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Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Wollongong New South Wales [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Beeston Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Blackpool Lancashire [1]

Bury [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Dingle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Haddlesey near Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Korumburra Victoria [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool Manchester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Malta [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Monks Eleigh, Suffolk [1]

Narracoorte South Australia [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire, England [1]

Partick, Lanarkshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Radcliffe New South Wales [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

White Hills Victoria [1]

Wolseley South Australia [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [284]

Gunner [34]

Driver [25]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Asst Nurse [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37]

Manchester Regiment [30]

Lancashire Fusiliers [29]

Royal Engineers [27]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

South Lancashire Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Army Service Corps [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Border Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [410]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Royal Navy [29]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

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M [519]

Contribution

Military Service [508]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [519] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [5] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Wollongong New South Wales [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Beeston Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Blackpool Lancashire [1] Bury [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Dingle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Haddlesey near Selby, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Korumburra Victoria [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool Manchester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Macclesfield [1] Malta [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Monks Eleigh, Suffolk [1] Narracoorte South Australia [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Partick, Lanarkshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Radcliffe New South Wales [1] Romford, Essex [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] White Hills Victoria [1] Wolseley South Australia [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [284] Gunner [34] Driver [25] Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Worker [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Asst Nurse [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37] Manchester Regiment [30] Lancashire Fusiliers [29] Royal Engineers [27] Royal Field Artillery [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] South Lancashire Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Liverpool Regiment [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Army Service Corps [14] East Lancashire Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Border Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Cheshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [410] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Royal Navy [29] Australian Imperial Force [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

M [519]

Contribution

Military Service [508] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

John Horace Makin

Died 1915

British Army 3393 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Albert Makin

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 26371 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 26371 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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John Makin

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 31691 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Franklin Buxton Makin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14926 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Edward Makin

Died 1916

British Army C/196 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/196 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Makin

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 58051 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Makin

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 14930 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Edward Makin

Died 1917

British Army 42787 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Makin

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3/7913 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 35026 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Joseph Makin

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 98224 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Makin

Died 1917

British Army 29921 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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William Makin

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 11850 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Makin

Died 1917

British Army 202031 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Robert Makin

Died 1917

British Army 20993 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Stanley Makin

Died 1918

British Army 12/1238 Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 12/1238 Acting Colour Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Makin

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 201039 Private Manchester Regiment

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Robert Makin

Died 1917

British Army 36689 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Walter Makin

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 690415 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Philip Makin

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 9698 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Thomas Makin

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 190822 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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