914

Royal Navy 144621 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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William George Cliff

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232297

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Reginald Cliff

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245056

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John Cliff

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24338

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Grosvenor Talbot Cliff

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Captain 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 3rd Dragoon Guards

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Frederick Percy Cliff

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2192 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas William Cliff

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 240201 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 978 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3/5th Battalion

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Walter Cliff

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405498

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