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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [13]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Wexford [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Islington, London [3]

London England [3]

Meredith Victoria [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Christchurch [2]

Coburg Victoria [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Derby [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Lithgow New South Wales [2]

Liverpool [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

Angleedool New South Wales [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Baldwinstown Castle, Baldwinstown, Co. Wexford [1]

Ballycapogue [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Wansdsworth, London [1]

Bedford [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Binnaway New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackley, Lancashire [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Boldon, Durham [1]

Boston, Massachusetts [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Bowenfels New South Wales [1]

Branxton New South Wales [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [723]

Gunner [85]

Serjeant [66]

Corporal [45]

Driver [42]

Sapper [39]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lieutenant [31]

Lance Corporal [25]

Captain [19]

Pioneer [18]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [7]

Major [7]

Guardsman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Conductor [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Signalman [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Worker [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

AB [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Temporary Warrant Commander [1]

Acting Warrant Officer, Class I [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier and Gunner [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Canteener [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [103]

Royal Field Artillery [94]

Royal Engineers [88]

Army Service Corps [71]

Royal Garrison Artillery [45]

Manchester Regiment [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37]

Northumberland Fusiliers [36]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

London Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Cheshire Regiment [27]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Leicestershire Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16]

Royal Irish Rifles [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Royal Irish Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1133]

Royal Navy [116]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [114]

Australian Imperial Force [104]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1600]

F [2]

A [1]

B [1]

D [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1557]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Ireland [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [13] Sydney New South Wales [5] Wexford [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Ipswich Queensland [3] Islington, London [3] London England [3] Meredith Victoria [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Christchurch [2] Coburg Victoria [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Derby [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Hackney, London [2] Lithgow New South Wales [2] Liverpool [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] Angleedool New South Wales [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Baldwinstown Castle, Baldwinstown, Co. Wexford [1] Ballycapogue [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Wansdsworth, London [1] Bedford [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Binnaway New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackley, Lancashire [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Boldon, Durham [1] Boston, Massachusetts [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Bowenfels New South Wales [1] Branxton New South Wales [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [723] Gunner [85] Serjeant [66] Corporal [45] Driver [42] Sapper [39] Second Lieutenant [32] Lieutenant [31] Lance Corporal [25] Captain [19] Pioneer [18] Acting Serjeant [15] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [7] Major [7] Guardsman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Conductor [2] Leading Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Signalman [2] Transport Corporal [2] Worker [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] AB [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Temporary Warrant Commander [1] Acting Warrant Officer, Class I [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier and Gunner [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Canteener [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [103] Royal Field Artillery [94] Royal Engineers [88] Army Service Corps [71] Royal Garrison Artillery [45] Manchester Regiment [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37] Northumberland Fusiliers [36] Liverpool Regiment [29] London Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [29] Cheshire Regiment [27] Durham Light Infantry [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Leicestershire Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16] Royal Irish Rifles [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Royal Irish Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Canadian Infantry [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1133] Royal Navy [116] Canadian Expeditionary Force [114] Australian Imperial Force [104] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1600] F [2] A [1] B [1] D [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1557] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Ireland [2] Australia [1] Canada [1]

William Edmond Stafford

Born 1892

Died 1953

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Liuetenant Acting Captain/ Second Liuentenant Northumberland Fusiliers (Tynside Irish) 4th Battalion (Transport Section)

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Geoffrey Harold Stafford

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 60649 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 263rd Siege Bty.

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William Stafford

Born 1898

Died 1955

British Army 5302 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 5302 Private Royal Irish Regiment 6th and 2nd Battalions

British Army 5302 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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George Richard Stafford

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 5725 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372830 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Claude Charles Stafford

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant General Reserve of Officers, Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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John Stafford

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 14787 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 9th (Service) Battalion

British Army 14787 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 9th (Service) Battalion

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Fredrick William Stafford

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2031 Pte Army 4th Battalion

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Mary Florence Stafford

Born 1891

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service First Australian General Hospital

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Ernest George Stafford

Born 1890

British Army 201463 Private East Surrey Regiment 1/5th

British Army 201463 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 1/5th

British Army 3666 Private East Surrey Regiment 1/5th

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William George Stafford

Born 1879

Died 1928

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22 Sergeant Major Royal Flying Corps No. 14 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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William George Stafford

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22

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James Stafford

Died 1916

British Army 3450 Private attached to the Royal Engineers 179th Tunnelling Company

British Army 3450 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Kenneth James Stafford

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 194255 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 27th Brigade

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Herbert Stafford

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 20323 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 20323 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 20323 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Jonathan Stafford

Born 1899

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103224

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William Stafford

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 32117 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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John Stafford

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163548

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James Stafford

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135335

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James Henry Stafford

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64922

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Joseph Stafford

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268544

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