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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leeds [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blyth, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Coalville Victoria [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Durham [1]

Frankford Tasmania [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Goole [1]

Guiseley, Yorkshire [1]

Harrowgate England [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Hucknall, Nottinghamshire [1]

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lancashire [1]

Linthorpe, Yorkshire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lurgan, Armagh [1]

Manchester England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Millwall, London [1]

Near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Rank

Private [409]

Gunner [51]

Driver [38]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [31]

Sapper [27]

Lance Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [10]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Trooper Lance Corporal [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Canteen Steward [1]

Captain and Dental Surgeon [1]

Carpenter's Mate [1]

Chaplain [1]

Corpora [1]

Corporal /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Drummer [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private and Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [68]

Royal Field Artillery [65]

Royal Engineers [52]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

London Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Border Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Hussars [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [643]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [66]

Royal Navy [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [866]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [834]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leeds [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blyth, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [1] Coalville Victoria [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Durham [1] Frankford Tasmania [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Goole [1] Guiseley, Yorkshire [1] Harrowgate England [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Hucknall, Nottinghamshire [1] Ilkley, Yorkshire, England [1] Lancashire [1] Linthorpe, Yorkshire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lurgan, Armagh [1] Manchester England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Millwall, London [1] Near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Rank

Private [409] Gunner [51] Driver [38] Serjeant [33] Corporal [31] Sapper [27] Lance Corporal [17] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [10] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Trooper Lance Corporal [2] Worker [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bugler [1] Canteen Steward [1] Captain and Dental Surgeon [1] Carpenter's Mate [1] Chaplain [1] Corpora [1] Corporal /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] Drummer [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private and Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [68] Royal Field Artillery [65] Royal Engineers [52] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Durham Light Infantry [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] Liverpool Regiment [21] London Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Border Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Hussars [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [643] Canadian Expeditionary Force [66] Royal Navy [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [866] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [834] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Ernest Metcalf

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 77475 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Samuel Edward Metcalf

Died 1918

British Army 20114 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 242607 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Matthew Metcalf

Died 1916

British Army 22/1232 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Samuel Metcalf

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 8622 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert Metcalf

Died 1917

British Army 102663 Sapper Royal Engineers 176 Tunnelling Company

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Frederick James Metcalf

Died 1916

British Army 27240 Private Essex Regiment

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William Metcalf

Died 1917

British Army 3/5639 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Metcalf

Died 1916

British Army 22739 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 22739 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Arthur George Metcalf

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army PS/1819 Private Royal Fusiliers 18th Battalion

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William Metcalf

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 16316 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 16316 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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James Metcalf

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 23565 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 608385 Private Labour Corps

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Leonard William Metcalf

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 78814 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 5/66062 Private Graduate Battalion

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Charles Metcalf

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12680 Private Suffolk Regiment

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John Metcalf

Died 1917

British Army 21991 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Charles Metcalf

Died 1917

British Army 26547 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 26547 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Jack Metcalf

Died 1918

British Army 42016 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 42016 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Edgar Metcalf

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 688230

Canadian Expeditionary Force 688230 Private Canadian Infantry

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Clement Metcalf

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808060

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808060 Private Canadian Infantry

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Wellington Robert Metcalf

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455696

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455696 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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John Metcalf

Born 1878

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 444976

Canadian Expeditionary Force 444976 Sergeant Canadian Labour Corps

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