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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]

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Contribution

Military Service [1017]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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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]

William Thomas Prescott

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45405

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William Henry Prescott

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231185

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Herbert Prescott

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232607

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John Prescott

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126409

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William John Prescott

Born 1874

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22909

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22909 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Edward Prescott

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 868079

Canadian Expeditionary Force 868079 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Charles Prescott

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 491149

Canadian Expeditionary Force 491149 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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George Prescott

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432089

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432089 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Charles Prescott

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 437264

Canadian Expeditionary Force 437264 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Frederick Prescott

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 11925 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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George H Prescott

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 10373 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Prescott

Died 1916

British Army 14031 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Alex Frank Evelyn Prescott

Died 1916

British Army 19/15570 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 25590 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 15571 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Charles Henry Prescott

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 66133 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harry Prescott

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 39319 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Edward Prescott

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4729 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 40633 Private Essex Regiment

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Frank Prescott

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 17087 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 17087 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 18th Battalion

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Albert Prescott

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 10518 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Cyril Clarke Prescott

Born 1898

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Harold Prescott

Died 1915

British Army 7654 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 7654 Acting Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 7654 Serjeant Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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