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Rochdale, Lancashire [13]

Oldham, Lancashire [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Bury, Lancashire [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Salford, Lancashire [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Lancashire England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Tumut New South Wales [3]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Murrurundi New South Wales [2]

Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

Nottingham England [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Adaminaby New South Wales [1]

Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Black Rock South Australia [1]

Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Blarney, County Cork [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bury England [1]

Campbell Town New South Wales [1]

Chatterton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Chester England [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Churwell, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [974]

Gunner [101]

Corporal [64]

Driver [59]

Serjeant [56]

Sapper [37]

Lance Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lieutenant [16]

Pioneer [13]

Captain [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Major [8]

Bombardier [7]

Rifleman [7]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver Lance Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [138]

Lancashire Fusiliers [130]

Manchester Regiment [126]

Royal Field Artillery [116]

Royal Engineers [75]

West Riding Regiment [71]

Army Service Corps [65]

Royal Army Medical Corps [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [56]

Liverpool Regiment [54]

Machine Gun Corps [54]

East Lancashire Regiment [37]

West Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Cheshire Regiment [30]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

East Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

London Regiment [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Border Regiment [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Coldstream Guards [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Training Reserve Battalion [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [6]

Service

British Army [1372]

Royal Navy [101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

Australian Imperial Force [49]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

K [1660]

Contribution

Military Service [1635]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Rochdale, Lancashire [13] Oldham, Lancashire [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Bury, Lancashire [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Salford, Lancashire [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Lancashire England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Tumut New South Wales [3] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Murrurundi New South Wales [2] Normanton, Yorkshire [2] Nottingham England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Prahran Victoria [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Adaminaby New South Wales [1] Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Black Rock South Australia [1] Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Blarney, County Cork [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bury England [1] Campbell Town New South Wales [1] Chatterton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Cheshire England [1] Chester England [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Churwell, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [974] Gunner [101] Corporal [64] Driver [59] Serjeant [56] Sapper [37] Lance Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [26] Lieutenant [16] Pioneer [13] Captain [12] Acting Corporal [11] Major [8] Bombardier [7] Rifleman [7] Ordinary Seaman [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Deck Hand [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Driver Lance Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Commander [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [138] Lancashire Fusiliers [130] Manchester Regiment [126] Royal Field Artillery [116] Royal Engineers [75] West Riding Regiment [71] Army Service Corps [65] Royal Army Medical Corps [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [56] Liverpool Regiment [54] Machine Gun Corps [54] East Lancashire Regiment [37] West Yorkshire Regiment [36] Cheshire Regiment [30] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29] Royal Fusiliers [28] Royal Lancaster Regiment [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] East Yorkshire Regiment [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] London Regiment [17] South Lancashire Regiment [17] Yorkshire Regiment [17] Border Regiment [16] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Coldstream Guards [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Naval Division [12] Training Reserve Battalion [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] South Wales Borderers [7] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [6]

Service

British Army [1372] Royal Navy [101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] Australian Imperial Force [49] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

K [1660]

Contribution

Military Service [1635] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25] India [1]

Cecil Kershaw

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy 2169 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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John Richard Kershaw

Born 1868

Died 1917

British Army 4030 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 60276 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st (Garrison) Battalion

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Thomas Erskine Kershaw

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 58691 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 19th Heavy Battery

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Henry Valder Kershaw

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Captain East Africa Volunteer Artillery

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Major London Regiment

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Leopold Fournier Robert Kershaw

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3566 Corporal London Regiment 1/15 county of lond Battalion

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Bertram Kershaw

Born 1895

British Army 18661 Private West Riding Regiment

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Willie Kershaw

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 46900 Private Royal Army Medical Corps supporting 18th (Eastern) Division

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John H Kershaw

Born 1877

Died 1920

British Army 240921 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2779 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John William Kershaw

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44875

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Fred Haynes Kershaw

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 21265 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Kershaw

Born 1868

Died 1917

British Army Church Army

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Albert Kershaw

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42583

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Arthur Kershaw

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265577

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William Henry Kershaw

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126081

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Theodore Kershaw

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98785

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Arthur Kershaw

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95094

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Robert Henry Kershaw

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292909

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Walter Kershaw

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 241729 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241729 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion.

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Charles W. Kershaw

Died 1917

British Army 3540 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201030 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201030 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Sam Kershaw

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 3685 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 266289 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 266289 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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