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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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People [782] Stories Communities

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]

James Cookson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 267150 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 267150 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Oliver Cookson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 48076 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Albert Cookson

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 34663 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frank Cookson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 177405 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Cookson

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 1026 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 230726 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Bertram Clare Cookson

Born 1884

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6301

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6301 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Cookson

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219163

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219163 Private Canadian Infantry

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Francis Armitage Cookson

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135357

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135357 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Henry Cookson

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159914

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Walter Evan Cookson

Born 1888

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/28 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Leonard Cookson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317395

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John Cookson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319455

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James Sidney Cookson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132119

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Joseph Cookson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113166

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Robert John Cookson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75799

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Eugene Cookson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76454

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William Henry Cookson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95800

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Arthur Harold Cookson

Born 1895

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 15/30 New Zealand Military Forces, Divisional Headquarters

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Joseph Cookson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17/1663 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17/1663 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Bernard Cookson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 6425 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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