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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Brimington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Epsom England [1]

Goulburn N.S.W [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Hurstville New South Wales [1]

Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Kendal Westmorland [1]

Lambton New South Wales [1]

Lathom, Lancashire [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newchurch, Lancs [1]

Ormskirk England [1]

Pendleton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Peterham New South Wales [1]

Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rainhill, Lancashire [1]

Rawtenstall [1]

Rossendale, Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1]

Rowtanstarr, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Staly Bridge, Cheshire [1]

Stalybridge, Cheshire [1]

Tranmere, Cheshire, England [1]

Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [171]

Sapper [22]

Driver [19]

Gunner [19]

Serjeant [16]

Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Doctor [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 /Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Church Army [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

6th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

74th King's Hussars [1]

7th Hussars [1]

7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [282]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [18]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [344]

Contribution

Military Service [332]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Brimington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Epsom England [1] Goulburn N.S.W [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Hurstville New South Wales [1] Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Kendal Westmorland [1] Lambton New South Wales [1] Lathom, Lancashire [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] London, Middlesex [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newchurch, Lancs [1] Ormskirk England [1] Pendleton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Peterham New South Wales [1] Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Rainhill, Lancashire [1] Rawtenstall [1] Rossendale, Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1] Rowtanstarr, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Staly Bridge, Cheshire [1] Stalybridge, Cheshire [1] Tranmere, Cheshire, England [1] Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [171] Sapper [22] Driver [19] Gunner [19] Serjeant [16] Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Captain [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Doctor [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 /Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37] Liverpool Regiment [30] Labour Corps [26] Royal Field Artillery [24] Manchester Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Cheshire Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Church Army [2] Coldstream Guards [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Staffordshire Yeomanry [2] 6th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 74th King's Hussars [1] 7th Hussars [1] 7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [282] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [18] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [344]

Contribution

Military Service [332] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Amos Cropper

Born 1876

Died 1920

British Army 38151 Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 655707 Labour Corps 94th Company

British Army 270057 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

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Arthur Cropper

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42706

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Sidney Cropper

Born 1898

British Army 33945 Private Scottish Rifles 4th Battalion

British Army S/22435 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2 Sub

British Army 138566 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd Lt Batt

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William Lloyd Cropper

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30276

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Frederick George Cropper

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51326

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Thomas Andrew Cropper

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Abram Cropper

Died 1917

British Army T3/025057 Driver Army Service Corps 1st Aux. Mechanical Transport Coy.

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Alfred Frank Cropper

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2421 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2nd South Midland Brigade

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George Cropper

Died 1920

British Army 75225 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Cropper

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246513

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Frank Cropper

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22930

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John Cropper

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy 19649 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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John Cropper

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245567

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James Albert Cropper

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 23762 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 343038 Private Royal Engineers

British Army WR/278541 Sapper Royal Engineers 39th Light Railway Coy.

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George S Cropper

Died 1918

British Army 21520 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward Percival Cropper

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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

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Albert Cropper

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1575 Private Cheshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 265408 Private Cheshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 265408 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James Winstanley Cropper

Born 1879

Died 1956

British Army Major Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry

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John Cropper

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 37379 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 37379 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Harry Cropper

Died 1920

British Army 6846 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 426688 Sapper Royal Engineers

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