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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Bewdley, Worcestershire [2]

Buxton, Derbyshire [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Kingswinford, Staffordshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London [2]

Long Eaton, Derbyshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Worcestershire [1]

Blaenau Festiniog, Merionethshire [1]

Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixton, Derbyshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Durham England [1]

Far Forest, Bewdley, Worcestershire [1]

Grange Town, Cardiff, [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [1]

Kendal, Westmorland, England [1]

Kidderminster [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kingsland, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [520]

Gunner [55]

Corporal [45]

Driver [42]

Serjeant [35]

Sapper [28]

Lance Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Pioneer [6]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Major [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Saddler Corporal [1]

Driver Lance Bombardier [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanist Corporal [1]

Sapper /Acting Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

ra [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [75]

Royal Engineers [63]

Labour Corps [54]

Worcestershire Regiment [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Army Service Corps [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [28]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

North Staffordshire Regiment [22]

South Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

London Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [762]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Royal Navy [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

M [913]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [904]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Bewdley, Worcestershire [2] Buxton, Derbyshire [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Kingswinford, Staffordshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London [2] Long Eaton, Derbyshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Staffordshire [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Worcestershire [1] Blaenau Festiniog, Merionethshire [1] Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixton, Derbyshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Carnarvon [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Durham England [1] Far Forest, Bewdley, Worcestershire [1] Grange Town, Cardiff, [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hackney, London [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Highgate, London [1] Highgate, London, Middlesex [1] Kendal, Westmorland, England [1] Kidderminster [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kingsland, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Mackay Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [520] Gunner [55] Corporal [45] Driver [42] Serjeant [35] Sapper [28] Lance Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [12] Lieutenant [9] Pioneer [6] Bombardier [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Major [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Saddler Corporal [1] Driver Lance Bombardier [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanist Corporal [1] Sapper /Acting Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Telegraphist [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] ra [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [75] Royal Engineers [63] Labour Corps [54] Worcestershire Regiment [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Army Service Corps [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [28] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26] Manchester Regiment [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Machine Gun Corps [22] North Staffordshire Regiment [22] South Staffordshire Regiment [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Liverpool Regiment [17] London Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] South Wales Borderers [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Essex Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [762] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Royal Navy [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

M [913] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [904] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Canada [1] Germany [1] India [1]

Vernon Millward

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 351242 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 205682 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2993 Manchester Regiment

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Alfred Charles Millward

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 20339 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Colsey Millward

Born 1886

Died 1956

British Army Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/213 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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Brian John Millward

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 37101 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 332744 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Thomas Millward

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9600 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9600 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Levi Millward

Born 1886

Died 1932

British Army 2518 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 760858 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Eric George Millward

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 267264 Sapper Royal Engineers Railways

British Army WR/270939 Sapper Royal Engineers 27th Light Railway Workshops Coy.

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John Percy Millward

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 5802 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 5802 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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William Millward

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 15071 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 15071 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 24th Battalion

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Harry Millward

Born 1868

Died 1928

British Army Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 4674 Northamptonshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 35210 Private 13th Loyal North Lancs

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Albert Millward

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 38 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edwin Millward

Died 1915

British Army 2584 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Elijah Millward

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122150

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John Richard Millward

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279801

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William Henry Millward

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148349

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Samuel Millward

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293130

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William Churchill Millward

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 10169 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 10169 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 10169 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Millward

Born 1881

British Army 6207 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 6207 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Lewis Millward

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 73670 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army M2/204315 Gunner Royal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/204315 Private Army Service Corps

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Alfred Millward

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145567

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