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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Warrnambool Victoria [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Nantwich, Cheshire [2]

Ardwick, Lancashire [1]

Banham, Norfolk [1]

Beswick, Lancashire [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cargo, Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Compton, nr Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Great Barr, Staffordshire [1]

Hanley England [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hednesford, Staffordshire [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Kidderminster [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Staffordshire [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Macclesfield England [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Madras [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Morley, Yorkshire [1]

Newport, Shropshire [1]

Porchester, Hampshire [1]

Richmond New South Wales [1]

Roydon [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Shropshire [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stannifer New South Wales [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Teignemouth, Devon [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

York Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [228]

Gunner [32]

Sapper [22]

Driver [19]

Serjeant [19]

Corporal [15]

Lance Corporal [11]

Major [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Orderly [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Squadron Commander [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30]

Cheshire Regiment [29]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Labour Corps [27]

North Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [17]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [370]

Royal Navy [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [458]

Contribution

Military Service [449]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Crewe, Cheshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Warrnambool Victoria [3] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Nantwich, Cheshire [2] Ardwick, Lancashire [1] Banham, Norfolk [1] Beswick, Lancashire [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cargo, Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Compton, nr Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Dulwich, London [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Great Barr, Staffordshire [1] Hanley England [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hednesford, Staffordshire [1] Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Kidderminster [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Staffordshire [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Macclesfield England [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Madras [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Morley, Yorkshire [1] Newport, Shropshire [1] Porchester, Hampshire [1] Richmond New South Wales [1] Roydon [1] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Shropshire [1] Staffordshire [1] Stannifer New South Wales [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Teignemouth, Devon [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] York Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [228] Gunner [32] Sapper [22] Driver [19] Serjeant [19] Corporal [15] Lance Corporal [11] Major [8] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Orderly [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Lieutenant Colonel [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Squadron Commander [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30] Cheshire Regiment [29] Royal Field Artillery [28] Labour Corps [27] North Staffordshire Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [17] Liverpool Regiment [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Border Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Scots [3] Worcestershire Yeomanry [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Corps of Lancers [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [370] Royal Navy [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [12] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [458]

Contribution

Military Service [449] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Cecil Tomkinson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218443

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Seth Tomkinson

Died 1915

British Army 36017 Private Welsh Regiment

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William Tomkinson

Died 1918

British Army 5098 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Tomkinson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 203941 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Basil Tomkinson

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 35214 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William B Tomkinson

Died 1916

British Army 12800 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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James Tomkinson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2171 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 200161 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 200161 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur E Tomkinson

Died 1917

British Army 5/3264 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 267576 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Thomas Tomkinson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 881 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George William Tomkinson

Died 1918

British Army 31227 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 31227 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William W Tomkinson

Died 1916

British Army 1525 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 1525 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Harry Joseph Tomkinson

Died 1918

British Army 3024 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 240780 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John Tomkinson

Died 1915

British Army 8817 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Robert Sumner Tomkinson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 32918 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Frank Tomkinson

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715755

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715755 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Harold Tomkinson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295756

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Walter Harry Tomkinson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106534

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Leonard Alfred Tomkinson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409198

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Lancelot Tomkinson

Born 1892

Royal Navy Squadron Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Squadron Commander

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John Alexander Tomkinson

Australian Imperial Force 3928

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