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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Heaton Norris, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

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Prescot, Lancashire [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent, England [1]

St Clements, Salford, Lancashire [1]

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Whiston, Prescot, Lancashire [1]

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Private [241]

Driver [27]

Gunner [21]

Sapper [20]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Captain [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bandsman [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Strapper [1]

Temporary Lieutenant/Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23]

South Lancashire Regiment [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [363]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [430]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

India [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Heaton Norris, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Belfast [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackpool, Lancashire, England [1] Bolton England [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bootles, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Devenish Victoria [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire, England [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Prescot, Lancashire [1] Sevenoaks, Kent, England [1] St Clements, Salford, Lancashire [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Whiston, Prescot, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [241] Driver [27] Gunner [21] Sapper [20] Corporal [19] Serjeant [14] Lance Corporal [12] Captain [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bandsman [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Strapper [1] Temporary Lieutenant/Captain [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [23] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23] South Lancashire Regiment [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Liverpool Regiment [19] Cheshire Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] East Lancashire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Canadian Infantry [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Border Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [363] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [430] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [7] India [1]

John T Roscoe

Died 1919

British Army L/3258 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/3258 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Roscoe

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5121 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Roscoe

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 20188 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harold Roscoe

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 106293 Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Roscoe

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 14824 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14824 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James Henry Roscoe

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314357

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Herbert Reginald Roscoe

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66166

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Hugh Colin Roscoe

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234404

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John Phillip Roscoe

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298759

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Harold Roscoe

Died 1918

British Army 18647 Private Essex Regiment 13th Battalion (West Ham)

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John Roscoe

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241433

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John Roscoe

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124391

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Thomas Ernest Roscoe

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 830208

Canadian Expeditionary Force 830208 Private Canadian Infantry

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Leslie David Roscoe

Born 1879

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931174

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931174 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Roscoe

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27755

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27755 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Roscoe

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1003530

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1003530 Private Canadian Infantry

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Albert Edward Roscoe

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13678

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13678 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Stanley Roscoe

Died 1917

British Army 70921 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest Roscoe

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Roscoe

Died 1917

British Army 43935 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 47776 Private Labour Corps

British Army 42379 Private South Wales Borderers

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