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Preston, Lancashire [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Blackpool, Lancashire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Alexandra Victoria [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Liverpool New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Battersea [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bombay [1]

Bromley [1]

Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Elsecar [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Fylde, Lancashire [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Goosnargh, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Guildford New South Wales [1]

Harrietsham, Kent [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Layton, Blackpool [1]

Leamington England [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

Leeds England [1]

Liverpool [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Mexborough, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newchurch, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [405]

Gunner [48]

Driver [41]

Sapper [28]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal [19]

Captain [14]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Major [5]

Bombardier [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Major General [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bombadier [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Captain and Temporary Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant Major [1]

Fitter [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Royal Engineers [56]

Army Service Corps [36]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

East Lancashire Regiment [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

London Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Training Reserve [3]

Service

British Army [624]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [775]

S [5]

R [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [768]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

Preston, Lancashire [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Blackpool, Lancashire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Alexandra Victoria [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool England [2] Liverpool New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Battersea [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bombay [1] Bromley [1] Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Cheshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Elsecar [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Fylde, Lancashire [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Goosnargh, Preston, Lancashire [1] Guildford New South Wales [1] Harrietsham, Kent [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Layton, Blackpool [1] Leamington England [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Leeds England [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester [1] Mexborough, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newchurch, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [405] Gunner [48] Driver [41] Sapper [28] Serjeant [27] Corporal [19] Captain [14] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [7] Lieutenant [5] Major [5] Bombardier [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Commander [2] Major General [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Band Corporal [1] Bombadier [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Captain and Temporary Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant Major [1] Fitter [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Staff Captain [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64] Royal Field Artillery [59] Royal Engineers [56] Army Service Corps [36] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32] Manchester Regiment [31] Cheshire Regiment [26] Liverpool Regiment [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] East Lancashire Regiment [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [10] London Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Military Foot Police [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Training Reserve [3]

Service

British Army [624] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [775] S [5] R [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [768] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

John Lawrence Cookson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 52595 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Maurice Hugh Bruce Cookson

Born 1899

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249039

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Edward Joseph Cookson

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 5752 Private Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 7194 Private Liverpool Regiment 4th Battalion

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Edward Cookson

Died 1920

British Army 10273 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 10273 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Mostyn Eden Cookson

Born 1868

Died 1914

British Army Major Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Major Royal Sussex Regiment

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Harold Cookson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 370758 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 2594 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370758 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Addison Cookson

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 19547 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 19547 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Anthony Cookson

Died 1918

British Army 47150 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 28270 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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William Cookson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195779

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Sidney Nimrod Cookson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2010

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Joseph Cookson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 159872 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 159872 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army Bombadier Royal Field Artillery 'C' Battery 296th Brigade

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Richard Cookson

Died 1915

British Army 5323 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Alfred Cookson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 42134 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 74870 Private Labour Corps

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John Henry Cookson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291508

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William Cookson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187109

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William Cookson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269113

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Arnold Charlesworth Cookson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43247

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Henry Anstey Cookson

Born 1886

Died 1949

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain RAMC

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Ernest Roskell

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 13448 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13448 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13448 Lance Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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James Cookson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 36775 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 41207 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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