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1876 [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancs [1]

Burwash Sussex [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Clarenville Newfoundland [1]

Cork [1]

Detroit, Michigan [1]

Dungarvan, County Waterford [1]

Easky,Co.Sligo. [1]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

London [1]

Mostyn, Lancashire, England. [1]

New Ferry, Cheshire [1]

Northfleet, Kent [1]

Port Elizabeth [1]

Ryhope, County Durham [1]

Stalybridge [1]

Stalybridge Cheshire [1]

Swansea [1]

Whitton, Middlesex [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Woodford London Essex England [1]

Rank

Private [360]

Serjeant [35]

Corporal [28]

Lance Corporal [12]

Driver [11]

Gunner [11]

Acting Serjeant [6]

ALIAS Private [5]

Sapper [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

ALIAS Serjeant [2]

Alias Private [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

ALIAS [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Alias [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cook and Steward [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fireman and Trimmer [1]

Unit

ALIAS [433]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Leinster Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Australian Infantry Battalion [3]

Service

British Army [436]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [53]

M [49]

S [45]

W [39]

C [33]

H [31]

R [27]

D [23]

E [17]

L [15]

T [15]

P [14]

J [13]

K [13]

G [12]

A [11]

F [10]

O [6]

N [5]

I [3]

V [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [437]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

1876 [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancs [1] Burwash Sussex [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Clarenville Newfoundland [1] Cork [1] Detroit, Michigan [1] Dungarvan, County Waterford [1] Easky,Co.Sligo. [1] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1] Islington, London [1] London [1] Mostyn, Lancashire, England. [1] New Ferry, Cheshire [1] Northfleet, Kent [1] Port Elizabeth [1] Ryhope, County Durham [1] Stalybridge [1] Stalybridge Cheshire [1] Swansea [1] Whitton, Middlesex [1] Wolverhampton [1] Woodford London Essex England [1]

Rank

Private [360] Serjeant [35] Corporal [28] Lance Corporal [12] Driver [11] Gunner [11] Acting Serjeant [6] ALIAS Private [5] Sapper [4] Lance Serjeant [3] ALIAS Serjeant [2] Alias Private [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] ALIAS [1] Acting Corporal [1] Alias [1] Bombardier [1] Cook and Steward [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fireman and Trimmer [1]

Unit

ALIAS [433] London Regiment [20] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16] Royal Field Artillery [16] Manchester Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Highland Light Infantry [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Scots [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Leinster Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Canadian Infantry Battalion [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Australian Infantry Battalion [3]

Service

British Army [436] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [53] M [49] S [45] W [39] C [33] H [31] R [27] D [23] E [17] L [15] T [15] P [14] J [13] K [13] G [12] A [11] F [10] O [6] N [5] I [3] V [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [437]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Ireland [1]

Charles Gentle

Died 1918

British Army 51349 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 51349 Driver ALIAS

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Thomas Coyne

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 20283 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 20283 Private ALIAS

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David Cohen

Died 1916

British Army 4024 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4024 Private ALIAS

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John Brady

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 21547 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 21547 Private ALIAS

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Harry Dale

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 5439 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd east Battalion

British Army 5439 Private ALIAS

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Percy Evans

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1385 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 1385 Private ALIAS

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Frank Brown

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9110 Private Suffolk Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 9110 Private ALIAS

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Edward Convoy

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 1395 Private Irish Guards

British Army 1395 Private ALIAS

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James Jackson

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 18080 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 18080 Private ALIAS

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John Johnson

Died 1915

British Army 5884 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5884 Private ALIAS

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John Johnston

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 28464 Acting Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 28464 Serjeant ALIAS

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James Hutchinson

Died 1915

British Army 3/4305 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 3/4305 Private ALIAS

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George Ingleson

Died 1918

British Army 4365 Private London Regiment

British Army 4365 Private ALIAS

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John Inglis

Died 1917

British Army 60359 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 60359 Private ALIAS

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James Graham

Died 1914

British Army 8017 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 8017 Private ALIAS

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Henry Charles

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 420509 Serjeant London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 420509 Serjeant ALIAS

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James Ousalice

Died 1917

British Army 202886 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 202886 Private ALIAS

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Walter Jones

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army G/4961 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4961 Private ALIAS

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George Elliot

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army T/16356 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army T/16356 Corporal ALIAS

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George Ellitson

Died 1915

British Army 10727 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10727 Private ALIAS

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