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Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [156]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [138]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [111]

Ashton under Lyne [35]

Ashton Under Lyne [11]

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]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [4]

Ashton Under Lyne England [3]

Ashton-Under-Lyne England [3]

Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancs [3]

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]

Ashton-Under-Lyne [2]

Hurst Ashton Under Lyne Lancashire [2]

Mossley, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Waterloo Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

184 Church St., Ashton under Lyne [1]

19 Burlington Street, Ashton under Lyne [1]

6 Margaret St., Ashton under Lyne [1]

ASHTON UNDER LYNE [1]

Ashton - Under - Lyne Lanchashire [1]

Ashton - Under - Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne district [1]

Ashton Under Lyne,Lancashire. [1]

Ashton under Lyne Manchester [1]

Ashton under Lyne near Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire. [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancs [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Manchester [1]

Ashton under Lyne,Cheshire. [1]

Ashton under Lyne,Lancs [1]

Ashton under lyne [1]

Ashton under lyne lancashire [1]

Ashton-Under-Lyne. Manchester. [1]

Ashton-under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne England [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Cheshire [1]

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

Rank

Private [154]

Corporal [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Serjeant [9]

Gunner [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Sapper [4]

Sergeant [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [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]

Civilian [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Leiutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [95]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

HMS TIGER [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS LION [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [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]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [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 Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps, Remount Department [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Ashton-Under-Lyne explosion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire [1]

Service

Royal Navy [229]

British Army [204]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [84]

H [71]

S [51]

C [48]

M [44]

W [41]

T [30]

L [25]

D [24]

P [24]

G [23]

A [22]

R [22]

F [21]

K [19]

E [12]

N [12]

J [10]

O [7]

U [2]

V [2]

I [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [574]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [125]

India [2]

Germany [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 [35] Ashton Under Lyne [11] 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] Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [4] Ashton Under Lyne England [3] Ashton-Under-Lyne England [3] Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancs [3] 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] Ashton-Under-Lyne [2] Hurst Ashton Under Lyne Lancashire [2] Mossley, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Waterloo Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2] 184 Church St., Ashton under Lyne [1] 19 Burlington Street, Ashton under Lyne [1] 6 Margaret St., Ashton under Lyne [1] ASHTON UNDER LYNE [1] Ashton - Under - Lyne Lanchashire [1] Ashton - Under - Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton Under Lyne district [1] Ashton Under Lyne,Lancashire. [1] Ashton under Lyne Manchester [1] Ashton under Lyne near Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire. [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancs [1] Ashton under Lyne, Manchester [1] Ashton under Lyne,Cheshire. [1] Ashton under Lyne,Lancs [1] Ashton under lyne [1] Ashton under lyne lancashire [1] Ashton-Under-Lyne. Manchester. [1] Ashton-under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne [1] Ashton-under-Lyne England [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Cheshire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [154] Corporal [14] Lance Corporal [12] Stoker 1st Class [12] Serjeant [9] Gunner [8] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Driver [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Sapper [4] Sergeant [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [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] Civilian [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Forewoman [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Officer Cadet [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Leiutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [95] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Cheshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] HMS TIGER [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] Army Service Corps [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS LION [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [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] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [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 Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps, Remount Department [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Ashton-Under-Lyne explosion [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire [1]

Service

Royal Navy [229] British Army [204] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145] Australian Imperial Force [9] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [84] H [71] S [51] C [48] M [44] W [41] T [30] L [25] D [24] P [24] G [23] A [22] R [22] F [21] K [19] E [12] N [12] J [10] O [7] U [2] V [2] I [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [574] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [125] India [2] Germany [1]

Joe Bridge

Born 1888

Died 1957

British Army 177 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 177 & 352070 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Tom Whatmough

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 8928 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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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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Joseph Howarth

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 41453 Private Manchester Regiment

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Henry Lewis

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1853 Private Manchester Regiment 9th

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James William Penny

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 17661 Private South Lancashire Regiment "A" Coy. 2nd Battalion

British Army 6848 Lancashire Fusiliers

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Richard Longworth Chambers

Born 1890

Died 1971

British Army 67186 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 38 Stationary Hospital

British Army 67186 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 96th Field Ambulance

British Army 67186 Private Royal Army Medical Corps C. Palatine Division

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Edward Wilson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 203428 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 4358 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Reginald Brearley

Born 1896

Died 1974

British Army Lieutenant 9th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 4423 Private Manchester Regiment 3/9 Battalion

British Army 4423 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 8th Reserve Battalion

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John Edgar Bolsover Ellison

Born 1897

Died 1969

British Army 10372 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 10372 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 28th (Reserve) Battallion

British Army 10372 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 8th (S) Battalion

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James Shelmerdine

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 351762 Private Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

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Charles William Bailey

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 9302 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 2nd manchest Battalion

British Army 9302 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9302 acting Corporal Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Aaron Artingstall

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 70232 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20907 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Horatio Ganson

Born 1895

Australian Imperial Force 6519 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 6519 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Lees Andrew

Born 1879

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119986

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Albert Lydiate

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army SE/23234 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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John Mcghee

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 57221 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 66217 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harold Sugden

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion.

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