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Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Lincoln [2]

Manchester England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nottingham [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Annesley, Nottinghamshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsley England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bothwellhaugh, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Bourke Victoria [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Chesterfield [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Claypole, Lincolnshire [1]

Gatley, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Goswell Street, London [1]

Haggerdon, London [1]

Haggerston, London, Middlesex [1]

Huddersfield England [1]

Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Mansfield England [1]

Mansfield, Derbyshire [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

Northerden, Cheshire [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Norwich England [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oxton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Ridgway, Derbyshire [1]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Rugby England [1]

Saint John's Wood, London [1]

Rank

Private [328]

Gunner [37]

Driver [29]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [21]

Sapper [18]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Pioneer [7]

Captain [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

AB [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Driver Acting Serjeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Greaser [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [52]

Manchester Regiment [43]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Engineers [38]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Army Service Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [494]

Royal Navy [45]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [594]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Ireland [2]

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Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [4] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Lincoln [2] Manchester England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nottingham [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Annesley, Nottinghamshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsley England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bothwellhaugh, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Bourke Victoria [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1] Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Chesterfield [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Claypole, Lincolnshire [1] Gatley, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Goswell Street, London [1] Haggerdon, London [1] Haggerston, London, Middlesex [1] Huddersfield England [1] Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester [1] Mansfield England [1] Mansfield, Derbyshire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] Northerden, Cheshire [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Norwich England [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oxton, Nottinghamshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Ridgway, Derbyshire [1] Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Rugby England [1] Saint John's Wood, London [1]

Rank

Private [328] Gunner [37] Driver [29] Serjeant [22] Corporal [21] Sapper [18] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Pioneer [7] Captain [5] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] AB [1] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Driver Acting Serjeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Forewoman [1] Greaser [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [52] Manchester Regiment [43] Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Engineers [38] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] Cheshire Regiment [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Army Service Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [17] Liverpool Regiment [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] South Lancashire Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Border Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [494] Royal Navy [45] Australian Imperial Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [605]

Contribution

Military Service [594] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Ireland [2]

Arthur Fernley Renshaw

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army 534903 Private London Regiment 15th battlion lond Battalion

British Army 124547 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Herbert Henry Renshaw

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 174 Corporal Army Cyclist Corps 3/54 East Anglian Division

British Army G/15777 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (Service) Battalion

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George Renshaw

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army 2497 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 388766 Private Labour Corps

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James Renshaw

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 11020 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Albert Edward Renshaw

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 178 Sapper Australian Engineers

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John Renshaw

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278502

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James F Renshaw

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56713

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Joseph Renshaw

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280227

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Albert Renshaw

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217707

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Percy Connaught Renshaw

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3711 Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army TR/16286 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Leslie Renshaw

Born 1899

Royal Navy J73613

Royal Navy J73613 AB Vivid 1

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Henry Renshaw

Born 1882

Died 1970

British Army 15270 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Wilfred Samuel Renshaw

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108484

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Alfred Renshaw

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Leonard Renshaw

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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James Renshaw

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 95730 Private Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry

British Army 350658 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Joseph Renshaw

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 18928 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Renshaw

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 35836 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion.

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Aaron Renshaw

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201252

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201252 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harold William Renshaw

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 62079 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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