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Brisbane Queensland [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackrod, Lancashire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Highfield, Pemberton, Wigan, Lancs [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Hoylake, Cheshire [1]

London England [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Brisbane Queensland [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Tallebudgera Queensland [1]

Toora Victoria [1]

Walkaway Western Australia [1]

Warrington England [1]

Whitlington Moor, Derbyshire [1]

Whittington Moor Chesterfield [1]

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Private [155]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [8]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Surgeon [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Derby Yeomanry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [222]

Royal Navy [25]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

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S [297]

Contribution

Military Service [293]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

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United Kingdom [8]

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Brisbane Queensland [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackrod, Lancashire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Deptford, London [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Highfield, Pemberton, Wigan, Lancs [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Hoylake, Cheshire [1] London England [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Brisbane Queensland [1] Stawell Victoria [1] Tallebudgera Queensland [1] Toora Victoria [1] Walkaway Western Australia [1] Warrington England [1] Whitlington Moor, Derbyshire [1] Whittington Moor Chesterfield [1]

Rank

Private [155] Gunner [16] Corporal [12] Serjeant [10] Driver [8] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Munitions Worker [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Surgeon [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [14] Manchester Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Derby Yeomanry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [222] Royal Navy [25] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [297]

Contribution

Military Service [293] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Albert Silcock

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 98104 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Silcock

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 20104 Private Essex Regiment

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Harry Silcock

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 11725 Private Coldstream Guards

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Henry Silcock

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 250 Private Essex Regiment

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Fred Silcock

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 2996 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2996 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edgar Harry Silcock

Australian Imperial Force 4774

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Ernest Leonard Silcock

Australian Imperial Force 7595

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Percy Frederick Silcock

Australian Imperial Force 2313

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William Silcock

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 5698 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202669 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202669 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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William Silcock

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 39896 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 39896 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Silcock

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2831 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 200751 Private Essex Regiment

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John William Silcock

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 43884 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 43884 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Gerald Silcock

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 12984 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Charles Silcock

Died 1918

British Army 145449 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Fred Silcock

Died 1916

British Army 10454 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Silcock

Died 1918

British Army 4329 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Silcock

Died 1917

British Army 34288 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 34288 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Richard Silcock

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436904

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436904 Private Canadian Infantry

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Clarence Cecil Silcock

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42392

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42392 Sergeant Canadian Field Artillery

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Geoffrey Gordon Silcock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298163

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