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Bollington, Cheshire [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

the Bradford district of Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bolllington, Cheshire [1]

Bosden near Hazel Grove, Cheshire [1]

Bosden, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Hayfield, High Peak, Derbyshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Peak Dale, Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Poynton near Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Wilmslow, Cheshire [1]

Woodford, Stockport Borough, Cheshire [1]

[probably] Dukinfield near Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

the Ancoats area of Manchester, Lancashire [1]

the Ardwick district of Manchester, Lancashire [1]

the Harpurhey area of Manchester, Lancashire [1]

the Offerton suburb of Stockport, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

the Openshaw area of Manchester, Lancashire [1]

the Rochdale Registration District, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [40]

Serjeant [6]

Driver [5]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Air Mechanic 3 [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Reserves [Enlisted but not yet mobilised] [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [3]

33rd Battalion Australian Infantry [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Training Reserve [2]

16th Battalion Australian Infantry [1]

21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers [1]

HMS DORSETSHIRE [a County Class heavy cruiser] [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Lancers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS COMUS [C-class light cruiser] at the BATTLE OF JUTLAND [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [50]

Royal Navy [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [62]

Contribution

Military Service [60]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Australia [2]

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People [62] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bollington, Cheshire [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] the Bradford district of Manchester, Lancashire [2] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bolllington, Cheshire [1] Bosden near Hazel Grove, Cheshire [1] Bosden, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Hayfield, High Peak, Derbyshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Peak Dale, Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Poynton near Stockport, Cheshire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Wilmslow, Cheshire [1] Woodford, Stockport Borough, Cheshire [1] [probably] Dukinfield near Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] the Ancoats area of Manchester, Lancashire [1] the Ardwick district of Manchester, Lancashire [1] the Harpurhey area of Manchester, Lancashire [1] the Offerton suburb of Stockport, Manchester, Lancashire [1] the Openshaw area of Manchester, Lancashire [1] the Rochdale Registration District, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [40] Serjeant [6] Driver [5] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Air Mechanic 3 [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Reserves [Enlisted but not yet mobilised] [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [3] 33rd Battalion Australian Infantry [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Training Reserve [2] 16th Battalion Australian Infantry [1] 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers [1] HMS DORSETSHIRE [a County Class heavy cruiser] [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Lancers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS COMUS [C-class light cruiser] at the BATTLE OF JUTLAND [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [50] Royal Navy [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [62]

Contribution

Military Service [60] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Australia [2]

William Shatwell

British Army M2/148622 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

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H Shatwell

British Army 11335 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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