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Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Dover, Kent [3]

Leigh, Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [3]

Prescot, Lancashire [3]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Golborne, Lancashire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Lydiate, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

St Helens, Lancashire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adelaide [1]

Alcombe, Somerset [1]

Alderbury, Wiltshire [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-on-Lyne, Devon [1]

Barton Hill, Gloucestershire [1]

Bedminster Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birchington on Sea, Isle of Thanet [1]

Birchington, Kent [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Boothstown, Lancashire, England. [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol England [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Cheshire [1]

Crystal Brook South Australia [1]

Dover England [1]

Rank

Private [505]

Gunner [64]

Driver [56]

Corporal [43]

Serjeant [38]

Sapper [31]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [14]

Major [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Captain [8]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signaller [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Surgeon Class 4 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Farrier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Inspector General [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [78]

Royal Engineers [73]

Liverpool Regiment [55]

Army Service Corps [53]

South Lancashire Regiment [49]

Labour Corps [47]

Manchester Regiment [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

London Regiment [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Military Foot Police [6]

Royal Engineers Transport [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Service

British Army [803]

Royal Navy [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [52]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [1017]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Dover, Kent [3] Leigh, Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Ormskirk, Lancashire [3] Prescot, Lancashire [3] Saint Helens, Lancashire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Golborne, Lancashire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Liverpool England [2] Lydiate, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] St Helens, Lancashire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelaide [1] Alcombe, Somerset [1] Alderbury, Wiltshire [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Ashton-on-Lyne, Devon [1] Barton Hill, Gloucestershire [1] Bedminster Bristol, Somerset [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birchington on Sea, Isle of Thanet [1] Birchington, Kent [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Boothstown, Lancashire, England. [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol [1] Bristol England [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Cheshire [1] Crystal Brook South Australia [1] Dover England [1]

Rank

Private [505] Gunner [64] Driver [56] Corporal [43] Serjeant [38] Sapper [31] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [14] Major [11] Acting Corporal [10] Captain [8] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Worker [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Sergeant [2] Signaller [2] Telegraphist [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Surgeon Class 4 [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Major [1] Bugler [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Farrier [1] Guardsman [1] Inspector General [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [78] Royal Engineers [73] Liverpool Regiment [55] Army Service Corps [53] South Lancashire Regiment [49] Labour Corps [47] Manchester Regiment [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Cheshire Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Somerset Light Infantry [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] London Regiment [13] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Welsh Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Military Foot Police [6] Royal Engineers Transport [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Tank Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4]

Service

British Army [803] Royal Navy [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Canadian Expeditionary Force [52] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [1017] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Alexander Prescott

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75748

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John Joseph Prescott

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112999

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Arthur Prescott

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57089

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Arthur Prescott

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 203464 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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James Francis Christopher Prescott

Died 1917

British Army 5105 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 241092 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Samuel Prescott

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1725 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 202388 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Stanley Prescott

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army GS/25893 Private 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)

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Henry Cecil Prescott

Born 1882

Died 1960

British Army Major Punjabis

British Army Inspector General Mesopotamian Police

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas Prescott

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4882 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 4882 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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William Prescott

Born 1894

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119252

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Thomas Edward Prescott

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1026 Driver Royal Field Artillery 57th (West Lancs.) Div. Ammunition Col.

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Francis Charles Prescott

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240415

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Joseph Prescott

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292260

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George Prescott

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 5465 Manchester Regiment

British Army 252268 Private Manchester Regiment

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Oliver Prescott

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 28663 Private South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Thomas Peter Prescott

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 119 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Joseph Prescott

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97411

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Arthur John Prescott

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116399

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William Charles Prescott

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy 20784 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/20784 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Otranto."

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James Prescott

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80390

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