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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Warrington England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Bangalore [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Morville, Shropshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromyard, Herefordshire [1]

Burry Port, Carmarthenshire [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Bussage, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castleford England [1]

Chapelton, Clarendon, Middlesex [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Chester, Flintshire [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire [1]

Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Conway, Caernarfon, Wales [1]

Conway, Carnarvonshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Flint, Flintshire [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Golftyn, Flintshire [1]

Grove Retford England [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leiston, Essex [1]

Liverpool [1]

Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire [1]

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1]

Llandudno, Carnarvonshire [1]

Llanelian, Denbigh [1]

Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire [1]

London England [1]

Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Rank

Private [325]

Gunner [34]

Driver [29]

Sapper [24]

Serjeant [20]

Corporal [17]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Captain [10]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Fusilier [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boat Hand [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Major /Temporary Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signal Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [59]

Royal Engineers [50]

Labour Corps [47]

Manchester Regiment [41]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

South Wales Borderers [14]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Liverpool Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Denbigh Yeomanry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Service

British Army [515]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [654]

Contribution

Military Service [631]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Sri Lanka [2]

Germany [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Warrington England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Bangalore [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Morville, Shropshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromyard, Herefordshire [1] Burry Port, Carmarthenshire [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Bussage, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castleford England [1] Chapelton, Clarendon, Middlesex [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Chester, Flintshire [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire [1] Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales [1] Conway, Caernarfon, Wales [1] Conway, Carnarvonshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Flint, Flintshire [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Golftyn, Flintshire [1] Grove Retford England [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1] Kennington, London [1] Lancashire England [1] Leiston, Essex [1] Liverpool [1] Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire [1] Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1] Llandudno, Carnarvonshire [1] Llanelian, Denbigh [1] Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire [1] London England [1] Longton, Staffordshire [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1]

Rank

Private [325] Gunner [34] Driver [29] Sapper [24] Serjeant [20] Corporal [17] Acting Serjeant [10] Captain [10] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [8] Lieutenant [7] Major [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Major [3] Fusilier [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Boat Hand [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier-General [1] Captain Major [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Major /Temporary Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Signal Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [59] Royal Engineers [50] Labour Corps [47] Manchester Regiment [41] Royal Field Artillery [36] Liverpool Regiment [29] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14] South Wales Borderers [14] London Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [9] Shropshire Light Infantry [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Liverpool Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Denbigh Yeomanry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] General List [2] Herefordshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Service

British Army [515] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [654]

Contribution

Military Service [631] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Sri Lanka [2] Germany [1]

George Foulkes

Died 1918

British Army 34365 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Foulkes

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 17627 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Foulkes

Died 1918

British Army 3178 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 351379 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Foulkes

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 44584 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Foulkes

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 23868 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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John Foulkes

Died 1916

British Army 5646 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Foulkes

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3886 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 266381 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Foulkes

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 9490 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William Foulkes

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 181234 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Boyd Foulkes

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Wynne Foulkes

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4511 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army

British Army 79691 Sapper Royal Engineers 173 Tunnelling Company

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David Foulkes

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 16955 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 16955 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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Thomas Foulkes

Died 1917

British Army 8691 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 53613 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William John Foulkes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167705

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Gordon Stuart Foulkes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179731

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John Herbert Foulkes

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195024

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Tom Stewart Foulkes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199852

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Sidney Colwyn Foulkes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225389

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William Foulkes

Born 1866

Died 1933

British Army 10389 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 677 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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David Richard Foulkes

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 90278 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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