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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Epping, Essex [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Islington, London [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Ashfield New South Wales [2]

Belair South Australia [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Castle Hill New South Wales [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Glebe New South Wales [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Halesworth, Suffolk [2]

Hornsey, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Arklow [1]

Ashton under Lyne [1]

Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Badsey, Worcestershire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Banningham Norfolk [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Battersea [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bedford [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey,Southwark,London. [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bishopsworth, Somerset [1]

Bletchley England [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bowra New South Wales [1]

Bowraville New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [806]

Gunner [89]

Driver [77]

Serjeant [67]

Corporal [64]

Sapper [48]

Lance Corporal [35]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Acting Corporal [20]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Pioneer [15]

Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Captain [8]

Rifleman [7]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

Fusilier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner/ Gunner [1]

Labourer [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [115]

Royal Field Artillery [109]

Royal Engineers [87]

Army Service Corps [83]

London Regiment [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [51]

Suffolk Regiment [36]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Fusiliers [35]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Rifle Brigade [29]

The Queen's Regiment [29]

Essex Regiment [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Leicestershire Regiment [25]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Hertfordshire Regiment [8]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1226]

Royal Navy [106]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93]

Australian Imperial Force [92]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [89]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [1644]

Contribution

Military Service [1611]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Sydney New South Wales [5] Epping, Essex [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Ipswich Queensland [3] Islington, London [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Ashfield New South Wales [2] Belair South Australia [2] Bow, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Castle Hill New South Wales [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Glebe New South Wales [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Halesworth, Suffolk [2] Hornsey, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Lewisham, London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Arklow [1] Ashton under Lyne [1] Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Badsey, Worcestershire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Banningham Norfolk [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Battersea [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bedford [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey,Southwark,London. [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bishopsworth, Somerset [1] Bletchley England [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bowra New South Wales [1] Bowraville New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [806] Gunner [89] Driver [77] Serjeant [67] Corporal [64] Sapper [48] Lance Corporal [35] Second Lieutenant [24] Acting Corporal [20] Acting Serjeant [15] Pioneer [15] Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [8] Captain [8] Rifleman [7] Company Serjeant Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fourth Engineer Officer [1] Fusilier [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner/ Gunner [1] Labourer [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [115] Royal Field Artillery [109] Royal Engineers [87] Army Service Corps [83] London Regiment [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [51] Suffolk Regiment [36] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Fusiliers [35] Middlesex Regiment [29] Rifle Brigade [29] The Queen's Regiment [29] Essex Regiment [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Leicestershire Regiment [25] Manchester Regiment [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Royal Army Service Corps [22] Norfolk Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Border Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Hertfordshire Regiment [8] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1226] Royal Navy [106] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93] Australian Imperial Force [92] Canadian Expeditionary Force [89] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [1644]

Contribution

Military Service [1611] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] India [1]

George W Crane

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army R27342 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Ernest Edward Crane

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197540

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William George Crane

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army B/200606 Serjeant Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion.

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John Crane

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106333

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Josiah Crane

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109547

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John Herbert Crane

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146323

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Herbert George Crane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111454

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Henry Ernest Crane

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Spt4839 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Frank Crane

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288527

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John James Crane

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33983

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James Crane

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15356 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Sidney Henry Crane

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101116

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101116 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Crane

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133655

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John Thomas Crane

Born 1883

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4804 Australian Infantry 25th Battalion

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Horace Joseph Crane

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36020

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Sidney Crane

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31650

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Ernest Crane

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299930

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George Crane

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81816

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William George Crane

Died 1918

British Army 203790 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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William Crane

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85013

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