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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]

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]

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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]

Joseph E Gaskell

Died 1918

British Army 4282 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 72690 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Arthur Gaskell

Died 1916

British Army 4086 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Gaskell

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 33949 Private South Wales Borderers

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Joseph Gaskell

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 37889 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army T/438099 Private Army Service Corps

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John Gaskell

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 2210 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 2210 Private Manchester Regiment 1/5th manchest Battalion

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David Lyndsay Stranack Gaskell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1109 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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Albert Edward Gaskell

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1015492

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1015492 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John J. Gaskell

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000335

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000335 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Gaskell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15438 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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John Gaskell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 43857 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Cheetham Gaskell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283775

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Arthur Gaskell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302554

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Lawrence Norris Gaskell

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

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Norman Ernest Gaskell

Australian Imperial Force 20220

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Harold Gaskell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 46787 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas R Gaskell

Died 1917

British Army 9686 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 9686 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Harold Gaskell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army L/8362 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/8362 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Gaskell

Died 1916

British Army 11704 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 11704 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Gaskell

Died 1915

British Army 12288 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Percy Gaskell

Died 1918

British Army 64283 Private Welsh Regiment

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