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Wigan, Lancashire [9]

Chorley, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Stirling East South Australia [3]

Folksworth, Huntingdonshire [2]

Hindley Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Alderton, Northwick [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

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Cheshire [1]

Chorley England [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

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Everton, Lancashire [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

Hindley, Lancashire [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Keswick South Australia [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Lewisham [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

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Newton Heath, Lancashire [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Ovingham, Northumberland [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1]

Saint James Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Saint James, Liverpool [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Shewsbury England [1]

St Helens, Lancashire [1]

St Michael's, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Walken, Lancashire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [390]

Gunner [47]

Corporal [31]

Driver [28]

Captain [21]

Serjeant [21]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Major [15]

Lieutenant [9]

Sapper [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Surgeon Vice Admiral [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [56]

Royal Field Artillery [52]

Liverpool Regiment [45]

Labour Corps [44]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [38]

Royal Engineers [34]

Lancashire Fusiliers [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

South Lancashire Regiment [26]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

Tank Corps [14]

Border Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Yeomanry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

18th Hussars [2]

5th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

69th Punjabis [2]

91st Punjabis [2]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [572]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

G [690]

P [5]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [689]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Wigan, Lancashire [9] Chorley, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Stirling East South Australia [3] Folksworth, Huntingdonshire [2] Hindley Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Alderton, Northwick [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead England [1] Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cheshire [1] Chorley England [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Cowes, Hampshire [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Keswick South Australia [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Lewisham [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newton Heath, Lancashire [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Ovingham, Northumberland [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1] Saint James Chorley, Lancashire [1] Saint James, Liverpool [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Shewsbury England [1] St Helens, Lancashire [1] St Michael's, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Walken, Lancashire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [390] Gunner [47] Corporal [31] Driver [28] Captain [21] Serjeant [21] Second Lieutenant [17] Major [15] Lieutenant [9] Sapper [8] Acting Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Major [2] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Staff Nurse [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Surgeon Vice Admiral [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [56] Royal Field Artillery [52] Liverpool Regiment [45] Labour Corps [44] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [38] Royal Engineers [34] Lancashire Fusiliers [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] South Lancashire Regiment [26] Cheshire Regiment [25] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] East Lancashire Regiment [15] Tank Corps [14] Border Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Machine Gun Corps [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [6] South Wales Borderers [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Yeomanry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] 18th Hussars [2] 5th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] 69th Punjabis [2] 91st Punjabis [2] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [572] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

G [690] P [5] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [689] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Frank Hill Gaskell

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion (Cardiff City)

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John Gaskell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241652

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Richard Gaskell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189022

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Arthur Gaskell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283667

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Edwin James Gaskell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41030

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Albert Edward Gaskell

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 8924 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harry Gaskell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127983

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Lily Gaskell

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester

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James Gaskell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118768

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Joseph Gaskell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 20029 Private Border Regiment 9th bord Battalion

British Army 20029 Private Border Regiment

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Harry Gaskell

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 21/807 Private Yorkshire Regiment 21st Battalion

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John Lee Gaskell

Died 1917

British Army 39735 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 39735 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Gaskell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 20333 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Richard Gaskell

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263369

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Thomas Gaskell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37588

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John Gaskell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 803 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 230627 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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George Gaskell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 24785 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Gaskell

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 2247 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2247 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2247 Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Albert Gaskell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232378

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Edward Gaskell

Died 1917

British Army 3057 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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