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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Southall, Middlesex [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Chard, Somerset [2]

Cork, Cork [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Lambeth [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ruabon, Denbighshire [2]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Sidmouth, Devon [2]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [2]

Alberbury, Shropshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Bere Ferrers, Devon [1]

Birmingham [1]

Borrowash, Derby [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burlescombe, Devon [1]

Camberwell [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cannock Chase, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlton, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chester England [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1]

City Road, London [1]

Colne England [1]

Colyton, Devon [1]

Cornwall [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [443]

Driver [47]

Serjeant [43]

Gunner [37]

Corporal [33]

Sapper [31]

Lance Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Captain [16]

Lieutenant [16]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Royal Engineers [67]

Labour Corps [62]

Army Service Corps [52]

Devonshire Regiment [30]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

South Wales Borderers [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Hussars [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [707]

Royal Navy [90]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [963]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [938]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Southall, Middlesex [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Chard, Somerset [2] Cork, Cork [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Lambeth [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ruabon, Denbighshire [2] Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Sidmouth, Devon [2] Whitehaven, Cumberland [2] Alberbury, Shropshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Bere Ferrers, Devon [1] Birmingham [1] Borrowash, Derby [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burlescombe, Devon [1] Camberwell [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cannock Chase, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton, Lincolnshire, England [1] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Cheshire [1] Chester England [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1] City Road, London [1] Colne England [1] Colyton, Devon [1] Cornwall [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Croydon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [443] Driver [47] Serjeant [43] Gunner [37] Corporal [33] Sapper [31] Lance Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [18] Captain [16] Lieutenant [16] Pioneer [10] Acting Serjeant [6] Major [6] Acting Corporal [5] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [68] Royal Engineers [67] Labour Corps [62] Army Service Corps [52] Devonshire Regiment [30] London Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Royal Fusiliers [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] Liverpool Regiment [17] Somerset Light Infantry [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] South Wales Borderers [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Essex Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Grenadier Guards [4] Hussars [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [707] Royal Navy [90] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Australian Imperial Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [963] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [938] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Alfred Manley

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 10992 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 33694 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 242760 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Arthur Manley

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1413 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1413 Serjeant London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Wilfred Manley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army G/25659 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/25659 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Alfred Manley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2072 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Norman Washington Manley

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army L/41805 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 227990 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army L/41805 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Manley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105071

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Frederick Manley

Born 1885

British Army 38154 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 8395 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 8395 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Abraham Robinson Manley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 34581 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army TR/9/3518 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 23387 Private East Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Richard Samuel Manley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40567

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Percy Manley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53902

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Douglas Roy Manley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army L/41804 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 41804 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery

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Albert Manley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 5141 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 266422 Private Somerset Light Infantry 11th Battalion

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Edward Woodley Manley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115468

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Albert Thomas Manley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 77982 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army Leicestershire Reg, no 37299.D.L.I. no 77982 Private Leicestershire Regiment Transfered to Durham Light Infantry B Coy,D.L.I.

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James Manley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147728

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James Manley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138290

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Frederick Ernest Manley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189214

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William David Manley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11410

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William Manley

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279278

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Archibald Leonard Manley

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy M14731 Wireman 2nd Class H.M.S. "Vernon"

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