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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Mile End, London [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Salford, Lancashire [4]

Armidale New South Wales [3]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [3]

Bunbury Western Australia [3]

Castlemaine Victoria [3]

Chester, Cheshire [3]

Christchurch, Hampshire [3]

Cottisford, Oxfordshire [3]

Hay New South Wales [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

London England [3]

Northwich, Cheshire [3]

Stonehouse, Devon [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Tring, Herts [3]

Walmer, Kent [3]

Aldermaston, Berkshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Chelsea, Middlesex [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Coonamble New South Wales [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Dublin [2]

Dulwich Hill New South Wales [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [2410]

Gunner [282]

Driver [224]

Serjeant [211]

Corporal [207]

Sapper [146]

Second Lieutenant [107]

Lance Corporal [93]

Captain [47]

Acting Corporal [40]

Bombardier [40]

Lieutenant [35]

Pioneer [35]

Acting Serjeant [31]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Rifleman [15]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Major [13]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Company Sergeant Major [8]

Nurse [8]

Worker [8]

Sister [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Sergeant [6]

Trooper [6]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Farrier Serjeant [4]

Guardsman [4]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Assistant Administrator [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Lieutenant Captain [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [331]

Army Service Corps [284]

Labour Corps [267]

Royal Engineers [259]

Royal Garrison Artillery [174]

London Regiment [165]

Royal Army Medical Corps [139]

Machine Gun Corps [126]

Royal Fusiliers [83]

Middlesex Regiment [76]

Liverpool Regiment [74]

Cheshire Regiment [73]

Hampshire Regiment [64]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [61]

Essex Regiment [57]

Devonshire Regiment [56]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [56]

Suffolk Regiment [54]

Manchester Regiment [52]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [50]

Gloucestershire Regiment [48]

Northumberland Fusiliers [48]

Leicestershire Regiment [45]

The Queen's Regiment [45]

Rifle Brigade [43]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [43]

Lincolnshire Regiment [40]

Royal Army Service Corps [40]

Somerset Light Infantry [40]

Welsh Regiment [40]

Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Lancashire Fusiliers [39]

Norfolk Regiment [39]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [39]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [38]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [37]

Durham Light Infantry [35]

East Lancashire Regiment [35]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Northamptonshire Regiment [35]

South Lancashire Regiment [35]

Army Veterinary Corps [34]

Border Regiment [33]

West Yorkshire Regiment [33]

Army Ordnance Corps [30]

East Surrey Regiment [30]

East Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Bedfordshire Regiment [29]

Tank Corps [29]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [27]

Service

British Army [3826]

Royal Navy [371]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [305]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [262]

Australian Imperial Force [220]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [59]

Other Empire Force [10]

South African Services [1]

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C [5132]

S [3]

D [2]

R [2]

W [2]

A [1]

G [1]

H [1]

L [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5033]

Merchant Navy [83]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [107]

Australia [1]

Belgium [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Sydney New South Wales [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Devonport, Devon [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Mile End, London [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Poplar, London [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Salford, Lancashire [4] Armidale New South Wales [3] Banbury, Oxfordshire [3] Bunbury Western Australia [3] Castlemaine Victoria [3] Chester, Cheshire [3] Christchurch, Hampshire [3] Cottisford, Oxfordshire [3] Hay New South Wales [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] London England [3] Northwich, Cheshire [3] Stonehouse, Devon [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Tring, Herts [3] Walmer, Kent [3] Aldermaston, Berkshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bow, London [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Chelsea, Middlesex [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Coonamble New South Wales [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Dublin [2] Dulwich Hill New South Wales [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Farnham, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [2410] Gunner [282] Driver [224] Serjeant [211] Corporal [207] Sapper [146] Second Lieutenant [107] Lance Corporal [93] Captain [47] Acting Corporal [40] Bombardier [40] Lieutenant [35] Pioneer [35] Acting Serjeant [31] Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Rifleman [15] Lance Serjeant [13] Major [13] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Acting Bombardier [8] Company Sergeant Major [8] Nurse [8] Worker [8] Sister [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Sergeant [6] Trooper [6] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Temporary Captain [5] Temporary Major [5] Farrier Serjeant [4] Guardsman [4] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Assistant Administrator [3] Deck Hand [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Lieutenant Captain [3] Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [331] Army Service Corps [284] Labour Corps [267] Royal Engineers [259] Royal Garrison Artillery [174] London Regiment [165] Royal Army Medical Corps [139] Machine Gun Corps [126] Royal Fusiliers [83] Middlesex Regiment [76] Liverpool Regiment [74] Cheshire Regiment [73] Hampshire Regiment [64] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [61] Essex Regiment [57] Devonshire Regiment [56] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [56] Suffolk Regiment [54] Manchester Regiment [52] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [50] Gloucestershire Regiment [48] Northumberland Fusiliers [48] Leicestershire Regiment [45] The Queen's Regiment [45] Rifle Brigade [43] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [43] Lincolnshire Regiment [40] Royal Army Service Corps [40] Somerset Light Infantry [40] Welsh Regiment [40] Yorkshire Regiment [40] Lancashire Fusiliers [39] Norfolk Regiment [39] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [39] Royal Berkshire Regiment [38] Royal Lancaster Regiment [37] Durham Light Infantry [35] East Lancashire Regiment [35] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Northamptonshire Regiment [35] South Lancashire Regiment [35] Army Veterinary Corps [34] Border Regiment [33] West Yorkshire Regiment [33] Army Ordnance Corps [30] East Surrey Regiment [30] East Yorkshire Regiment [30] Bedfordshire Regiment [29] Tank Corps [29] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [27]

Service

British Army [3826] Royal Navy [371] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [305] Canadian Expeditionary Force [262] Australian Imperial Force [220] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [59] Other Empire Force [10] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [5132] S [3] D [2] R [2] W [2] A [1] G [1] H [1] L [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5033] Merchant Navy [83] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [107] Australia [1] Belgium [1] Canada [1] France [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Ernest Fred Cross

Born 1881

Died 1959

British Army WR29126 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 14967 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 262247 Sapper Royal Engineers Road & Quarry Troop

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James Musgrave Cross

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 202738 Serjeant Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st/4th Battalion

British Army 202738 Serjeant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Cross

Born 1889

British Army 61351 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 35th Siege Battery

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William Alfred Cross

Born 1875

Australian Imperial Force Corporal 13 Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Lance Sergeant 13 Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 712 Private 13 Battalion

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David Ronald Cross

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant 16th Lancers

British Army Lieutenant 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Edward Cross

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 735 Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial)

British Army 735 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Edward Kynaston Cross

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Job Cross

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 6839 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 6839 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6839 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Llewellyn Cross

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 25152 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 25152 Corporal Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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John Cross

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 6256 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st. Battalion

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Daniel Cross

Born 1893

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81195

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81195 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81195 Private 2nd Battalion

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Edward James Cross

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army M2/101835 Private Army Service Corps

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William James Cross

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 10210 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 10210 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Philip Kynaston Cross

Born 1898

British Army 131890 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery 52nd Brigade

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Ethelbert Lionel Cross

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931405 Sergeant Canadian Construction 2nd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931405 Private Canadian Construction 2nd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931408 Company Serjeant Major No 2 Construction Company

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Arthur Henry Cross

Born 1884

Died 1965

British Army 62990 Private/ Acting Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Cross

Born 1884

British Army 39694 Private Labour Corps Southern Command Labour Centre

British Army 7219 Private 1st Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 66091 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Cross

Born 1875

British Army South Wales Borderers

British Army 11953 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Herbert Cross

Born 1885

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29226 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29226 private HMNZT 67

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29226 Reserve Group

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David William Cross

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2328 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1/5th Bn.

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