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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bollington, Cheshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bungwahl New South Wales [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Claimes, Worcestershire [1]

Demerara [1]

Dorset England [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Homerton, Middlesex [1]

Hurst, Berkshire [1]

Kerridge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Quirindi New South Wales [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Sandbach, Cheshire [1]

St. Michael [1]

Stockport [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Willow Tree New South Wales [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [150]

Driver [19]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Senior Reserve Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Army Service Corps [17]

London Regiment [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

British West Indies Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Service

British Army [224]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [292]

Contribution

Military Service [280]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

United States [1]

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People [292] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bollington, Cheshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bungwahl New South Wales [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Claimes, Worcestershire [1] Demerara [1] Dorset England [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Homerton, Middlesex [1] Hurst, Berkshire [1] Kerridge, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Macclesfield [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Quirindi New South Wales [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Sandbach, Cheshire [1] St. Michael [1] Stockport [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Willow Tree New South Wales [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [150] Driver [19] Gunner [18] Corporal [10] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Senior Reserve Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28] Army Service Corps [17] London Regiment [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] British West Indies Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2]

Service

British Army [224] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [292]

Contribution

Military Service [280] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] United States [1]

John Henry Mayers

Born 1874

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2008795

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2008795 Sapper Canadian Engineers 5th Battalion Construction Engineers

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George Mayers

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 36488 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Briggs Mayers

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 44054 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Goldburn Or Golborne Mayers

Born 1891

British Army 26222 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Robert William Mayers

Born 1887

Died 1921

British Army 241692 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 206276 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Harold Mayers

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 357935 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357935 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Battalion

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James Mayers

Died 1917

British Army 5032 Private London Regiment

British Army 492050 Private London Regiment

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Robert Mayers

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231633

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Harold Mayers

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 12001 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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John W Mayers

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 24337 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 40745 Private Worcestershire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Edward Mayers

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 8547 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Vincent Mayers

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 57262 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 89065 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 3513756 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Mayers

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305679

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Frederick Stanley Mayers

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314664

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Arthur George Mayers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119125

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John Albert Mayers

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy 181106 Petty Officer HMS Thetis

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Arthur Eric Mayers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100400

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Ralph Sidney Mayers

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189329

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John Mayers

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51610

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Archie Mayers

Died 1917

British Army 510527 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 4586 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

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