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Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Peckham, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Coolaney, Sligo [1]

Derby England [1]

Edenfield, Lancashire [1]

Killoran, Sligo [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Langdon, Staffordshire [1]

Littleover, Derby [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

North Meols, Lancs [1]

Northampton [1]

Omaron [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Preston [1]

Quarndon, Derbyshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Skelmersdale, Lancashire [1]

Southport England [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

Stoke on Trent England [1]

Walworth, London [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [145]

Driver [14]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Employment Company [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Labour Corps Aldershot Command [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Service

British Army [207]

Royal Navy [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [260]

T [2]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [253]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [263] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Peckham, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Coolaney, Sligo [1] Derby England [1] Edenfield, Lancashire [1] Killoran, Sligo [1] Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Langdon, Staffordshire [1] Littleover, Derby [1] Liverpool England [1] Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] North Meols, Lancs [1] Northampton [1] Omaron [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Paddington, London [1] Preston [1] Quarndon, Derbyshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Skelmersdale, Lancashire [1] Southport England [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] Stoke on Trent England [1] Walworth, London [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [145] Driver [14] Gunner [13] Serjeant [10] Corporal [9] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Signaller [1] Staff Nurse [1] Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Employment Company [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Labour Corps Aldershot Command [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Service

British Army [207] Royal Navy [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [260] T [2] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [253] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Alfred Moorcroft

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 16175 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Alfred Moorcroft

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 49814 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 57975 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Harry Moorcroft

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 66601 Private Worcestershire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles Moorcroft

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129231

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Arthur Moorcroft

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2665 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 2665 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

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Harry Moorcroft

Died 1916

British Army 7543 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 5432 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Moorcroft

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 75007 Private Manchester Regiment

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Walter Moorcroft

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 15154 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 247342 Private Labour Corps

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William Edward Moorcroft

Died 1918

British Army 107371 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 107371 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Gatrell Moorcroft

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25869

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John Aindow Moorcroft

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407139

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Thomas J Moorcroft

Died 1918

British Army 681502 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Moorcroft

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 16457 Private Lancers

British Army 32472 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Thomas Moorcroft

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90334

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Charles Moorcroft

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 21863 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 141346 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Henry Moorcroft

Died 1915

British Army 23073 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Thomas Moorcroft

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 54982 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40509 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

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John Temply Moorcroft

Died 1916

British Army 1488 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 39889 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Robert Moorcroft

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 302512 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Stanley Moorcroft

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9948 Private Gordon Highlanders

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