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Cumberland England [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Stawell Victoria [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Workington, Cumberland [3]

Beverley, Yorkshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Filey, Yorkshire [2]

Haggerston, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Nairne South Australia [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [2]

Talke, Staffordshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Worthington, Cumberland [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Amport, Andover, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Beddington, Surrey [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burley, Leeds [1]

Cadogan Square, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charleston South Australia [1]

Church Lancashire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapham, Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Daweley South Australia [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Doncaster [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [591]

Gunner [89]

Driver [42]

Serjeant [42]

Corporal [33]

Sapper [31]

Lance Corporal [22]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Bombardier [9]

Captain [9]

Pioneer [9]

Deck Hand [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Brevet Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [92]

Labour Corps [71]

Royal Engineers [68]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

York and Lancaster Regiment [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Manchester Regiment [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Border Regiment [27]

West Riding Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [18]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Scots [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [868]

Royal Navy [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

J [1109]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1084]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Cumberland England [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Stawell Victoria [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Kettering, Northamptonshire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Workington, Cumberland [3] Beverley, Yorkshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Filey, Yorkshire [2] Haggerston, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Nairne South Australia [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Stroud, Gloucestershire [2] Talke, Staffordshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Worthington, Cumberland [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ambleside, Westmorland [1] Amport, Andover, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Beddington, Surrey [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burley, Leeds [1] Cadogan Square, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charleston South Australia [1] Church Lancashire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapham, Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Daweley South Australia [1] Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Doncaster [1] Dublin, Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [591] Gunner [89] Driver [42] Serjeant [42] Corporal [33] Sapper [31] Lance Corporal [22] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Bombardier [9] Captain [9] Pioneer [9] Deck Hand [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Midshipman [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Brevet Serjeant [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [92] Labour Corps [71] Royal Engineers [68] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] York and Lancaster Regiment [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Machine Gun Corps [28] Manchester Regiment [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [28] Border Regiment [27] West Riding Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [18] London Regiment [17] Royal Scots [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [16] Liverpool Regiment [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Essex Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [868] Royal Navy [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64] Australian Imperial Force [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

J [1109] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1084] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

John Frederick Jenkinson

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1805 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/9th Bn.

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Arthur John Jenkinson

Born 1894

Died 1948

British Army 11235 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 11235 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 1/5 Battalion

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Alfred Ernest Jenkinson

Born 1877

Died 1972

Royal Navy F. 20771 Air Mechanic HMS President II

Royal Navy F. 20771 Air Mechanic HMS President II (Felixstowe)

Royal Navy F. 20771 Air Mechanic 1st Class HMS President II

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Harry Jenkinson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army G/2382 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 66860 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

British Army GS/2382 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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George Henry Jenkinson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 16734 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Jenkinson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 9980 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9980 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Armine Arthur Jenkinson

Born 1885

Died 1959

British Army G/16162 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 44671 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Francis Crofts Jenkinson

Born 1881

Died 1943

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Christopher Jenkinson

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 28746 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur Godfrey Jenkinson

Born 1874

British Army M/31018 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Edward Jenkinson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176100

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Colin Jenkinson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35590

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Stanley Jenkinson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43703

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John Banks Jenkinson

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Alfred Jenkinson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53450

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Jacob Jenkinson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30354

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John Platt Jenkinson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 168060 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 168060 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Dennis Jenkinson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 90707 Private Liverpool Regiment 12th Battalion.

British Army 4494 Private 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

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Thomas Jenkinson

Born 1892

Died 1956

British Army 29585 Acting Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 29585 Acting Sergeant Liverpool Regiment

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Alfred Jenkinson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318712

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