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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]

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Glenorchy Tasmania [1]

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Kilmarnock Scotland [1]

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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]

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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]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

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]

Edward Crooks

Died 1916

British Army 15346 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Crooks

Died 1916

British Army S/10802 Private Gordon Highlanders

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David Crooks

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 9237 Private Royal Scots

British Army 335965 Private Royal Scots

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John Crooks

British Army 5017 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 5017 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200001 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Reginald Eric Crooks

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army G/29426 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Benjamin Crooks

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6975 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 203202 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 203202 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Harrison James Crooks

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 41817 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harold Crooks

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401465

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Harold Henry Crooks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178805

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Sydney Crooks

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61677

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Joseph Crooks

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 4568 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 40559 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Patrick W. Crooks

Died 1915

British Army S/11158 Private Gordon Highlanders

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James Crooks

Died 1918

British Army 13903 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 13903 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Joseph Crooks

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 49019 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Crooks

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15944 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15944 Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15944 Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Alexander Crooks

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 22543 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 62395 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 62395 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Crooks

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 2905 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 27316 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Crooks

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 800098

Canadian Expeditionary Force 800098 Private Canadian Infantry

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Russell Crooks

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715877

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715877 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Crooks

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298345

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