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Fleetwood, Lancashire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bairnsdale Victoria [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Kyneton Victoria [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barton Upon Irwell [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Cherry Tree Hill New South Wales [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Clermont Queensland [2]

Elmhurst Victoria [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Orbost Victoria [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Retford, Nottinghamshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barnt Green, Worcs [1]

Barolin Queensland [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Benenden, Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackpool [1]

Bodle Street Green [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [745]

Gunner [96]

Serjeant [67]

Driver [65]

Corporal [60]

Sapper [56]

Lance Corporal [30]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Bombardier [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Major [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Midshipman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Sister [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Musician [2]

Reverend [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [115]

Labour Corps [88]

Royal Engineers [84]

Army Service Corps [78]

Machine Gun Corps [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

London Regiment [35]

Lincolnshire Regiment [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Northamptonshire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Bedfordshire Regiment [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Suffolk Regiment [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Royal Irish Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1175]

Royal Navy [101]

Australian Imperial Force [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [88]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

C [1580]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1545]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Fleetwood, Lancashire [6] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bairnsdale Victoria [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Hackney, London [3] Kyneton Victoria [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barton Upon Irwell [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Cherry Tree Hill New South Wales [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Clermont Queensland [2] Elmhurst Victoria [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] London, Middlesex [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Orbost Victoria [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Retford, Nottinghamshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Avoca Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barnt Green, Worcs [1] Barolin Queensland [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Benenden, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackpool [1] Bodle Street Green [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [745] Gunner [96] Serjeant [67] Driver [65] Corporal [60] Sapper [56] Lance Corporal [30] Second Lieutenant [30] Bombardier [13] Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Major [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Trooper [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Midshipman [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Sister [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Musician [2] Reverend [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Worker [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Bearer [1] Captain Adjutant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [115] Labour Corps [88] Royal Engineers [84] Army Service Corps [78] Machine Gun Corps [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] London Regiment [35] Lincolnshire Regiment [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [30] Yorkshire Regiment [28] Liverpool Regiment [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Royal Fusiliers [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Manchester Regiment [18] Northamptonshire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Bedfordshire Regiment [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Suffolk Regiment [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] East Kent Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [8] Royal Irish Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Tank Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1175] Royal Navy [101] Australian Imperial Force [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [88] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

C [1580] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1545] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Australia [1]

Samuel William Croft

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1928 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 1928 Private London Regiment

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Thomas Albert Croft

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 8180 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment 2nd west Battalion

British Army 8180 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick R. Croft

Died 1916

British Army 30863 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Croft

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1394 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 1394 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Croft

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 17236 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

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Walter H Croft

Died 1916

British Army 7909 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7909 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Edward Croft

Died 1917

British Army 67661 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Robert Croft

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 11411 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11411 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Athiling Croft

Died 1918

British Army 39234 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Croft

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 11706 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11706 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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George William Croft

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 21/318 Private Late Durham Light Infantry

British Army 21/318 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Raymond Thomas Croft

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101924

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F Croft

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107788

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Mark Croft

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147816

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Cyril Croft

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103653

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Frank Croft

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247719

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John James Croft

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149521

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Cyril Croft

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159688

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Victor Hallard Croft

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15570

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Alfred Croft

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203788

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