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Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Cheadle, Cheshire [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

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Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Macedon Victoria [2]

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Camberwell, London [1]

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Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

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Disley, Cheshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Esk Queensland [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

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Horsham Victoria [1]

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Lambeth, London [1]

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Morley, West Yorkshire [1]

Mossley, Lancashire [1]

Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Oldham England [1]

Ollerton [1]

Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

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Private [382]

Corporal [39]

Gunner [31]

Serjeant [26]

Lieutenant [18]

Driver [17]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Sergeant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64]

Manchester Regiment [57]

Cheshire Regiment [50]

Royal Engineers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

Lancashire Fusiliers [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

London Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Border Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [544]

Royal Navy [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [683]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [673]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [4] Wakefield, Yorkshire [4] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Cheadle, Cheshire [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Macedon Victoria [2] Manchester [2] Sunderland [2] Yorkshire [2] Allostock, Cheshire [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] B ourton on Water [1] Birkenhead [1] Broadbottom, Cheshire [1] Calicut [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Crewe Crewe, Cheshire [1] Disley, Cheshire [1] Dublin [1] Esk Queensland [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Gordon Victoria [1] Greenfield, Yorkshire [1] Hadfield England [1] Highgate, London, England [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Hurst, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Morley, West Yorkshire [1] Mossley, Lancashire [1] Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Oldham England [1] Ollerton [1] Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [382] Corporal [39] Gunner [31] Serjeant [26] Lieutenant [18] Driver [17] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [12] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Able Seaman [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Sergeant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Saddler [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64] Manchester Regiment [57] Cheshire Regiment [50] Royal Engineers [39] Royal Field Artillery [37] Liverpool Regiment [34] Lancashire Fusiliers [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] West Riding Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] London Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Tank Corps [6] Border Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Dragoon Guards [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [544] Royal Navy [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [683] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [673] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Harrop

Born 1880

Died 1941

British Army 6766 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 22716 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

British Army Company Serjeant Major West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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William Harrop

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 1595 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Henry Harrop

Born 1898

Died 1976

Royal Navy J35466 Boy 1st Class HMS Agamemnon - from 18 June 1915

Royal Navy J35466 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agamemnon

Royal Navy J35466 Able Seaman HMS Agamemnon

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John Humphreys Harrop

Born 1887

British Army 239365 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1st Reserve Battalion

British Army 239365 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Reserve Battalion

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Alfred Harrop

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 17478 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 17478 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 17478 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Ernest Harrop

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 2439 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200621 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army Imperial Camel Corps

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Arthur Harrop

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401622

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Arthur James Harrop

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115124

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Charles Edwin Harrop

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101566

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Tom Harrop

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 120588 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

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Stanley Harrop

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 2027 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 479004 Private Labour Corps

British Army GS/111364 Private Royal Fusiliers 44th Battalion

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John Harrop

Born 1877

Died 1928

British Army 19/930 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Harry Harrop

Born 1893

Died 1965

British Army A/2825 Armourer Staff Sergeant Army Ordnance Corps

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William Harrop

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263060

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John Henry Harrop

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302049

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Thomas William Harrop

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145787

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Reginald Horton Harrop

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps 9th Battalion

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Ralph Harrop

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223491

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Abel Harrop

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 26629 Private Royal Scots 12th Battalion

British Army 26629 Private Royal Scots Depot Battalion

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William Harrop

Died 1918

British Army 202143 Private Cheshire Regiment

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