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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]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [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]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Yorkshire 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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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] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [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] Suffolk Regiment [3] Yorkshire 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]

George G Renshaw

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2284 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 305485 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 305485 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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William Renshaw

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191435

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Arthur Cyril Renshaw

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 12602 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 48420 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William T Renshaw

Died 1918

British Army 1767 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40138 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John David Renshaw

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1619 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Renshaw

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117000

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Samuel Renshaw

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 19300 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 19300 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Vincent Renshaw

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 3/1408 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3/1408 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3/1408 Lance Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Samuel Renshaw

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2852 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Albert Renshaw

Died 1914

British Army 3246 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 3246 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John William Renshaw

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9434 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Albert Renshaw

Australian Imperial Force 36863

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Sidney James Renshaw

Australian Imperial Force 3434

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Gilbert Benjamin Renshaw

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 10854 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 10854 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred James Renshaw

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 52 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 314639 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 832129 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Renshaw

Australian Imperial Force 72022

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Joseph Renshaw

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 11681 Private Border Regiment

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Wilfred E Renshaw

Died 1917

British Army 31509 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Alec Renshaw

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 40251 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Peter Renshaw

Died 1918

British Army 235413 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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