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Fenton, Staffordshire [2]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Dalkey, Dublin [1]

Dresden, Staffordshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Essendon Victoria [1]

Flemington Victoria [1]

Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Meredith Victoria [1]

Navan [1]

Nottingham [1]

Runcorn, Halton [1]

Saint Blazey, Cornwall [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Staffordshire, England [1]

Stockport, Lancashire [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Stone, Staffordshire [1]

Tydesley [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

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Private [223]

Gunner [23]

Corporal [17]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Rear Admiral [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [61]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

6th York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [302]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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C [349]

Contribution

Military Service [345]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Ireland [1]

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People [349] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Fenton, Staffordshire [2] Benalla Victoria [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Dalkey, Dublin [1] Dresden, Staffordshire [1] Dublin [1] Essendon Victoria [1] Flemington Victoria [1] Longton, Staffordshire [1] Macclesfield [1] Meredith Victoria [1] Navan [1] Nottingham [1] Runcorn, Halton [1] Saint Blazey, Cornwall [1] St Pancras, London [1] Staffordshire [1] Staffordshire, England [1] Stockport, Lancashire [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Stone, Staffordshire [1] Tydesley [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Wolverhampton [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [223] Gunner [23] Corporal [17] Driver [15] Serjeant [14] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Private [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Rear Admiral [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [61] Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [21] Royal Engineers [16] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Essex Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 6th York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [302] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [349]

Contribution

Military Service [345] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Ireland [1]

James Colclough

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 37114 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Henry Colclough

Died 1918

British Army 130165 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 130165 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Benjamin Henry Colclough

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 14399 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur John Thomas Colclough

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147019

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Arthur Colclough

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408880

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John Colclough

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 1688 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 805637 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Colclough

Died 1917

British Army 23819 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 23819 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

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David Colclough

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 801321 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Colclough

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5587 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 201838 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Harry William Colclough

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5768 Private Irish Guards

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Cecil Colclough

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 14984 Private Border Regiment 8th bord Battalion

British Army 14984 Corporal Border Regiment 8th bord Battalion

British Army 14984 Corporal Border Regiment

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James Colclough

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1890 Private Royal Fusiliers 6th Bn.

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Frederick William Colclough

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278546

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William Edmund Colclough

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289325

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George Colclough

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1209 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1209 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Oakes Colclough

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 8151 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas E.j. Colclough

Died 1918

British Army 8048 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 204380 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Colclough

Died 1915

British Army 18085 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Horace Colclough

Died 1914

British Army 6DN/5358 Corporal Private 6th Dragoon Guards

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Herbert George Howe Colclough

Australian Imperial Force 5935

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