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Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sligo [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

County Galway [2]

Lambeth, London, Surrey [2]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Snape, Suffolk [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bombay [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brisbane Western Australia [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cartmel, Lancashire [1]

Chester England [1]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1]

Colne, Nelson, Lancashire [1]

Cornwall [1]

County Down [1]

Croydon South Australia [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Drysdale Victoria [1]

Durham [1]

Durham England [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Eyam, Derbyshire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Gateshead Durham [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [398]

Gunner [38]

Sapper [34]

Corporal [30]

Driver [29]

Serjeant [27]

Lance Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Drummer [2]

Guardsman [2]

Trooper [2]

Trumpeter [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Bandmaster (WO) [1]

Captain Lieutenant [1]

Chief Bandmaster [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook/ Orderly [1]

Driver /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Rifleman Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Smith Filter [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [47]

Royal Engineers [46]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

London Regiment [19]

Border Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Royal Irish Rifles [14]

Scottish Rifles [13]

Highland Light Infantry [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Scots [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Irish Guards [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [598]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [117]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

Royal Navy [48]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [889]

Contribution

Military Service [873]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

New Zealand [1]

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People [889] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sligo [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bothwell, Lanarkshire [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] County Galway [2] Lambeth, London, Surrey [2] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Snape, Suffolk [2] Warwick Queensland [2] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bombay [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brisbane Western Australia [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cartmel, Lancashire [1] Chester England [1] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1] Colne, Nelson, Lancashire [1] Cornwall [1] County Down [1] Croydon South Australia [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Drysdale Victoria [1] Durham [1] Durham England [1] Durham, Durham [1] Edinburgh [1] Erith, Kent [1] Eyam, Derbyshire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Gateshead Durham [1] Gateshead, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [398] Gunner [38] Sapper [34] Corporal [30] Driver [29] Serjeant [27] Lance Corporal [11] Lieutenant [11] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Company Serjeant Major [5] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Sister [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Drummer [2] Guardsman [2] Trooper [2] Trumpeter [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Gunner [1] Bandmaster (WO) [1] Captain Lieutenant [1] Chief Bandmaster [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook/ Orderly [1] Driver /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Rifleman Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Smith Filter [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [47] Royal Engineers [46] Royal Field Artillery [41] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] London Regiment [19] Border Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [16] Royal Irish Rifles [14] Scottish Rifles [13] Highland Light Infantry [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Scots [11] Canadian Infantry [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] Gordon Highlanders [6] Manchester Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Irish Guards [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Dragoon Guards [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [598] Canadian Expeditionary Force [117] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] Royal Navy [48] Australian Imperial Force [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [889]

Contribution

Military Service [873] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] New Zealand [1]

Alfred Moffatt

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11312 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3 Battalion

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Alfred James Moffatt

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 15287 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 15287 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th battalion king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 15287 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Michael Moffatt

Born 1891

Died 1948

British Army 4064 Private Irish Guards

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Fred Moffatt

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army PS/7435 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 7435 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 7435 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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George Moffatt

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36905

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Albert Henry Moffatt

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47693

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Robert Moffatt

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162970

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William Moffatt

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49636

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James Montgomery Moffatt

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276505

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James Moffatt

Died 1918

British Army 5551 Private London Regiment

British Army 702324 Private London Regiment

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Thomas Moffatt

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 15958 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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Thomas Moffatt

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260395

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Robert Birkett Moffatt

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405274

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Steven Moffatt

Born 1898

British Army 7174 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Thomas Edwin Moffatt

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9257

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Matthew Moffatt

Died 1917

British Army 3097 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 3rd

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Cecil Henry Moffatt

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/5th. Battalion

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Alfred Moffatt

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 8301 Private Royal Scots

British Army 335617 Private Royal Scots

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James Henry Moffatt

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28064

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Gowen Harold Moffatt

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295494

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