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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]

James Critchley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 5695 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202666 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202666 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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William Critchley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 9827 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Critchley

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 13361 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th east Battalion

British Army 13361 Private East Lancashire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Joseph Critchley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 24413 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 54037 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Critchley

Died 1918

British Army 1021 Private Lincolnshire Hussars Yeomanry

British Army 300216 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 300216 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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George Critchley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 531439 Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531439 Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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William A Critchley

Died 1918

British Army 48892 Private South Wales Borderers

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David Critchley

Born 1895

Died 1920

Royal Navy J17823 Able Seaman HMS Vivid

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Frederick Critchley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226475

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Louis Banks Critchley

Born 1886

Died 1963

Australian Imperial Force 1521

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D R Critchley

Born 1896

Died 1969

British Army Captain 34th Sikh Pioneers Indian Army

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Harry Critchley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252932

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Ernest Critchley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 52413 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Critchley

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 26463 Private Border Regiment

British Army G/31664 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/31664 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Thomas Critchley

Died 1916

British Army 36619 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 36619 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Critchley

Died 1916

British Army 20312 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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George Charles Critchley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 28676 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Henry Critchley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 23390 Private South Wales Borderers

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Herbert Critchley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 133851 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 133851 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George H Critchley

Died 1918

British Army 348367 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 209911 Pioneer Suffolk Regiment

British Army 205106 Pioneer York and Lancaster Regiment

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