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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Cheshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hythe, Kent [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Barry, Lancashire [1]

Benwell, Northumberland [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bridge North, Shropshire [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burtonwood Warrington [1]

Corgan, Lancashire [1]

Duloe, Cornwall [1]

Durham Ox Victoria [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Ermington, Devon [1]

Everton, Liverpool [1]

Gateshead [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harmondsworth [1]

Herne Bay, Kent [1]

High Legh Knutsford [1]

Hindley, Lancashire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hoyland, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Keighley [1]

Kingston upon Hull [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Lymm Cheshire [1]

Lymm, Cheshire [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Marston [1]

Milton, Kent [1]

New Basford, Nottingham [1]

Rank

Private [375]

Gunner [40]

Corporal [31]

Sapper [31]

Driver [30]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Serjeant [23]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Major [1]

Armourer Serjeant Major [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Bearer [1]

Cadet [1]

Commissary [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Driver /Lance Bombardier [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Dvr [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Engineman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal a/Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Shoeing Smith Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [48]

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Labour Corps [44]

Manchester Regiment [30]

Army Service Corps [29]

Cheshire Regiment [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Irish Guards [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [560]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [693]

Contribution

Military Service [675]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] North Shields, Northumberland, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Cheshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Hythe, Kent [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Aston Warwickshire [1] Barry, Lancashire [1] Benwell, Northumberland [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bridge North, Shropshire [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burtonwood Warrington [1] Corgan, Lancashire [1] Duloe, Cornwall [1] Durham Ox Victoria [1] Durham, Durham [1] Ermington, Devon [1] Everton, Liverpool [1] Gateshead [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hackney, London [1] Harmondsworth [1] Herne Bay, Kent [1] High Legh Knutsford [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hoyland, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Keighley [1] Kingston upon Hull [1] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Lancashire [1] Lewisham, London [1] Lymm Cheshire [1] Lymm, Cheshire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Marston [1] Milton, Kent [1] New Basford, Nottingham [1]

Rank

Private [375] Gunner [40] Corporal [31] Sapper [31] Driver [30] Second Lieutenant [23] Serjeant [23] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [13] Captain [6] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Major [1] Armourer Serjeant Major [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Bearer [1] Cadet [1] Commissary [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Driver /Lance Bombardier [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Dvr [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Engineman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal a/Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Shoeing Smith Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [48] Royal Field Artillery [46] Labour Corps [44] Manchester Regiment [30] Army Service Corps [29] Cheshire Regiment [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Liverpool Regiment [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [18] South Lancashire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Irish Guards [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] The Queen's Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [560] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [693]

Contribution

Military Service [675] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Matthew Southern

Died 1916

British Army 19192 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 19192 Acting Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 19192 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John H Southern

Died 1915

British Army 2651 Private Manchester Regiment

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Howard Edward Southern

Born 1880

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28676

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28676 Private Canadian Infantry

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Herbert Southern

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 23378 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Richard Alexander Southern

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 292489 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Charles Southern

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 10270 Private Acting Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 10270 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Richard Southern

Died 1917

British Army 3032 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 267136 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Joseph Southern

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269461

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Thomas Henry Southern

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177310

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Cecil Shepherd Southern

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101113

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Richard Herbert Southern

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 291667 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Matthew Southern

Died 1917

British Army 10827 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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William George Southern

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292091

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Albert Southern

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 17672 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Southern

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 202669 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Charles Southern

Died 1915

British Army 2013 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 2013 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph Southern

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14666 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 14666 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Joseph Southern

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245783

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James Southern

Died 1915

British Army 1648 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1648 Private London Regiment

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Harold Steel Southern

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 86457 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 86457 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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