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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Glossop, Derbyshire [2]

Midhurst, Sussex [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Swanmore, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Brixton, Surrey, England [1]

Bulwell,Notts [1]

Burton on Trent England [1]

Charlestown New South Wales [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chichester Sussex [1]

Church Lench, Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Coonabarrabran New South Wales [1]

Cowra New South Wales [1]

Croydon England [1]

Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Derby [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dunnington, Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Eganstown Victoria [1]

Ferndale Tasmania [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Great Blakenham, Suffolk [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Guinsborough, Yorkshire [1]

Hackney [1]

Hammersmith England [1]

Heanor, Derbyshire [1]

Herriard Hants [1]

Rank

Private [492]

Gunner [59]

Serjeant [41]

Corporal [40]

Driver [39]

Lance Corporal [27]

Sapper [20]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Rifleman [6]

Worker [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Conductor [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Canteener [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal (Appointed Unpaid) [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal /Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Motor Driver [1]

Orderly [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [55]

Labour Corps [53]

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [44]

Royal Engineers [43]

Royal Garrison Artillery [38]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

South Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [756]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

C [938]

A [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [915]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Camberwell, London [2] Glossop, Derbyshire [2] Midhurst, Sussex [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Swanmore, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Brixton, Surrey, England [1] Bulwell,Notts [1] Burton on Trent England [1] Charlestown New South Wales [1] Cheltenham [1] Cheltenham England [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chichester Sussex [1] Church Lench, Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Coonabarrabran New South Wales [1] Cowra New South Wales [1] Croydon England [1] Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Derby [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dunnington, Alcester, Warwickshire [1] East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Eganstown Victoria [1] Ferndale Tasmania [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow [1] Grays, Essex [1] Great Blakenham, Suffolk [1] Greenwich, London [1] Guinsborough, Yorkshire [1] Hackney [1] Hammersmith England [1] Heanor, Derbyshire [1] Herriard Hants [1]

Rank

Private [492] Gunner [59] Serjeant [41] Corporal [40] Driver [39] Lance Corporal [27] Sapper [20] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Rifleman [6] Worker [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Conductor [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Canteener [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal (Appointed Unpaid) [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal /Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Motor Driver [1] Orderly [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [55] Labour Corps [53] Royal Field Artillery [51] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [44] Royal Engineers [43] Royal Garrison Artillery [38] Machine Gun Corps [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] London Regiment [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] South Staffordshire Regiment [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [14] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Rifle Brigade [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Grenadier Guards [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [756] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

C [938] A [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [915] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Samuel Cresswell

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 4120 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

British Army 4120 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 3rd/5th Battalion

British Army 201357 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Gordon Cresswell

Born 1894

Died 1989

British Army 16582 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 44560 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 13 Battalion

British Army 16582 Lance Corporal (Appointed Unpaid) Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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Caleb Stephen Cresswell

Born 1876

Died 1958

British Army 9014 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot Battalion

British Army 9014 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

British Army 9014 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Arthur Gordon Cresswell

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 39336

British Army 59336

British Army 9960 Army Pay Corps

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Richard Cresswell

Born 1883

British Army 7855 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 7855 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 7855 L/Cpl Royal Munster Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Samuel Cresswell

Born 1898

British Army 202662 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 220743 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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George Cresswell

British Army 20/271 Private Durham Light Infantry 3rd

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Seymour Cresswell

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 5640 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 211880 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 211880 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Sydney William Cresswell

Died 1914

British Army 1852 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1852 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Percy Cresswell

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 481 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 481 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ernest F Cresswell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35260 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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William Joseph Cresswell

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 18994 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Private 12th East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10th East Yorkshire Regiment

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Walter Cresswell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83658

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Horace John Cresswell

Born 1892

Died 1962

British Army 70405 Private Sherwood Foresters

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Charles Hamilton Gordon Cresswell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123548

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Joseph Cresswell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135551

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Charles Edward Cresswell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45531

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Alfred Harold Cresswell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167707

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Alfred Cresswell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41151

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Ralph Neal Cresswell

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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