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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]

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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]

Frank Crooks

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 10985 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 10985 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Crooks

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 9688 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 9688 Private Royal Scots

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Ezra Crooks

Died 1916

British Army 6003 Private 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 6003 Lance Corporal 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 6003 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Hugh Mckay Crooks

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 13385 Lance Corporal 5/6th Royal Scots

British Army 13385 Acting Corporal 5/6th Royal Scots

British Army 13385 Corporal Royal Scots

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Samuel Crooks

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy 224561 Able Seaman HMS Thunderer

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William Archibald Crooks

Australian Imperial Force 2519

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George Crooks

Australian Imperial Force 930

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William Joseph Crooks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124070

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George Alfred Crooks

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266488

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Archibald Crooks

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 302734 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Ernest F Crooks

Died 1918

British Army 95331 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Crooks

Died 1917

British Army 202999 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Henry Crooks

Died 1915

British Army 2540 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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William Albert Crooks

Died 1916

British Army 84600 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John George Crooks

Died 1915

British Army 5164 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Herbert Crooks

Died 1918

British Army 16839 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 16839 Private Essex Regiment

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Harry Victor Crooks

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 27724 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William P. Crooks

Died 1916

British Army 14039 Private Yorkshire Regiment 8th east Battalion

British Army 14039 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Frank Crooks

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 22223 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 22223 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Matthews Crooks

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 8729 Private Durham Light Infantry

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