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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Heaton Norris, Lancashire [2]

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Sevenoaks, Kent, England [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]

George Roscoe

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 19847 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 19847 Private South Wales Borderers

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Edmund Roscoe

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1603 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Roscoe

Died 1915

British Army 2762 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Roscoe

Died 1917

British Army 13143 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Arnold Roscoe

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 7873 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 243325 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 243325 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Roscoe

Died 1916

British Army 21770 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Sydney W J Roscoe

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 29957 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Roscoe

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 203241 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Richard Lang Roscoe

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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William Harry Roscoe

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 19070 Private Grenadier Guards

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Thomas Roscoe

Died 1916

British Army 30100 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 30100 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Roscoe

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 74001 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 74001 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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F N Roscoe

Died 1918

British Army 2512 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 250509 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Lowe Roscoe

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292294

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George Roscoe

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311182

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Walter Roscoe

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98587

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Margaret Roscoe

Born 1898

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions - White Lund

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Stanley Roscoe

Australian Imperial Force 2901

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Leo Roscoe

Born 1884

British Army 8862 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Leslie Roscoe

Australian Imperial Force 11

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