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SteH
01-26-2008, 12:10 AM
In Fazakerley:-
Karonga Road - site of battle against German forces in Malawi (then German East Africa)
Manica Crescent - after a ship that was used in Gallipoli

In Old Swan:-
Allenby Square - after Edward Allenby who led the offensive to recapture Jerusalem and Damascus
Rawlinson Road - Sir Henry Rawlinson, commander at Ypres, Amiens and the Somme
Beatty Road - David Beatty, naval commander at the Battle of Jutland