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Middlewich, Cheshire [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Whitchurch, Shropshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Goleen, Cork [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

London England [1]

Newcastle, Staffordshire [1]

Oslo [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Tunstall, Staffordshire [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Whixall, Shropshire [1]

Yarldey, Worchestershire, England [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Driver [12]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [6]

Gunner [6]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

London Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

1/41st Dogras [1]

12th Indian Labour Corps [1]

20th Hussars [1]

5th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

H M S Tiger Royal Navy [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

RNVR Wales - HMS LION [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [104]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [130]

Contribution

Military Service [127]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Middlewich, Cheshire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Whitchurch, Shropshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Goleen, Cork [1] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] London England [1] Newcastle, Staffordshire [1] Oslo [1] Staffordshire [1] Tunstall, Staffordshire [1] Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Whixall, Shropshire [1] Yarldey, Worchestershire, England [1]

Rank

Private [54] Driver [12] Sapper [8] Corporal [6] Gunner [6] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Machine Gun Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] London Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 1/41st Dogras [1] 12th Indian Labour Corps [1] 20th Hussars [1] 5th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H M S Tiger Royal Navy [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] RNVR Wales - HMS LION [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [104] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [130]

Contribution

Military Service [127] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Arthur Cecil Evanson

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 4/2267 Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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Thomas James Evanson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147734

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George Thomas Evanson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297773

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Edward Evanson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166819

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Arthur Charles Tarver Evanson

Born 1895

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Temporary Major East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas E Evanson

Born 1895

British Army 165 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 317125 Driver Royal Air Force

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Thomas Evanson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army T/204906 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/204906 Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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William Edwin Evanson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11448

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John Evanson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204712

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George Frederick Evanson

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 254134

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Arthur Richard Evanson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261047

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Alfred Evanson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army M/304342 Private Army Service Corps

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George Harry Evanson

Died 1916

British Army 14619 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 15610 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 14619 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Walter Evanson

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 40531 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frank Evanson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294167

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Brian Gillford Evanson

Born 1889

British Army 1771 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

Royal Navy 200325 Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry.

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William Evanson

Australian Imperial Force 3230

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Tom Alec Edward Evanson-Jones

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant The Manchester Regiment 11th (Service) Battalion

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Herbert G Evanson

British Army 11102 Private British West Indies Regiment

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James Evanson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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