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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Adelong New South Wales [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Adaminiby New South Wales [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Bill Quay, Durham, England [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackpool [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Carlingford, Louth [1]

Cermot New South Wales [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Dalgety New South Wales [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newport, Shropshire [1]

Preston Lancashire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1]

Ryhill, Wakefield, West Yorkshire [1]

Saint Marys Bolton, Lancashire [1]

St Catherine's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

The Oaks Victoria [1]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Willenhall Wolverhampton [1]

Willenhall, Staffordshire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Private [201]

Driver [20]

Gunner [19]

Sapper [11]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Pioneer [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Labour Corps [21]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [282]

Royal Navy [16]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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E [336]

Contribution

Military Service [324]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Adelong New South Wales [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Adaminiby New South Wales [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Bill Quay, Durham, England [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackpool [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Carlingford, Louth [1] Cermot New South Wales [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Dalgety New South Wales [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newport, Shropshire [1] Preston Lancashire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1] Ryhill, Wakefield, West Yorkshire [1] Saint Marys Bolton, Lancashire [1] St Catherine's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] The Oaks Victoria [1] Whitehaven, Cumberland [1] Willenhall Wolverhampton [1] Willenhall, Staffordshire [1] Wolverhampton [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Private [201] Driver [20] Gunner [19] Sapper [11] Corporal [10] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Pioneer [2] Transport Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28] Labour Corps [21] Liverpool Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Engineers [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Manchester Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [13] Cheshire Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Border Regiment [3] Indian Defence Force [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [282] Royal Navy [16] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [336]

Contribution

Military Service [324] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Harold Edwin Eccleston

Born 1894

Died 1975

British Army 3004 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 240595 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Percy James Eccleston

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 24481 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Mark William Eccleston

Born 1898

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 34163 Private Australian Infantry 2nd Bn

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Charles Eccleston

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111042

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Thomas Eccleston

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 27655 Private South Wales Borderers

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John Edward Eccleston

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42618

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George Eccleston

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 4028 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 201492 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Albert Eccleston

Died 1915

British Army 8363 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8363 Private Kings Royal Rifles

British Army 8363 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Victor Eccleston

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120025

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James Eccleston

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3659 Private London Regiment

British Army 3659 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Thomas Eccleston

Died 1914

British Army 2812 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Norman Eccleston

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3236S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy S 3263 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hampshire

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Leonard Eccleston

Died 1917

British Army 205038 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Frederick Eccleston

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 989 Private Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry

British Army 300540 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 300540 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Edward Eccleston

Died 1915

British Army 9059 Private Border Regiment

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Edward Eccleston

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 739 Trooper Household Battalion

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John Eccleston

Died 1916

British Army 20001 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Eccleston

Died 1916

British Army 79031 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Eccleston

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 91553 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Cyril Eccleston

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6031 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 202682 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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