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Hobart Tasmania [6]

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Lurgan, Antrim [2]

Newtownards [2]

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Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1]

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Latrobe Tasmania [1]

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Lefroy Tasmania [1]

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Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

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Private [316]

Corporal [39]

Driver [29]

Gunner [29]

Sapper [24]

Serjeant [20]

Lance Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Private /Paid Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Sapper/Acting Lance Corporal [1]

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Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

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Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [42]

Royal Engineers [41]

Army Service Corps [33]

Labour Corps [32]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

London Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

British West Indies Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [483]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

Royal Navy [39]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

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C [651]

Contribution

Military Service [638]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Hobart Tasmania [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Lurgan, Antrim [2] Newtownards [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Wardley England [2] Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1] Ancrum [1] Armley, Leeds [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [1] Campbells Creek Victoria [1] Cankleek, Ontario [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cookstown, Tyrone [1] Cudham, Kent [1] Dalkeith, Midlothian [1] Derby England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Dunster on Tyne, Durham [1] Durham, Durham [1] Eyke, Suffolk [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glenorchy Tasmania [1] Gloucester England [1] Granton, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hoylake [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Joadja New South Wales [1] Jodja Creek New South Wales [1] Kennington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kilmarnock Scotland [1] Kingsland, London [1] Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Latrobe Tasmania [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Lefroy Tasmania [1] Leicester [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Limehouse, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [316] Corporal [39] Driver [29] Gunner [29] Sapper [24] Serjeant [20] Lance Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Captain [3] Bombardier [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Private /Paid Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Sapper/Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42] Royal Engineers [41] Army Service Corps [33] Labour Corps [32] Durham Light Infantry [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] London Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] British West Indies Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] West Riding Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Scots [6] Border Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Naval Division [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Pay Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [483] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] Royal Navy [39] Australian Imperial Force [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

C [651]

Contribution

Military Service [638] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Thomas Ray Crooks

Born 1884

Died 1932

Australian Imperial Force 1305 Sergeant 4th Brigade 13th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1305 Company Sergeant Major 12th Brigade 45th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1305 Sergeant 12th Brigade 45th Battalion

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John Albert Crooks

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K16515 Stoker 1st Class HMS Flirt

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William Crooks

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78115

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George Morton Crooks

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316089

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George Arthur Crooks

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190854

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Edwin Samuel Crooks

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3855 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 3855 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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John William Crooks

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44071

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George Harry Moore Crooks

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87054

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Arthur Pearson Crooks

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118095

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Edward Neilson Crooks

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William H Crooks

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 23441 Private Border Regiment

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Clifford Crooks

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5491

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Charles Edgar Crooks

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232160

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Blythe Crooks

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 62724 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 62724 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Ernest Crooks

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army C/564 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/564 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Samuel Josiah Crooks

Died 1917

British Army 1606 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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A C Crooks

Died 1918

British Army 7299 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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James Alexander Crooks

Born 1894

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 64460 No 2 New Zealand Entrenching Battalion

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Thomas Crooks

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279846

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Joseph H Crooks

Died 1916

British Army 22788 Private Yorkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 34578 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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