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Manchester [6]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Balham, Borough of Wandsworth, London [1]

Bollington, Cheshire [1]

Burton-in-Wirral, Cheshire [1]

Cadishead (Barton) [1]

Calcutta [1]

Chadderton [1]

Cheshire, Stockport [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Claydon Buckinghamshire [1]

Crich , Whatstandwell , Derbyshire [1]

Dalkeith, Midlothian [1]

Ditton, Kent [1]

Drummerhill Lancashire [1]

Gorton, Lancashire [1]

Havergate Yorkshire [1]

Highgate Road, Bowden, Cheshire [1]

Kensington, Middlesex, England [1]

Knutsford [1]

Leigh, Lancashire, England [1]

Leinthall Starkes [1]

Lightfield, Shropshire [1]

Little Haywood, Staffordshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mayfield, Sussex [1]

Newton Lincolnshire [1]

Offerton, Hazel Grove [1]

Oldham Lancashire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oswaldtwistle,Blackburn,Lancashire. [1]

Pendleton, Salford [1]

Prestwich, Lancashire [1]

REdhill Surrey [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Romford [1]

Shavington cum Gresty, Cheshire [1]

Styal, Cheshire [1]

Templepatrick ,County Antrim ,Northern Ireland [1]

Towcester [1]

Wanganui [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Waterfoot [1]

Wednesbury, Staffs [1]

Rank

Private [443]

Corporal [15]

Captain [14]

Serjeant [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain and Honorary Major [2]

First Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Adjutant (Captain R.M.L.I.) [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Priv [1]

Private Class 2 [1]

Privtae [1]

Pte [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

private [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [469]

The Queen's Regiment [267]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [97]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [95]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [66]

Liverpool Regiment [63]

The Manchester Regiment [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [9]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Liverpool Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Cheshire Regiment [2]

The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [2]

The King's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/6 Battalion King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

14th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps. [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

30 IBD Etaples [1]

30th Punjab Infantry [1]

47th Sikhs [1]

4th Battalion King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

9th (Service) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Alberta Regimental Depot [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attested - Army Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [495]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [75]

W [47]

H [45]

S [45]

C [39]

M [35]

T [29]

L [28]

R [23]

F [18]

G [18]

P [18]

A [14]

D [13]

K [12]

E [11]

J [6]

N [6]

V [4]

I [3]

O [3]

Y [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [495]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

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Place of birth

Manchester [6] Bolton Lancashire [2] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Balham, Borough of Wandsworth, London [1] Bollington, Cheshire [1] Burton-in-Wirral, Cheshire [1] Cadishead (Barton) [1] Calcutta [1] Chadderton [1] Cheshire, Stockport [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Claydon Buckinghamshire [1] Crich , Whatstandwell , Derbyshire [1] Dalkeith, Midlothian [1] Ditton, Kent [1] Drummerhill Lancashire [1] Gorton, Lancashire [1] Havergate Yorkshire [1] Highgate Road, Bowden, Cheshire [1] Kensington, Middlesex, England [1] Knutsford [1] Leigh, Lancashire, England [1] Leinthall Starkes [1] Lightfield, Shropshire [1] Little Haywood, Staffordshire [1] Liverpool [1] Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mayfield, Sussex [1] Newton Lincolnshire [1] Offerton, Hazel Grove [1] Oldham Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oswaldtwistle,Blackburn,Lancashire. [1] Pendleton, Salford [1] Prestwich, Lancashire [1] REdhill Surrey [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Romford [1] Shavington cum Gresty, Cheshire [1] Styal, Cheshire [1] Templepatrick ,County Antrim ,Northern Ireland [1] Towcester [1] Wanganui [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Waterfoot [1] Wednesbury, Staffs [1]

Rank

Private [443] Corporal [15] Captain [14] Serjeant [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [4] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain and Honorary Major [2] First Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Adjutant (Captain R.M.L.I.) [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Driver [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Officer Cadet [1] Priv [1] Private Class 2 [1] Privtae [1] Pte [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] private [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [469] The Queen's Regiment [267] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [97] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [95] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [66] Liverpool Regiment [63] The Manchester Regiment [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Labour Corps [9] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Army Service Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Liverpool Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Essex Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Cheshire Regiment [2] The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [2] The King's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/6 Battalion King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] 14th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps. [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 30 IBD Etaples [1] 30th Punjab Infantry [1] 47th Sikhs [1] 4th Battalion King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] 9th (Service) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Alberta Regimental Depot [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attested - Army Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [495] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [75] W [47] H [45] S [45] C [39] M [35] T [29] L [28] R [23] F [18] G [18] P [18] A [14] D [13] K [12] E [11] J [6] N [6] V [4] I [3] O [3] Y [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [495]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Percy Horsfield

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 25019 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 43164 Private The Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion (6th City)

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Leonard Greenlees

Died 1916

British Army 4050 Private The Manchester Regiment

British Army 4050 Private Manchester Regiment

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Willie Brown

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 235695 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 2701 Manchester Regiment

British Army 235695 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Bn

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James Maher

Died 1917

British Army 10178 Private The Manchester Regiment

British Army 10178 Corporal The Manchester Regiment

British Army 10178 Lance Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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Leslie Horace George Bond

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 205187 The Queen's Regiment

British Army 245296 Private Manchester Regiment

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Arthur John Fuller

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 6608 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 51303 Private Manchester Regiment

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Norman Wilson

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 27040 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 9002 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 27040 Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Walter Rackstraw

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4870 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 332579 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/9th Battalion

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Allen Holt

Born 1892

British Army 268435 Private The King’s Liverpool Regiment 1st/6th

British Army 6953 Private Liverpool Regiment 1st/7th Battalions

British Army 268435 Private Liverpool Regiment 19th Battalion

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Edward John Malim O.b.e.

Born 1880

British Army Lance Corporal The Imperial Yeomanry 11th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant The Imperial Yeomanry 11th Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd City)

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William Huntington Shaw

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 25303 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 56374 Private Liverpool Regiment 4th. Battalion

British Army 56374 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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George Beach

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3555 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 245286 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 245286 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Charles Scott

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 94465 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 94465 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th Battalion

British Army 33471 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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Harry Faulkner

Died 1918

British Army 50278 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 50278 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army 49887 Pte Mobilised - Manchester Regiment

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Walter Wilson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7576 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 7576 Private Manchester Regiment and the Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

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Walter Crook

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 3508 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 303437 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 260269 Private Liverpool Regiment

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William E Taylor

Died 1921

British Army 52954 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 69620 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 90045 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alfred Almond

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 52167 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3044 Manchester Regiment

British Army 52167 Lance Corporal King's (Liverpool Regiment) 19th Battalion

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J W Briggs

Died 1917

British Army 32467 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 32467 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 32467 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Bn

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Fred Yates

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 6304 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202913 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202913 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Territorial

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