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Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [156]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [138]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [111]

Ashton - Under - Lyne Lancashire [10]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [10]

Waterloo, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [10]

Hurst, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [8]

Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire [5]

Audenshaw, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [3]

Droylsden, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [3]

Hurst, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [3]

Waterloo, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [3]

Ashton under Lyne Lancashire [2]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Hurst Ashton Under Lyne Lancashire [2]

Mossley, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Waterloo Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Ashton - Under - Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne,Lancashire. [1]

Ashton under Lyne near Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1]

Ashton under lyne lancashire [1]

Ashton-under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne,Lancashire. [1]

Bardsley, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bardsley, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Baresby, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Chadderton, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Denton, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Denton,Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Denton,Ashton under Lyne,Lancashire [1]

Droylsden, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Haughton Ashton - Under Lyne Lancashire [1]

Hooley Hill, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Morsley Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Mossley Ashton - Under - Lyne Lancashire [1]

Smallshaw, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

St Peters, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

St. James, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

St. Michaels, Ashton under lyne, Lancashire [1]

Taunton, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Waterloo Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Waterloo, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

[probably] Dukinfield near Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [97]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Captain [4]

Gunner [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Driver [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class (Fitter) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain 1st Class Territorial Force [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [66]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

HMS TIGER [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS LION [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

(RFR/CH/B/10899). R.N. H.M.S. "Platypus." [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

19th Hussars and Royal Flying Corps [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

9th (Service) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Chaplains Department [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regimen [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS TURBULENT [1]

Service

Royal Navy [222]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [143]

British Army [128]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [70]

H [63]

S [48]

M [37]

C [34]

W [34]

T [26]

G [23]

L [21]

R [21]

P [20]

D [19]

F [19]

A [17]

K [17]

N [10]

E [9]

J [9]

O [5]

V [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [491]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [93]

Germany [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [156] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [138] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [111] Ashton - Under - Lyne Lancashire [10] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [10] Waterloo, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [10] Hurst, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [8] Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, Lancashire [6] Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire [5] Audenshaw, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [3] Droylsden, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [3] Hurst, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [3] Waterloo, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [3] Ashton under Lyne Lancashire [2] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Hurst Ashton Under Lyne Lancashire [2] Mossley, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Waterloo Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Ashton - Under - Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton Under Lyne,Lancashire. [1] Ashton under Lyne near Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1] Ashton under lyne lancashire [1] Ashton-under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England [1] Ashton-under-Lyne,Lancashire. [1] Bardsley, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bardsley, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Baresby, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Chadderton, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Denton, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Denton,Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Denton,Ashton under Lyne,Lancashire [1] Droylsden, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Haughton Ashton - Under Lyne Lancashire [1] Hooley Hill, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Morsley Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Mossley Ashton - Under - Lyne Lancashire [1] Smallshaw, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] St Peters, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] St. James, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] St. Michaels, Ashton under lyne, Lancashire [1] Taunton, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Waterloo Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Waterloo, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] [probably] Dukinfield near Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [97] Stoker 1st Class [11] Lance Corporal [10] Corporal [8] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Captain [4] Gunner [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Driver [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class (Fitter) [1] Bombardier [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain 1st Class Territorial Force [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Officer Cadet [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [66] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Field Artillery [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] HMS TIGER [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS LION [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] (RFR/CH/B/10899). R.N. H.M.S. "Platypus." [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 19th Hussars and Royal Flying Corps [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] 9th (Service) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Chaplains Department [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regimen [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS TURBULENT [1]

Service

Royal Navy [222] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [143] British Army [128] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [70] H [63] S [48] M [37] C [34] W [34] T [26] G [23] L [21] R [21] P [20] D [19] F [19] A [17] K [17] N [10] E [9] J [9] O [5] V [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [491] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [93] Germany [1] India [1]

Charles William Burgess

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 12356 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 55911 Royal Garrison Artillery

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Andrew Chalmers

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 24850 Private Manchester Regiment 12th Battalion

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Vernon Millward

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 351242 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 205682 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2993 Manchester Regiment

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Walton Mellor

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Francis Rourke

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 36929 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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John Morton Pennington

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 352110 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/9th Battalion

British Army 350112

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Arthur Apperley

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 3360 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 351508 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 351508 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

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Edward Eason

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 203509 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Wilfred Ratcliffe

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 351321 Private Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

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Walter Leech

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2496 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 350869 Private Manchester Regiment "A" Coy. 1st/9th Bn.

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Frank Stockdale

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 2639 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 350973 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/9th Battalion

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James Ogden Coop

Born 1869

Died 1928

British Army Reverend Army Chaplains Department

British Army Chaplain 1st Class Territorial Force Senior Chaplain to the Forces Duke of Cambridge's Own Department 55th Division

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Sydney Stelfox

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2193 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/9th Battalion

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John Garside

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 18423 Private South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 18423 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John Cassidy

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2905 Private Manchester Regiment 1/9th manchest Battalion

British Army 303456 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/8th Battalion

British Army 303456 Private Manchester Regiment

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John William Hulme

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 352452 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/9th battalion

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Frank Vaughan

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 35411 Private Manchester Regiment "B" Coy. 18th Bn

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Edward Green

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army S7794 Private Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion

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John Healey

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 351761 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/9th battalion

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Maurice Jones

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 205128 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/5th Bn.

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