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Wicken, Northamptonshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dulston, London [1]

Heswall, Cheshire [1]

Kapunda New South Wales [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Nantwich, Norwich [1]

Parkside South Australia [1]

Preston England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rock Ferry, Wirral, Cheshire [1]

Shepherd Bush, London [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

West Bromwich, Warwickshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [62]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Pioneer [4]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Serjeant /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [8]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Rhodesia Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [100]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [129]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Wicken, Northamptonshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackpool [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dulston, London [1] Heswall, Cheshire [1] Kapunda New South Wales [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Nantwich, Norwich [1] Parkside South Australia [1] Preston England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rock Ferry, Wirral, Cheshire [1] Shepherd Bush, London [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] West Bromwich, Warwickshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [62] Gunner [10] Corporal [5] Driver [5] Pioneer [4] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Serjeant /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13] Cheshire Regiment [10] Labour Corps [10] Royal Engineers [8] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Rhodesia Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [100] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [133]

Contribution

Military Service [129] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Thomas Shakeshaft

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 373723 Private London Regiment

British Army 373723 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6843 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur Shakeshaft

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 28188 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 28188 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Archie Shakeshaft

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 8398 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Alfred Joseph Shakeshaft

Born 1886

Died 1937

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment

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Dennis Shakeshaft

Born 1889

Died 1981

British Army 203771 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Shakeshaft

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 24508 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Albert Edward Shakeshaft

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84672

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William Shakeshaft

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306661

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Frederick Shakeshaft

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97308

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Robert Shakeshaft

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129674

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George Shakeshaft

Died 1916

British Army 14686 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Henry Shakeshaft

Died 1917

British Army 41927 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Percy E Shakeshaft

Died 1916

British Army 25463 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Shakeshaft

Died 1915

British Army 45469 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Clifford Shakeshaft

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8271

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Herbert Walter Shakeshaft

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310948

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Joseph Shakeshaft

Died 1917

British Army 40557 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 40557 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Fred Shakeshaft

Died 1917

British Army 16346 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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William Shakeshaft

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 6674 Private Coldstream Guards

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William Shakeshaft

Died 1917

British Army 35509 Private Cheshire Regiment

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