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Liverpool [18]

London [6]

Bootle [5]

Glasgow [4]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cambridge [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hungerford, Berkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Preston [2]

Thanet, Kent [2]

Tranmere, Cheshire [2]

West Derby Liverpool [2]

Aberavon, Glamorgan [1]

Abingdon [1]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Alciston [1]

Allahabad [1]

Anstruther, Fife [1]

Antrim [1]

Arlington [1]

Ash, Surrey [1]

Ashby-de-la-Zouch [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Bala, Merionethshire, Wales [1]

Baldernock Stirlingshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Berwick-On-Tweed [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Binfield [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bloxworth, Dorset [1]

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Bootle, Liverpool [1]

Bow London [1]

Brentford, Middx [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Buckie, Banffshire [1]

Buenos Ayres [1]

Burnley [1]

Burton Overy [1]

Rank

Private [4138]

Second Lieutenant [331]

Corporal [246]

Serjeant [227]

Lieutenant [212]

Lance Corporal [194]

Captain [144]

Acting Corporal [68]

Acting Serjeant [53]

Major [38]

Sapper [34]

Lieutenant Colonel [27]

Lance Serjeant [21]

Pioneer [21]

Company Serjeant Major [20]

Colour Serjeant [19]

Driver [19]

Acting Captain [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Rifleman [8]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Bugler [5]

Drummer [5]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [5]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Sergeant [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Captain and Adjutant [4]

Gunner [4]

Piper [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Privat [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Unit

Scottish Rifles [1724]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1265]

London Regiment [1186]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1007]

Labour Corps [542]

Manchester Regiment [232]

Middlesex Regiment [198]

Royal Engineers [175]

Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [173]

York and Lancaster Regiment [154]

Essex Regiment [150]

Liverpool Regiment [149]

Highland Light Infantry [144]

North Staffordshire Regiment [111]

Yorkshire Regiment [110]

East Yorkshire Regiment [109]

Suffolk Regiment [107]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [101]

Cheshire Regiment [100]

West Yorkshire Regiment [100]

East Surrey Regiment [91]

Bedfordshire Regiment [86]

Royal Scots [86]

10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [81]

Border Regiment [77]

Scottish Horse [77]

Royal Sussex Regiment [76]

West Riding Regiment [76]

Norfolk Regiment [74]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [73]

Leicestershire Regiment [72]

Scottish Regiment [72]

Royal Irish Regiment [71]

East Lancashire Regiment [69]

Gloucestershire Regiment [68]

The Queen's Regiment [68]

Royal Fusiliers [65]

Hampshire Regiment [64]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [61]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [61]

Machine Gun Corps [59]

Lincolnshire Regiment [57]

The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [54]

Army Service Corps [53]

Devonshire Regiment [51]

Worcestershire Regiment [51]

Royal West Kent Regiment [49]

Leinster Regiment [47]

Northumberland Fusiliers [45]

South Staffordshire Regiment [45]

Service

British Army [4900]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [4]

Indian Army [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [533]

M [521]

S [453]

C [433]

W [357]

H [351]

R [257]

D [252]

P [248]

G [216]

L [202]

T [202]

F [195]

A [159]

J [135]

K [111]

N [78]

E [73]

O [47]

I [26]

Y [22]

V [20]

Q [10]

U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [4901]

Country

United Kingdom [159]

Canada [3]

India [2]

Ireland [2]

South Africa [2]

Belgium [1]

Germany [1]

Greenland [1]

Malaysia [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

United States [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool [18] London [6] Bootle [5] Glasgow [4] Camberwell, London [3] Cambridge [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hungerford, Berkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Preston [2] Thanet, Kent [2] Tranmere, Cheshire [2] West Derby Liverpool [2] Aberavon, Glamorgan [1] Abingdon [1] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Alciston [1] Allahabad [1] Anstruther, Fife [1] Antrim [1] Arlington [1] Ash, Surrey [1] Ashby-de-la-Zouch [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Bala, Merionethshire, Wales [1] Baldernock Stirlingshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Berwick-On-Tweed [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Binfield [1] Birkdale, Lancashire [1] Birkenhead [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bloxworth, Dorset [1] Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Bootle, Liverpool [1] Bow London [1] Brentford, Middx [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buckie, Banffshire [1] Buenos Ayres [1] Burnley [1] Burton Overy [1]

Rank

Private [4138] Second Lieutenant [331] Corporal [246] Serjeant [227] Lieutenant [212] Lance Corporal [194] Captain [144] Acting Corporal [68] Acting Serjeant [53] Major [38] Sapper [34] Lieutenant Colonel [27] Lance Serjeant [21] Pioneer [21] Company Serjeant Major [20] Colour Serjeant [19] Driver [19] Acting Captain [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Rifleman [8] Corporal 2nd [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Temporary Major [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Bugler [5] Drummer [5] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [5] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Sergeant [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Captain and Adjutant [4] Gunner [4] Piper [4] Trooper [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Privat [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2]

Unit

Scottish Rifles [1724] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1265] London Regiment [1186] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1007] Labour Corps [542] Manchester Regiment [232] Middlesex Regiment [198] Royal Engineers [175] Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [173] York and Lancaster Regiment [154] Essex Regiment [150] Liverpool Regiment [149] Highland Light Infantry [144] North Staffordshire Regiment [111] Yorkshire Regiment [110] East Yorkshire Regiment [109] Suffolk Regiment [107] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [101] Cheshire Regiment [100] West Yorkshire Regiment [100] East Surrey Regiment [91] Bedfordshire Regiment [86] Royal Scots [86] 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [81] Border Regiment [77] Scottish Horse [77] Royal Sussex Regiment [76] West Riding Regiment [76] Norfolk Regiment [74] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [73] Leicestershire Regiment [72] Scottish Regiment [72] Royal Irish Regiment [71] East Lancashire Regiment [69] Gloucestershire Regiment [68] The Queen's Regiment [68] Royal Fusiliers [65] Hampshire Regiment [64] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [61] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [61] Machine Gun Corps [59] Lincolnshire Regiment [57] The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [54] Army Service Corps [53] Devonshire Regiment [51] Worcestershire Regiment [51] Royal West Kent Regiment [49] Leinster Regiment [47] Northumberland Fusiliers [45] South Staffordshire Regiment [45]

Service

British Army [4900] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [4] Indian Army [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [533] M [521] S [453] C [433] W [357] H [351] R [257] D [252] P [248] G [216] L [202] T [202] F [195] A [159] J [135] K [111] N [78] E [73] O [47] I [26] Y [22] V [20] Q [10] U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [4901]

Country

United Kingdom [159] Canada [3] India [2] Ireland [2] South Africa [2] Belgium [1] Germany [1] Greenland [1] Malaysia [1] Sierra Leone [1] United States [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Eric Breadalbane Annesley

Born 1883

Died 1944

British Army 2599 Serjeant Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Chinese Labour Corps

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Thomas Evans Shadwell

Born 1892

Died 1945

British Army 21364 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 4925 Private King’s Own Scottish Borderers 2/5th (Dumfries & Galloway) Battalion

British Army 28561 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

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Robert Alexander Forsyth

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2860 Private Liverpool Scottish Regiment 10th Btn. Kings Liverpool

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Lindsay Mcilhagga

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army Private Kings Liverpool ( Liverpool Scottish) 1/10th Btn.

British Army Lance Sergeant Kings Liverpool ( Liverpool Scottish) 1/10

British Army 357519 Private Liverpool Regiment 2/10 Liverpool Scottish

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Thomas Williams

Born 1886

Died 1945

British Army 356976 Private Liverpool Scottish Regiment 10th Btn. Kings Liverpool

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Thomas Dureall

Born 1882

Died 1958

British Army 6238 Boy King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6238 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6238 Bandsman King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Leonard Osmond Cottam

Born 1891

Died 1981

British Army 4231 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 355946 Acting Sergeant Liverpool Scottish Regiment 10th Btn. Kings Liverpool

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David Cyril Duncan

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 5242 Private London Regiment

British Army 511635 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (London Scottish)

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George Moore

Born 1890

Died 1967

British Army 3591 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 355638 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 355638 & 3591 Private Scottish Kings Liverpool Regiment 10th Batt

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George Adams Ellis

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army Major Scottish Rifles

British Army Lieutenant The Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Major Scottish Rifles

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Archibald Borland Cameron

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 16964 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

British Army 16964 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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George Thomas

Born 1892

British Army 2714 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 355307 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Sergeant Kings Liverpool ( Liverpool Scottish) 10th Btn. Kings Liverpool

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Alfred J Watson

Born 1885

Died 1966

British Army 8738 Corporal The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 63245 Serjeant The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 3234541 Corporal The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Leslie Francis Walford

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 2048 Private London Regiment

British Army 2048 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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John Miles Taylor

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 6653 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 1228 London Regiment

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James Ewart Jackson

Born 1895

Died 1959

British Army 356687 Private Liverpool Scottish Regiment

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Edward Yates

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5184 Private Liverpool Scottish Regiment 1st Battalion

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Fred Firth

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 23463 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Bn

British Army 270575 Private Royal Scots

British Army 240941 Private Scottish Rifles 2/6th Bn

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William Wallace Speid

Born 1891

Died 1978

British Army 3519 Private London Regiment

British Army 3519 Private London Regiment

British Army London Scottish

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Richard Burton

Born 1897

Died 1958

British Army 4507 Private Kings Liverpool ( Liverpool Scottish) 2/10 Battalion

British Army 356120 Private Liverpool Regiment 1/10th Battalion

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