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Huddersfield [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Altrincham [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Berkhamsted, Herfordshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn Lancashire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bruthen Victoria [1]

Cambridge, Massachusetts [1]

Cobourg, Ontario [1]

Collingwood, Victoria [1]

Coventry [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Deans Marsh Victoria [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dunning, Perthshire [1]

Dunolly Victoria [1]

Finchley,Edmonton,London. [1]

Fleet End, Warsash [1]

Fulham, Greater London [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Guildhall Street, Folkestone [1]

Hartley Wintney Hampshire [1]

Hastings [1]

Hastings England [1]

Hay-on-Wye [1]

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Hornby, Lancashire [1]

Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland [1]

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Kogarah New South Wales [1]

Liverpool [1]

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Malvern, Victoria [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mayfield, Sussex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moohtapore, Behar [1]

Mosman, New South Wales [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Natal [1]

Rank

Private [542]

Second Lieutenant [77]

Serjeant [55]

Captain [52]

Lieutenant [37]

Corporal [36]

Lance Corporal [34]

Rifleman [19]

Major [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Muleteer [10]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Guardsman [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Driver [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Sapper [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Cadet [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Drummer [2]

Gunner [2]

Public Servant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Aclting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Medical Officer [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commissioned Instructor [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [52]

York and Lancaster Regiment 5th Battalion [52]

Royal Defence Corps 5th Battalion [36]

5th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [30]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion [26]

Lancashire Fusiliers 5th Battalion [25]

5th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [23]

North Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion [22]

5th Battalion [21]

5th Battalion Royal Highlanders [21]

Royal Lancaster Regiment 5th Battalion [18]

West Riding Regiment 5th Battalion [18]

King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [17]

5th Battalion Egyptian Army [16]

5th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [14]

5th Battalion West Riding Regiment [14]

5th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [13]

5th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

5th Battalion Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12]

5th Labour Battalion [12]

5th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

5th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

5th Reserve Battalion [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

5th Battalion Canadian Infantry [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

5th Battalion Royal Scots [6]

5th Infantry Battalion [6]

5th Battalion Leinster Regiment [5]

5th Canadian Infantry Battalion [5]

1/5th Battalion Royal Highlanders Territorial Force [4]

5th Battalion Reserve Brigade [4]

5th Pioneer Battalion [4]

5th Tank Battalion [4]

Grenadiers Guards 5th Reserve Battalion [4]

Imperial Army [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Reserve Cavalry 5th Battalion [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

1/5th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

1/5th Battalion West Riding Regiment [3]

5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders [3]

5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

5th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [802]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [16]

Indian Army [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [275]

C [189]

G [98]

A [88]

H [65]

D [36]

F [34]

E [15]

W [15]

M [9]

S [9]

R [6]

L [5]

P [4]

K [3]

J [2]

T [2]

I [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [855]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Australia [4]

Canada [2]

Argentina [1]

Jersey [1]

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Huddersfield [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Altrincham [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Berkhamsted, Herfordshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn Lancashire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bruthen Victoria [1] Cambridge, Massachusetts [1] Cobourg, Ontario [1] Collingwood, Victoria [1] Coventry [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Deans Marsh Victoria [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dunning, Perthshire [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] Finchley,Edmonton,London. [1] Fleet End, Warsash [1] Fulham, Greater London [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Guildhall Street, Folkestone [1] Hartley Wintney Hampshire [1] Hastings [1] Hastings England [1] Hay-on-Wye [1] Hindley, Wigan [1] Hollytown, Lanarkshire [1] Hornby, Lancashire [1] Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland [1] Karachi [1] Kensington,London [1] Kinglake, Victoria [1] Kings Langley, Hertfordshire [1] Kogarah New South Wales [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] London England [1] London, England [1] Malvern, Victoria [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mayfield, Sussex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moohtapore, Behar [1] Mosman, New South Wales [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Natal [1]

Rank

Private [542] Second Lieutenant [77] Serjeant [55] Captain [52] Lieutenant [37] Corporal [36] Lance Corporal [34] Rifleman [19] Major [15] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Muleteer [10] Lance Serjeant [7] Guardsman [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Driver [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Sergeant Major [3] Sapper [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Cadet [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Drummer [2] Gunner [2] Public Servant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Aclting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Bandsman [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Medical Officer [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commissioned Instructor [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [52] York and Lancaster Regiment 5th Battalion [52] Royal Defence Corps 5th Battalion [36] 5th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [30] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion [26] Lancashire Fusiliers 5th Battalion [25] 5th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [23] North Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion [22] 5th Battalion [21] 5th Battalion Royal Highlanders [21] Royal Lancaster Regiment 5th Battalion [18] West Riding Regiment 5th Battalion [18] King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [17] 5th Battalion Egyptian Army [16] 5th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [14] 5th Battalion West Riding Regiment [14] 5th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [13] 5th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] 5th Battalion Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12] 5th Labour Battalion [12] 5th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] 5th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] 5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [9] 5th Reserve Battalion [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] 5th Battalion Canadian Infantry [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] 5th Battalion Royal Scots [6] 5th Infantry Battalion [6] 5th Battalion Leinster Regiment [5] 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion [5] 1/5th Battalion Royal Highlanders Territorial Force [4] 5th Battalion Reserve Brigade [4] 5th Pioneer Battalion [4] 5th Tank Battalion [4] Grenadiers Guards 5th Reserve Battalion [4] Imperial Army [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Reserve Cavalry 5th Battalion [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] 1/5th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] 1/5th Battalion West Riding Regiment [3] 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders [3] 5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] 5th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [802] Australian Imperial Force [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [16] Indian Army [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [275] C [189] G [98] A [88] H [65] D [36] F [34] E [15] W [15] M [9] S [9] R [6] L [5] P [4] K [3] J [2] T [2] I [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [855]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Australia [4] Canada [2] Argentina [1] Jersey [1]

Henry George Shearwood

Born 1896

British Army 2384 Serjeant Australian Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant 5th Regiment 21st Battalion

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Allan Bonville Hay-Webb

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Captain 1st Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) see also https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/5475447

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Herbert Harry Blessed

Born 1879

Died 1957

British Army 3021 York and Lancaster Regiment 6th, 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 240852 formerly 3021 Private York and Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion 5th Battalion

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John Albious Croak

Born 1899

Died 1988

Australian Imperial Force 50851 Private Show Ground Depot, Sydney

Australian Imperial Force 50851 Private 1st Depot Battalion, Liverpool

Australian Imperial Force 50851 Private Technical Battalion, Liverpool C Company

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Patrick Shea

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3212 Private 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 3212 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army 317621 Private Tank Corps

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James Mckenzie Anderson

Born 1891

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 218 Sergeant 5th Battalion, Australian Infantry

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Arthur Wheeler Helsham

Born 1874

Australian Imperial Force 22243 Private 5th Pioneer Battalion

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Herbert Maurice Wightwick

Born 1881

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13691

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13691 Private 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

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William Hogan

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1074

Australian Imperial Force 1074 and 1140 and 1140A Lance Corporal 5th Battalion, Australian Infantry

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Beauchamp Patrick Duff

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant 5th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders

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William Lauder Crowe

Born 1894

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1300 Lance Corporal 5th Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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David Sydney Wanliss

Born 1864

Died 1943

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Colonel 5th Battalion (Victoria), Australian Infantry Gallipoli

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Arnold Henry Grant Kemball

Born 1861

Died 1917

Indian Army Colonel 5th Gurkha Rifles

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel 54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

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Sydney Lory Williams

Born 1890

Australian Imperial Force 1168 Corporal 5th Battalion, Australian Infantry

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James Melville Bagshaw

Born 1878

Australian Imperial Force 2076 Driver 5th Pioneer Battalion

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Montague Whiticker Cawston

Born 1883

Australian Imperial Force 3024A Corporal 5th Pioneer Battalion France, wounded on the Somme January 1917

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Reginald King

Born 1895

Australian Imperial Force 44 Private 5th Infantry Battalion

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Leonard Patterson

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13673 Private 5th Battalion Canadian Infantry

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Frank Benallack

British Army 1506 Private 5th Battalion

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H M Brooks

British Army 1317 Private 5th Battalion

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