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Macclesfield, Cheshire [6]

Rochdale, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Manchester England [3]

Stockport, Cheshire [3]

Bothwell Tasmania [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barnley England [1]

Bedford. Leigh, Lancashire, England. [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bunbury England [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Disley, Cheshire [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Kendal England [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leicester [1]

Longreach Queensland [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Macclesfield England [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Geelong Victoria [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire, England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rainow, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Scundthorpe England [1]

Scunshorpe, Lincolnshire [1]

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Walsall England [1]

Rank

Private [238]

Gunner [22]

Driver [21]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

Pioneer [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Saddler [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [54]

Labour Corps [40]

Manchester Regiment [36]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [356]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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S [436]

Contribution

Military Service [431]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Macclesfield, Cheshire [6] Rochdale, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Manchester England [3] Stockport, Cheshire [3] Bothwell Tasmania [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Hyde, Cheshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barnley England [1] Bedford. Leigh, Lancashire, England. [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bunbury England [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Disley, Cheshire [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Kendal England [1] Lancashire [1] Leicester [1] Longreach Queensland [1] Macclesfield [1] Macclesfield England [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire, England [1] Manchester [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Geelong Victoria [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rainow, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Scundthorpe England [1] Scunshorpe, Lincolnshire [1] Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Walsall England [1]

Rank

Private [238] Gunner [22] Driver [21] Corporal [20] Serjeant [14] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [10] Pioneer [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Saddler [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [54] Labour Corps [40] Manchester Regiment [36] Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] South Lancashire Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [356] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [20] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [436]

Contribution

Military Service [431] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Albert Swindells

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408494

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William Swindells

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233589

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William Swindells

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1461 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James Swindells

Died 1917

British Army 52950 Private Manchester Regiment

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Humphrey Swindells

Died 1917

British Army 88036 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 88036 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Swindells

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 40326 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 235350 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 235350 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Edgar Swindells

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197914

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Thomas Swindells

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 15/1278 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/1278 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harry Swindells

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 29122 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 29122 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Peter Swindells

Born 1868

Died 1919

British Army 83141 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Swindells

Died 1917

British Army 1606 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 290174 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Swindells

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6876

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James Swindells

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1387 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200097 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John Swindells

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 301499 Private Manchester Regiment

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Seth Swindells

Died 1917

British Army 20001 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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George Henry Swindells

Australian Imperial Force 1404

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John Ernest Swindells

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114072

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114072 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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Rupert Swindells

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242978

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John Swindells

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 6177 Private Border Regiment

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Herbert Swindells

Died 1916

British Army 4260 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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