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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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People [940] Stories Communities

Place of birth

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]

Alfred Edmund Cresswell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238702

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Henry Francis Cresswell

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 990 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 19163 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19163 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Ernest Cresswell

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army G/20078 Private Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen's Own) 1st Battalion

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James Cresswell

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405109

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William Weston Cresswell

Born 1884

Died 1963

British Army 533097 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army M/405038 Private Army Service Corps

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Leslie Norman Cresswell

Born 1896

Died 1937

British Army 14685 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Colin Cresswell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7451

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Francis George Cresswell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207371

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Arthur Cresswell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216445

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Henry Arthur Cresswell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245501

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John Cresswell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260653

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Ernest Cresswell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125812

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Edward Cresswell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 21829 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 21829 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Sydney Cresswell

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 12492 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Andrew Cresswell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/24759 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1/5800 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Frederick Cresswell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army L/11285 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/11285 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Elijah Cresswell

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 11042 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 11042 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Henry Cresswell

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 4268 Private Royal Scots

British Army 351516 Private Royal Scots

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John Cresswell

Died 1916

British Army 21252 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Arthur Cresswell

Died 1917

British Army 40545 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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