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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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People [344] Stories Communities

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]

William Cropper

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army S 12015 304443 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Harry Cropper

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 405933 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 41044 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Cropper

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 203237 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 235290 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Cropper

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133720

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Arthur Harold Cropper

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141670

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Emile Bert Cropper

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 365929

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James Benjamin Cropper Bury

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/17463 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Samuel Clement Cropper

Australian Imperial Force 2773

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Herbert Abraham Cropper

Australian Imperial Force 3062

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Joseph William Cropper

Born 1891

Royal Navy 16298 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Richard Cropper

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4759

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John William Cropper

Australian Imperial Force 1924

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William Cropper

Australian Imperial Force 4435

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Ashworth Cropper

Born 1898

British Army 37446 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Joseph Cropper

British Army 1408 Private Manchester Regiment 9th manchest Battalion

British Army 350198 Private Manchester Regiment 9th manchest Battalion

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William P Cropper

British Army 48151 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Edward Cropper

Born 1880

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Frederick Cropper

Born 1891

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William Cropper

Born 1889

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Charles Cropper

Born 1880

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