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FIRST WORLD WAR LIVERPOOL
A COLLECTION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS BY AMANDA TAYLOR
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KHAKI DOCKERS BATTALION
TO BE INCREASED TO NEARLY 1000 MEN THE TIMES (LONDON) Wed. 14th April 1915 It...

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3,000 MEN FOR THE DOCK BATTALION
THE PLAN OF SELECTION The Times (London) Sat 3rd April...

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DOCKERS IN KHAKI
THE TIMES (LONDON) Friday 9th April 1915 The first step towards the formation of the Liverpool Dockers’ Battalion was taken at the...

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685742 Acting Bombardier Hugh Link Loughlin, R.F.A.
Identification The CWGC had only one result for Hugh L Loughlin. Hugh Link Loughlin was born in Liverpool on 29th March 1898 and Baptised...

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763081 Trimmer Richard William Longmaid, Mercantile Marine Reserve H.M.S. Alcantara
Identification There was only one result for R W Longmaid in the CWGC database and he was from Liverpool. Family Information Richard...

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53831 Private James Llewellin
Identification There were only 2 results for James Llewellin on the CWGC, one was from Bristol and the other from Liverpool. There were...

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23830 Guardsman Matthew Jones, Grenadier Guards.
Identification As you might expect, this is a common name, however, there were only 4 Mathew or Matthew Jones on the CWGC and of the 22...

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Liverpool Merchants' Mobile Hospital
Also known as No. 6 Hospital British Red Cross, Etaples, the hospital was funded by the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce (with a committee...

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Liverpool Nurse
Liverpool Echo 5th January 1916 The gratifying announcement has been made that Miss Whitson, matron of the Liverpool Merchants' Mobile Hospital, now in France, has been mentioned in despatches. Liverpool Echo 5th Jan 1916 Liverpool Nurse Honoured

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Seats for Conductors
Liverpool Echo 21st June 1916 Seats for Conductors Women conductors on omnibuses and tramcars have already earned golden opinions from...

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Liverpool Nurse's Distinction
Liverpool Echo 21st June 1916 Miss L Dunbabin, of the Nursing Home, Balmoral-road, Fairfield, Liverpool, now sister-in-charge of the Hill...

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Liverpool College Old Boys Serving Oct 1914
Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury October 5th 1914 WITH THE COLOURS ROLL OF LOCAL OLD BOYS ON SERVICE The Old Birkonian Society is anxious to obtain the names and all particulars as to rank and regiment of all old boys of Birkenhead School who are serving in any branch of His Majesty[s Forces. Relatives are invited to communicate with the secretary, the School House, Birkenhead. Below is a list of some of the old boys of the Liverpool College, Lodge Lane, who are on active ser

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Funeral of Driver Thomas Kay, RFA, Dec 1914
The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury, Saturday December 5th 1914 (page 8) LIVERPOOL SOLDIER’S FUNERAL IMPRESSIVE CEMETERY AT FORD In the...

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Second Lieutenant Allan Dawson,
Identification There was only one Allan Dawson listed in the CWGC database and his medal card had a next-of-kin address in Liverpool, not...

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233784 Able Seaman Thomas Henry Bramwell, Royal Navy
Identification There was only one result for T H Bramwell in the CWGC database and as it showed that his mother lived on Upper Stanhope...

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Night on an Upturned Boat
The Times, Thursday May 15, 1919 NIGHT ON AN UPTURNED BOAT. AN OFFICER'S GALLANTRY. The King has, on the recommendation of the President...

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THE BURUTU DEATH-ROLL
Liverpool Echo 9th Oct 1918 According to latest information it is feared that the loss of life in the disaster to the Liverpool liner...

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LINER SUNK IN COLLISION
Litchfield Mercury 11 Oct 1918 It is feared that about 150 lives were lost in the sinking of the Burutu, which collided with another...

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List of passengers and crew saved.
7th October 1918, Liverpool Echo THE LOST BURUTU LIST OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED The feared loss of life as a result of the sinking...

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A Brave Liverpool Stewardess
Among the victims of the ill-fated Burutu was Mrs Doig, who had been residing at 17, Lynedock-street, Liverpool, and was a sister of Mrs...

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