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Place of birth

Liverpool [92]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [45]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [28]

Manchester [18]

Liverpool, Lancashire [13]

Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [10]

Bootle, Liverpool [9]

Birkenhead [8]

Burnley, Lancashire [8]

Southport, Lancashire [8]

West Derby, Lancashire [7]

West Derby, Liverpool [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

London [5]

West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Bolton Lancashire [4]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire [4]

Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire [4]

Southport [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Chester [3]

Macclesfield [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Preston Lancashire [3]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire [2]

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Bristol [2]

Dublin [2]

Everton, Liverpool [2]

Gresford, Wrexham [2]

Halsall, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Hanley, Staffordshire [2]

Kirkdale, Lancashire [2]

Knutsford [2]

Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancs [2]

Liverpool, [2]

Lydiate, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Oldham Lancashire [2]

Oswaldtwistle [2]

Oxton, Cheshire [2]

Padiham, Lancashire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Scarisbrick, Lancashire [2]

Seacombe, Cheshire [2]

Rank

Private [5009]

Corporal [284]

Serjeant [268]

Lance Corporal [173]

Second Lieutenant [93]

Rifleman [66]

Acting Corporal [54]

Lieutenant [50]

Acting Serjeant [38]

Captain [35]

Lance Serjeant [24]

Company Serjeant Major [20]

Sergeant [13]

Major [12]

Sapper [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Colonel [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Pte [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Adjutant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Chaplain 4th Class [2]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private/ Private [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Squadron Leader [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Orderley Room Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Sergeant [1]

Acting Unpaid Staff Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Chief Marshal [1]

Air Vice Marshal [1]

Band Serjeant [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

CSM [1]

Cadet [1]

Unit

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5228]

Liverpool Regiment [4705]

The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [196]

King's Liverpool Regiment [163]

Labour Corps [135]

Manchester Regiment [69]

The King's Liverpool Regiment [38]

Lancashire Fusiliers [27]

Royal Engineers [24]

The King's Regiment (Liverpool) [24]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [21]

Lancashire Hussars [20]

The King's Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

King's (Liverpool) Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

17th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Liverpool Pals [8]

London Regiment [8]

Training Reserve [8]

1st Lancashire Hussars [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

The King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [5]

King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

The KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment [5]

10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [4]

18th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd Liverpool Pals [4]

19th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd Liverpool Pals [4]

20th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Liverpool Pals [4]

4th Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [4]

10th Liverpool Regiment [3]

1st Liverpool Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [5557]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Royal Navy [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [594]

M [568]

H [494]

C [457]

W [427]

S [394]

R [274]

P [269]

D [263]

G [256]

L [252]

T [220]

F [205]

J [181]

A [175]

K [157]

E [148]

N [89]

O [49]

I [24]

Y [22]

V [20]

Q [10]

U [10]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5365]

Country

United Kingdom [597]

India [3]

Ireland [3]

Isle of Man [3]

Australia [1]

Jamaica [1]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool [92] Birkenhead, Cheshire [45] Ormskirk, Lancashire [28] Manchester [18] Liverpool, Lancashire [13] Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [10] Bootle, Liverpool [9] Birkenhead [8] Burnley, Lancashire [8] Southport, Lancashire [8] West Derby, Lancashire [7] West Derby, Liverpool [7] Manchester, Lancashire [6] London [5] West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Bolton Lancashire [4] Rock Ferry, Cheshire [4] Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire [4] Southport [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Bury, Lancashire [3] Chester [3] Macclesfield [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Preston Lancashire [3] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire [2] Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [2] Birmingham [2] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Bristol [2] Dublin [2] Everton, Liverpool [2] Gresford, Wrexham [2] Halsall, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Hanley, Staffordshire [2] Kirkdale, Lancashire [2] Knutsford [2] Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancs [2] Liverpool, [2] Lydiate, Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Oldham Lancashire [2] Oswaldtwistle [2] Oxton, Cheshire [2] Padiham, Lancashire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Scarisbrick, Lancashire [2] Seacombe, Cheshire [2]

Rank

Private [5009] Corporal [284] Serjeant [268] Lance Corporal [173] Second Lieutenant [93] Rifleman [66] Acting Corporal [54] Lieutenant [50] Acting Serjeant [38] Captain [35] Lance Serjeant [24] Company Serjeant Major [20] Sergeant [13] Major [12] Sapper [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Colonel [4] Acting Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Pte [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Adjutant [2] Brigadier General [2] Chaplain 4th Class [2] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Pioneer [2] Private/ Private [2] Serjeant Major [2] Squadron Leader [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Orderley Room Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Sergeant [1] Acting Unpaid Staff Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Chief Marshal [1] Air Vice Marshal [1] Band Serjeant [1] Brigadier-General [1] CSM [1] Cadet [1]

Unit

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5228] Liverpool Regiment [4705] The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [196] King's Liverpool Regiment [163] Labour Corps [135] Manchester Regiment [69] The King's Liverpool Regiment [38] Lancashire Fusiliers [27] Royal Engineers [24] The King's Regiment (Liverpool) [24] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [21] Lancashire Hussars [20] The King's Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] Cheshire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] King's (Liverpool) Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] 17th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Liverpool Pals [8] London Regiment [8] Training Reserve [8] 1st Lancashire Hussars [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] The King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [5] King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] South Wales Borderers [5] The KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment [5] 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [4] 18th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd Liverpool Pals [4] 19th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd Liverpool Pals [4] 20th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Liverpool Pals [4] 4th Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [4] 10th Liverpool Regiment [3] 1st Liverpool Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [5557] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Royal Navy [6] Australian Imperial Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [594] M [568] H [494] C [457] W [427] S [394] R [274] P [269] D [263] G [256] L [252] T [220] F [205] J [181] A [175] K [157] E [148] N [89] O [49] I [24] Y [22] V [20] Q [10] U [10] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5365]

Country

United Kingdom [597] India [3] Ireland [3] Isle of Man [3] Australia [1] Jamaica [1] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Samuel Henry Billingsley

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 27305 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 27305 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Herbert Featherston

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 41107 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 41107 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Thwaite Williamson

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 7362 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 358243 Private Liverpool Scottish The King's Regiment 2/10th Battalion

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William Marsden

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 357148 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357148 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Harry Gray

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2815 Private Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 2815 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/10th Battalion

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Roderick Wynfield Wyse

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 357910 Private Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 357910 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Kenneth Lotherington Hutchings

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Battalion attached 12th Battalion

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Thomas Mcateer

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 4097 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4097 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Frederick Carroll

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 306128 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 306128 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Percy Kelly

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 204632 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 204632 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 18th Battalion

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John Bagshaw

Born 1891

British Army 35545 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army 35545 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 20th Battalion

British Army 35545 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) att'd 18th Battalion, Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Henry Harper

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 50346 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 50346 Private Kings (Liverpool) Regt

British Army 50346 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Charles Tyrer

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1203 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 1203 Pte Kings Liverpool Rgiment 9th Battalion

British Army 1203 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Samuel John Jones

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 9253 Acting Company Serjeant Major Liverpool Regiment

British Army 9253 Sergeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army 9253 Company Serjeant Major The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Battalion

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William Henry Birchall

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 50591 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 50591 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 19th Battalion

British Army T/3/029861 Royal Army Service Corps

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George Thomas Hankey

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4484 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4484 Private The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment 10th (Scottish)

British Army 4484 Private The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment 1/9th Bn

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Luke Cyril Beaumont

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 15/16156 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 12th Battalion

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James Fitzsimons

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 356688 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10 Battalion

British Army 356688 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Ernest Clarke

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 33161 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st. Battalion

British Army 33161 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Rowland Dentith

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 29766 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17 Battalion

British Army 29766 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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