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Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Durham [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [2]

Inglewood Queensland [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Skegby, Nottinghamshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Appleby England [1]

Appleby, Westmoreland [1]

Ashton, Lancashire [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Biddulph, Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackwell Derbyshire [1]

Bosley, near Macclesfield [1]

Buxton [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, England [1]

Chinley, Derbyshire [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dukinfield [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Exeter [1]

Fairfield, Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Heaton Norris, Lancashire [1]

Hereford [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Horton, Shropshire [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Little Longstone, Derbyshire [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Matlock Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [459]

Gunner [55]

Driver [44]

Corporal [42]

Sapper [26]

Serjeant [26]

Lance Corporal [20]

Acting Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Artificer Engineer [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Pioneer Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Gunner [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [61]

Royal Engineers [59]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Army Service Corps [53]

Labour Corps [51]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

York and Lancaster Regiment [30]

Cheshire Regiment [24]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

London Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Hussars [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [689]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [73]

Royal Navy [69]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [912]

Contribution

Military Service [901]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

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People [912] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Durham [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Cockermouth, Cumberland [2] Inglewood Queensland [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Paddington, London [2] Skegby, Nottinghamshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Appleby England [1] Appleby, Westmoreland [1] Ashton, Lancashire [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Biddulph, Congleton, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackwell Derbyshire [1] Bosley, near Macclesfield [1] Buxton [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey, England [1] Chinley, Derbyshire [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dukinfield [1] Durham, Durham [1] Exeter [1] Fairfield, Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hackney, London [1] Heaton Norris, Lancashire [1] Hereford [1] Highgate, London [1] Horton, Shropshire [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Kew Victoria [1] Little Longstone, Derbyshire [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Matlock Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [459] Gunner [55] Driver [44] Corporal [42] Sapper [26] Serjeant [26] Lance Corporal [20] Acting Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Bandsman [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Artificer Engineer [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Officer Cadet [1] Pioneer Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Gunner [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [61] Royal Engineers [59] Royal Field Artillery [58] Army Service Corps [53] Labour Corps [51] Machine Gun Corps [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] York and Lancaster Regiment [30] Cheshire Regiment [24] Durham Light Infantry [20] Liverpool Regiment [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Leicestershire Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] London Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Hussars [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [689] Canadian Expeditionary Force [73] Royal Navy [69] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [912]

Contribution

Military Service [901] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Theophilus Richmond Slack

Born 1889

Died 1945

British Army 44125 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Charles R Slack

Born 1886

Died 1932

British Army 86702 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Slack

Born 1884

Died 1941

British Army 20663 Private Grenadier Guards

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Edwin Slack

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 1452 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 621783 Private Labour Corps

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John Barnett Slack

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 37869 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Officer Cadet 28th Artists Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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George Henry Slack

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305601

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Lionel Slack

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140385

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Ernest Edward Slack

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295385

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John Slack

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68337

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Arthur William Slack

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300314

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Frank William Slack

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192348

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Albert Edward Slack

Born 1896

Died 1993

British Army 16388 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16388 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Arthur Slack

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 29105 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 29105 Private Prince Of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 15th Battalion

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Thomas Slack

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 11179 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Joseph Slack

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112988

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John Fred Slack

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51894

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Charlie Leslie Slack

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11696

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Samuel Slack

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87857

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John Henry Rawsthorne Slack

Born 1883

Died 1925

Canadian Expeditionary Force 172073

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Ralph Slack

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 1898 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st/8th Bn.

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