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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Blundell Sands, Lancashire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Canterbury New South Wales [1]

Gildersome, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Gladesville New South Wales [1]

Hindley Lancashire [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Kogarah New South Wales [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lancaster lancashire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Morley, Yorkshire [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Ronaldesay, Orkney, Scotland [1]

Royton, Lancashire [1]

Salford Lancashire. [1]

St Helens Prescot Merseyside [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [84]

Driver [10]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Capt [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieut [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Signals Officer [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Hussars [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

AVC [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Western Command [1]

Labour Corps ex Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

RFA [1]

Reserve Battalion Manchester Regiment [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [137]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Royal Navy [7]

Last name first letter

M [174]

Contribution

Military Service [170]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Blundell Sands, Lancashire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Canterbury New South Wales [1] Gildersome, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Gladesville New South Wales [1] Hindley Lancashire [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Kogarah New South Wales [1] Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Lancaster lancashire [1] Manchester England [1] Morley, Yorkshire [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Ronaldesay, Orkney, Scotland [1] Royton, Lancashire [1] Salford Lancashire. [1] St Helens Prescot Merseyside [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [84] Driver [10] Gunner [10] Corporal [9] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Capt [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieut [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Signals Officer [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [19] Liverpool Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Army Service Corps [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Hussars [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] AVC [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Inland Waterways and Docks [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Western Command [1] Labour Corps ex Training Reserve Battalion [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] RFA [1] Reserve Battalion Manchester Regiment [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [137] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Royal Navy [7]

Last name first letter

M [174]

Contribution

Military Service [170] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Charles William Makinson

Born 1888

Died 1950

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieut AVC

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Joseph Makinson

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army 7446 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 428282 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

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Patrick Makinson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 21154 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Makinson

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 10432 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion.

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Edward Makinson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 240258 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1589 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240258 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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George Makinson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169867

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Harry Makinson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269102

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William Makinson

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 9781 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 9781 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Makinson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 15960 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Frederick Makinson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 11055 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 11055 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Harry Makinson

Died 1917

British Army 13789 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13789 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Makinson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 63246 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Makinson

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 4484 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Makinson

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 18827 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Makinson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187057

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William Makinson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281244

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Patrick Raymond Makinson

Australian Imperial Force 60258

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Albert Makinson

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 20039 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Elisha Makinson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 2078 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 478289 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Alfred Makinson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 30500 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 30500 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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