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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Halton, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Stratford, Essex [2]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Bebington, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackburn, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Borenore New South Wales [1]

Branbridge Heath, Lincolnshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broken Cross, Macclesfield [1]

Broken Cross, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Doncaster [1]

Doncaster England [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

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Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1]

Manchester [1]

Oldham, Lancashire, England [1]

Parkgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Preston England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Smallthorne, Staffordshire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Wallasey, Cheshire, England [1]

Wapping, London [1]

Rank

Private [238]

Driver [31]

Corporal [22]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [14]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy Shipwright [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal and Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

SGunner [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Shipwright 3rd Class [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Army Service Corps [29]

Labour Corps [24]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Manchester Regiment [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

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

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [347]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [431]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [422]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Halton, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Stratford, Essex [2] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Bebington, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackburn, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Borenore New South Wales [1] Branbridge Heath, Lincolnshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broken Cross, Macclesfield [1] Broken Cross, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Doncaster [1] Doncaster England [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds [1] London [1] Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1] Manchester [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Parkgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Preston England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Smallthorne, Staffordshire [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Wallasey, Cheshire, England [1] Wapping, London [1]

Rank

Private [238] Driver [31] Corporal [22] Gunner [20] Serjeant [15] Sapper [14] Pioneer [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy Shipwright [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal and Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] SGunner [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Shipwright 3rd Class [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [36] Army Service Corps [29] Labour Corps [24] Cheshire Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [19] Manchester Regiment [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Gordon Highlanders [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [347] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [431] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [422] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [1]

John Cliffe

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 13313 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 13313 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 13313 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Cliffe

Born 1893

British Army 35252 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 35252 Driver Royal Engineers Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers

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Arthur Henry Cliffe

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 49531 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Albert Edward Cliffe

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army 306612 Private Hampshire Regiment

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James Cliffe

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88838

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Charles Cliffe

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22154

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Joseph G Cliffe

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 34697 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alfred Cliffe

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103324

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Thomas E Cliffe

Died 1918

British Army 3801 Manchester Regiment

British Army 301115 Private Manchester Regiment

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Sidney E Cliffe

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40707

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Herbert Cliffe

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36928

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George Cliffe

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1492 Private Manchester Regiment 1/7th manchest Battalion

British Army 275104 Private Manchester Regiment 1/7th manchest Battalion

British Army 275104 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Cliffe

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654143

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William Frederick Cliffe

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206074

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Albert Edwin Cliffe

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 24435 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harold Cliffe

Died 1918

British Army 29473 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Allan Cliffe

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 11983 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 11983 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Joseph Cliffe

Died 1916

British Army 10161 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd west Battalion

British Army 10161 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Wilfrid Charles Cliffe

Born 1900

Died 1919

Royal Navy J83784 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Emperor of India"

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William Cliffe

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82302

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