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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Birkdale, Lancashire [2]

Fleetwood [2]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2]

Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Appley Bridge, Lancashire [1]

Ashton - on Mersey Sale Cheshire [1]

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chatham Kent [1]

Church, Lancashire [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton, Lanark [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kirkdale Liverpool [1]

Lancaster [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Melling, Lancashire [1]

Moss Side, Manchester [1]

Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1]

Pleasington, Lancashire [1]

Preston England [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Selby, York, Yorkshire [1]

Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Sheerness, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [298]

Gunner [50]

Driver [31]

Corporal [28]

Lance Corporal [16]

Serjeant [16]

Sapper [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Major [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Captain [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1]

Deputy Assitant Quarter Master General [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Midshipman [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Saddler/Staff Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Waiter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [65]

Liverpool Regiment [51]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [34]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Engineers [27]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [6]

London Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

King's Liverpool Regiment [4]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Cavalry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

General List [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Hussars [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [474]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Royal Navy [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [610]

Contribution

Military Service [588]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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People [610] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Melbourne Victoria [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Birkdale, Lancashire [2] Fleetwood [2] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2] Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Appley Bridge, Lancashire [1] Ashton - on Mersey Sale Cheshire [1] Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [1] Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chatham Kent [1] Church, Lancashire [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Ellesmere Port, Cheshire [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton, Lanark [1] Kensington, London [1] Kirkdale Liverpool [1] Lancaster [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Melling, Lancashire [1] Moss Side, Manchester [1] Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1] Pleasington, Lancashire [1] Preston England [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Selby, York, Yorkshire [1] Selby, Yorkshire [1] Sheerness, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [298] Gunner [50] Driver [31] Corporal [28] Lance Corporal [16] Serjeant [16] Sapper [12] Lieutenant [11] Major [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Pioneer [7] Acting Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Captain [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1] Deputy Assitant Quarter Master General [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Flying Officer [1] Midshipman [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Saddler/Staff Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Waiter [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [65] Liverpool Regiment [51] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [34] Labour Corps [31] Royal Engineers [27] Manchester Regiment [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Army Service Corps [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] Cheshire Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] East Lancashire Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [6] London Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] King's Liverpool Regiment [4] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Connaught Rangers [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Cavalry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] General List [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Hussars [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [474] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Royal Navy [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [610]

Contribution

Military Service [588] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

William Hesketh

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 87293 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 87293 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Thomas R Hesketh

Born 1898

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Waiter Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Waiter Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Aurania."

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Arthur Hesketh

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229824

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George Hesketh

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104074

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John Hesketh

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114143

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Alfred Hesketh

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38895

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John Hesketh

Born 1862

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401943

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Harold Clifford Hesketh

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191884

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Richard Hesketh

Born 1871

Died 1927

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757546

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Maxmilian Hesketh

Died 1917

British Army 26513 Private Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

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John Hesketh

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army T3/029602 Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army T3/029602 Corporal Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army T3/029602 Serjeant Army Service Corps 191st Company

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Thomas James Hesketh

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 28591 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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John Hesketh

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army T4/186483 Driver Army Service Corps

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Thomas Percival Hesketh

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 188299 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney Hesketh

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1023

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John Hesketh

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35913

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Charles England Hesketh

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46436

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Frank Hesketh

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47386

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James Lucas Hesketh

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139556

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Charles James Shaw Hesketh

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75130

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