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Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Callington South Australia [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [3]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Sandhurst Victoria [2]

St Helens, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Arncliffe New South Wales [1]

Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bendigo, Victoria [1]

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chorley [1]

Coonalpyn South Australia [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Earlestown, Lancashire [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Horseshoe Bend New South Wales [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Kent [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

London England [1]

Nagpur [1]

New Lane, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Newbridge, Kildare [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Newton Heath, Lancashire [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Prescot, Lancashire [1]

Prescot, Rainhill, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [312]

Gunner [31]

Driver [30]

Corporal [29]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [21]

Captain [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Major [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Bombardier [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49]

Labour Corps [47]

Royal Field Artillery [45]

South Lancashire Regiment [36]

Army Service Corps [28]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Liverpool Regiment [25]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Engineers Transport [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [498]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Royal Navy [32]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [633]

Contribution

Military Service [618]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Bolton, Lancashire [4] Callington South Australia [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Devonport, Devon [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Saint Helens, Lancashire [3] Fleetwood, Lancashire [2] Lancashire [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Sandhurst Victoria [2] St Helens, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Arncliffe New South Wales [1] Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bendigo, Victoria [1] Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England [1] Birkenhead England [1] Blackburn England [1] Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chorley [1] Coonalpyn South Australia [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Earlestown, Lancashire [1] Eastbourne [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Horseshoe Bend New South Wales [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Kent [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] London England [1] Nagpur [1] New Lane, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Newbridge, Kildare [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Newton Heath, Lancashire [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [1] Prescot, Lancashire [1] Prescot, Rainhill, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [312] Gunner [31] Driver [30] Corporal [29] Sapper [23] Serjeant [21] Captain [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [13] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Major [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Guardsman [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Signaller [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Bombardier [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49] Labour Corps [47] Royal Field Artillery [45] South Lancashire Regiment [36] Army Service Corps [28] Manchester Regiment [28] Liverpool Regiment [25] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Machine Gun Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Engineers Transport [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2] Canadian Engineers [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [498] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Royal Navy [32] Australian Imperial Force [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [633]

Contribution

Military Service [618] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Edward Critchley

Born 1876

British Army 14/485 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley Pals)

British Army 14/485 Acting Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley Pals)

British Army 14/485 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley Pals)

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Shadrack Critchley

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 25196 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Critchley

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769459

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769459 Sergeant Canadian Engineers

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769459 Sergeant Canadian Engineers 10th Battalion

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Roland Critchley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 37058 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 22nd Squadron

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John Critchley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2968 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th southst Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Critchley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89662

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Frederick Critchley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75223

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Percival Major Critchley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122227

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Frank Bamford Critchley

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 9111 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9111 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9111 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry Critchley

Born 1888

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140774

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140774 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Motor Searchlight Section

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Ernest Critchley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247969

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James Critchley

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 241188 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 1/5th (T.F.) Battalion

British Army 241188 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1/5th (T.F.) Battalion

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Henry Critchley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57135

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James Critchley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76600

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Robert Critchley

Died 1916

British Army 156141 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army

British Army 11238 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Asheton Critchley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Captain Lord Strathcona's Horse Canadian Forces

British Army Major Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)

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Francis James Critchley

Died 1918

British Army 6426 Manchester Regiment

British Army 302605 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

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James Critchley

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 241331 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241331 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Critchley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46663

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Claude Augustus Critchley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131340

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