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Southampton, Hampshire [9]

Adamstown New South Wales [6]

Bolton, Lancashire [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Swindon, Wiltshire [6]

Bolton Lancashire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

St Arnaud Victoria [4]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Gumeracha South Australia [3]

Lancashire [3]

Leichhardt New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Mitcham South Australia [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Worcester, Worcestershire [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Coonamble New South Wales [2]

Derby [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Highgate, London [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Port Talbot, Glamorganshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [2]

Wantage, Berkshire [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Waterlooville, Hampshire, England [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Rank

Private [1018]

Gunner [137]

Driver [118]

Corporal [89]

Serjeant [73]

Sapper [46]

Lance Corporal [32]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Acting Corporal [20]

Pioneer [18]

Bombardier [12]

Able Seaman [8]

Captain [6]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Apprentice [1]

Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [167]

Army Service Corps [137]

Labour Corps [108]

Royal Engineers [98]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [74]

Royal Garrison Artillery [67]

London Regiment [61]

Royal Army Medical Corps [59]

Lancashire Fusiliers [57]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

East Lancashire Regiment [43]

Devonshire Regiment [39]

Liverpool Regiment [35]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Wiltshire Regiment [31]

Manchester Regiment [30]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [26]

Rifle Brigade [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

South Lancashire Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Border Regiment [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [16]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Service

British Army [1560]

Royal Navy [202]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107]

Australian Imperial Force [69]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [66]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [2048]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2004]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

New Zealand [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire [9] Adamstown New South Wales [6] Bolton, Lancashire [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Swindon, Wiltshire [6] Bolton Lancashire [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] St Arnaud Victoria [4] Wakefield, Yorkshire [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Fulham, London [3] Gumeracha South Australia [3] Lancashire [3] Leichhardt New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London, Middlesex [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Mitcham South Australia [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Worcester, Worcestershire [3] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Coonamble New South Wales [2] Derby [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Highgate, London [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Port Talbot, Glamorganshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [2] Southwark, London [2] Uxbridge, Middlesex [2] Wantage, Berkshire [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Waterlooville, Hampshire, England [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Rank

Private [1018] Gunner [137] Driver [118] Corporal [89] Serjeant [73] Sapper [46] Lance Corporal [32] Second Lieutenant [25] Acting Serjeant [24] Acting Corporal [20] Pioneer [18] Bombardier [12] Able Seaman [8] Captain [6] Ordinary Seaman [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Worker [2] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Apprentice [1] Armament Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [167] Army Service Corps [137] Labour Corps [108] Royal Engineers [98] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [74] Royal Garrison Artillery [67] London Regiment [61] Royal Army Medical Corps [59] Lancashire Fusiliers [57] Machine Gun Corps [48] East Lancashire Regiment [43] Devonshire Regiment [39] Liverpool Regiment [35] Middlesex Regiment [31] Wiltshire Regiment [31] Manchester Regiment [30] Cheshire Regiment [26] Royal Lancaster Regiment [26] Rifle Brigade [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Hampshire Regiment [22] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] South Lancashire Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [21] Border Regiment [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Somerset Light Infantry [16] East Surrey Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Essex Regiment [11] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10] Canadian Infantry [9] South Wales Borderers [9] Grenadier Guards [8]

Service

British Army [1560] Royal Navy [202] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107] Australian Imperial Force [69] Canadian Expeditionary Force [66] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [2048] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2004] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36] New Zealand [1]

Frederick Charles Aka Fred Crook

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3/6697 Private Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) 1st Battalion

British Army 3/6697 Private Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Thomas Crook

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 11951 Private 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11951 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Robert Crook

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army 16493 Private Scots Guards

British Army 16493 Private Guards

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Harry Crook

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 6747 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6747 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ralph Crook

Born 1890

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1853 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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William John Crook

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 25244 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 4 Battalion

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Mabel Crook

Born 1887

Died 1974

Other Empire Force 22/22 Nurse New Zealand Army Nursing Service

Other Empire Force 22/22 Nursing Sister New Zealand Army Nursing Service

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Frederick Hugh Crook

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12416 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Benjamin Crook

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 534500 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 534500 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Herbert Henry Crook

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 4840 Private Middlesex Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army TF/4840 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

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Crook

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 37127 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Ernest Albert Crook

Born 1895

Australian Imperial Force 1468

Australian Imperial Force 1225 Private 8th Battalion

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Alfred Crook

Died 1918

British Army Grenadier Guards

British Army Grenadier Guards

British Army 28520 East Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Crook

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy J4894 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4894 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4894 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hannibal

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William Henry Crook

Born 1875

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias

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William Crook

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army C/194 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/194 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th (Church Lads Brigade) (Service) Battalion.

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George Crook

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 11177 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion

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Richard John Crook

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 799322

Canadian Expeditionary Force 799322 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Crook

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135056

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Percival John Crook

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 45246 Private South Wales Borderers

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