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Macclesfield, Cheshire [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Knutsford [4]

Chester [2]

Knutsford, Cheshire [2]

Wrexham [2]

Alderley Edge [1]

All Saints Parish Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Bangor Isycoed, Wrexham [1]

Belgum [1]

Berrington Salop [1]

Birmingham [1]

Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England [1]

Coton, Salop [1]

Crew Hall, Farndon, Cheshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Crowcombe, Somerset [1]

Didmarton, Gloucestershire [1]

Farndon, Cheshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Gresford, Wrexham [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Holt, Denbighshire [1]

Holt, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Kelsall [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lawrenny Village, Pembrokeshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool [1]

Llanberis, Carnarvonshire [1]

Ludlow [1]

Marchwiel, Wrexham [1]

Moss, Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Northampton [1]

Northwich [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Over Tabley, Knutsford [1]

Pendelton, Lancashire [1]

Pendleton Lancashire [1]

Pontypridd [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Puxley, Northamptonshire [1]

Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [1000]

Second Lieutenant [140]

Corporal [113]

Serjeant [107]

Lieutenant [51]

Captain [39]

Acting Corporal [30]

Lance Corporal [29]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Major [16]

Trooper [16]

Sapper [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Pioneer [7]

Staff Serjeant Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Driver [4]

Gunner [4]

Privat [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Saddler Serjeant [3]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Colonel [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Cadet [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal/ Corporal [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Unit

Cheshire Yeomanry [934]

Cheshire Regiment [484]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [352]

Denbigh Yeomanry [156]

Shropshire Yeomanry [133]

Royal Engineers [81]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [69]

Corps of Hussars [67]

Machine Gun Corps [60]

Labour Corps [51]

Manchester Regiment [36]

Shropshire Light Infantry [29]

Army Service Corps [25]

South Lancashire Regiment [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

Imperial Camel Corps [23]

Royal Air Force [19]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Pembroke Yeomanry [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

City of London Yeomanry [4]

County of London Yeomanry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Liverpool Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [4]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [3]

Devonshire Yeomanry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Yeomanry [3]

Imperial Yeomanry [3]

Norfolk Yeomanry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Service

British Army [1402]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [133]

H [119]

W [114]

S [98]

M [92]

P [92]

C [86]

J [82]

R [82]

L [79]

D [74]

G [67]

T [62]

E [38]

A [37]

F [32]

O [30]

K [27]

N [17]

V [14]

Y [13]

Q [7]

I [5]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1397]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

India [1]

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People [1402] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Macclesfield, Cheshire [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Knutsford [4] Chester [2] Knutsford, Cheshire [2] Wrexham [2] Alderley Edge [1] All Saints Parish Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Bangor Isycoed, Wrexham [1] Belgum [1] Berrington Salop [1] Birmingham [1] Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England [1] Coton, Salop [1] Crew Hall, Farndon, Cheshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Crowcombe, Somerset [1] Didmarton, Gloucestershire [1] Farndon, Cheshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Gresford, Wrexham [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Holt, Denbighshire [1] Holt, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Kelsall [1] Kensington, London [1] Lawrenny Village, Pembrokeshire [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool [1] Llanberis, Carnarvonshire [1] Ludlow [1] Marchwiel, Wrexham [1] Moss, Congleton, Cheshire [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Northampton [1] Northwich [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Over Tabley, Knutsford [1] Pendelton, Lancashire [1] Pendleton Lancashire [1] Pontypridd [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Puxley, Northamptonshire [1] Redruth, Cornwall [1] Salford, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [1000] Second Lieutenant [140] Corporal [113] Serjeant [107] Lieutenant [51] Captain [39] Acting Corporal [30] Lance Corporal [29] Acting Serjeant [20] Major [16] Trooper [16] Sapper [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Pioneer [7] Staff Serjeant Major [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Driver [4] Gunner [4] Privat [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Saddler Serjeant [3] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Colonel [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Cadet [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal/ Corporal [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter [1]

Unit

Cheshire Yeomanry [934] Cheshire Regiment [484] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [352] Denbigh Yeomanry [156] Shropshire Yeomanry [133] Royal Engineers [81] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [69] Corps of Hussars [67] Machine Gun Corps [60] Labour Corps [51] Manchester Regiment [36] Shropshire Light Infantry [29] Army Service Corps [25] South Lancashire Regiment [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] Imperial Camel Corps [23] Royal Air Force [19] Welsh Regiment [14] Glamorgan Yeomanry [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Pembroke Yeomanry [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry [5] South Wales Borderers [5] City of London Yeomanry [4] County of London Yeomanry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Liverpool Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Yeomanry [4] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [3] Devonshire Yeomanry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Yeomanry [3] Imperial Yeomanry [3] Norfolk Yeomanry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Service

British Army [1402] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [133] H [119] W [114] S [98] M [92] P [92] C [86] J [82] R [82] L [79] D [74] G [67] T [62] E [38] A [37] F [32] O [30] K [27] N [17] V [14] Y [13] Q [7] I [5] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1397]

Country

United Kingdom [49] India [1]

Frederick Marshall

British Army 2412 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 240596 Serjeant Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 35877 Serjeant Lanarkshire Yeomanry

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George Cottrell

British Army 299 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 225617 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 230537 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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