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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Bardwell, Suffolk [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballinasloe [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Beaumont, Essex [1]

Bebington, Cheshire [1]

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Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

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Bishopwearmouth, Durham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackford Perth [1]

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Blyth, Nortumberland [1]

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Brierfield, Lancashire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

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Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Bury Saint Edmonds, Suffolk [1]

Campbelltown Tasmania [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Carlisle England [1]

Chester [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chipping Norton England [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dovercourt, Essex, England [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Franklin Tasmania [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Halewood, Lancashire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hamsfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [413]

Gunner [48]

Driver [38]

Corporal [32]

Serjeant [27]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Bombardier [9]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Wagoner [2]

Acting Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant (Acting Company Serjeant Major) [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [55]

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Labour Corps [46]

Royal Engineers [41]

London Regiment [27]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Royal Scots [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [633]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

C [900]

Contribution

Military Service [862]

Merchant Navy [31]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Bardwell, Suffolk [2] Hoxton, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballinasloe [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Beaumont, Essex [1] Bebington, Cheshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishopwearmouth, Durham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackford Perth [1] Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Blyth, Nortumberland [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley, London [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Bury Saint Edmonds, Suffolk [1] Campbelltown Tasmania [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Carlisle England [1] Chester [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chipping Norton England [1] Clare South Australia [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dovercourt, Essex, England [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Franklin Tasmania [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Halewood, Lancashire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hamsfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [413] Gunner [48] Driver [38] Corporal [32] Serjeant [27] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Bombardier [9] Captain [6] Pioneer [6] Lieutenant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Wagoner [2] Acting Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant (Acting Company Serjeant Major) [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Signaller [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [55] Royal Field Artillery [54] Labour Corps [46] Royal Engineers [41] London Regiment [27] Liverpool Regiment [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Durham Light Infantry [20] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Cheshire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Canadian Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Royal Scots [4] The Queen's Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [633] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Australian Imperial Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

C [900]

Contribution

Military Service [862] Merchant Navy [31] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Herbert Edward Crosby

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 428893 Private Labour Corps ex King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 2705 Private Labour Corps ex King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 428893 Private 6th Rifles King's Liverpool Regiment

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William Edward Crosby

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 4/73 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion

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Robert Lauder Crosby

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army 3654 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 315087 Private Royal Highlanders

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Samuel Crosby

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2566 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200692 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Thomas Crosby

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 19/470 Corporal Northumberland Regiment 19th northumberland Battalion

British Army 19/470 Lance Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 19th Battalion

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Harrison Thomas Crosby

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 2539 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/5th

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Walter John Crosby

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 54469 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion.

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William Crosby

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy 1724D Seaman HMS Goliath Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1724D Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1724D Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Frederick Crosby

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 32570 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Harold Percy Crosby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37769

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William Joseph Crosby

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41873

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Horace Crosby

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77322

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James Edward Crosby

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199090

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Thomas James Crosby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105526

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Harry Crosby

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203928

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George William Crosby

Born 1887

British Army 213 Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Cecil Thomas Crosby

Died 1917

British Army 786 Private Royal Fusiliers 22nd Battalion

British Army 786 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Crosby

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 20936 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Frank Crosby

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53061 Private Somerset Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Walter Crosby

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242109

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