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Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [193]

Barrow, Lancashire [176]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [150]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [116]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [101]

BArrow in Furness, Barrow, Lancashire [3]

Barrow in Furness,Lancashire [2]

Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire [2]

Hindpool, Barrow, Lancashire [2]

Ulverston, BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [2]

39 Coulson Street, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Askam in Furness, BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Barrow - in - Furness Lancashire [1]

Barrow -In -Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barrow In Furness Lancashire [1]

Barrow In Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barrow Lancashire England [1]

Barrow in Furnace, Lancashire [1]

Barrow in Furness Lancashire [1]

Barrow in Furness Lancashire England [1]

Barrow in Furness,Lancashire. [1]

Barrow in Furnis, Lancashire [1]

Barrow on Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barrow, Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Barrow, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Barrow-in-Burness, Lancashire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Barrow-on-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Dalton-In-Furness, Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Grange, Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Hindpool, BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Old Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Rampside, Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Saint Georges Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Ulverston, Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Workington or Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [28]

Able Seaman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Rifleman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sapper [2]

Act. Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Armourer's Mate [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Mech [1]

Corporal RMA [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Fireman and Trimmer [1]

Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner RMA [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Mech (Elec) K.B [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Mech (El) [1]

Mechanician [1]

Orderly [1]

Pensioner [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS SHARK [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

2nd South African Infantry Regiment [1]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Cadet Flying School (Upavon) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

H.M.S. "Lightning" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Cordelia [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Monarch [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS NESSUS [1]

HMS Nottingham [1]

HMS ONSLAUGHT [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Roxburgh [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [447]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [169]

British Army [37]

Other Empire Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [87]

B [76]

W [75]

M [67]

S [61]

C [55]

R [44]

T [39]

G [32]

L [32]

D [31]

F [31]

J [23]

K [23]

P [23]

A [22]

E [22]

N [16]

O [9]

Y [3]

I [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [646]

Merchant Navy [117]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [775] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [193] Barrow, Lancashire [176] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [150] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [116] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [101] BArrow in Furness, Barrow, Lancashire [3] Barrow in Furness,Lancashire [2] Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire [2] Hindpool, Barrow, Lancashire [2] Ulverston, BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [2] 39 Coulson Street, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Askam in Furness, BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Barrow - in - Furness Lancashire [1] Barrow -In -Furness, Lancashire [1] Barrow In Furness Lancashire [1] Barrow In Furness, Lancashire [1] Barrow Lancashire England [1] Barrow in Furnace, Lancashire [1] Barrow in Furness Lancashire [1] Barrow in Furness Lancashire England [1] Barrow in Furness,Lancashire. [1] Barrow in Furnis, Lancashire [1] Barrow on Furness, Lancashire [1] Barrow, Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Barrow, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Barrow-in-Burness, Lancashire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Barrow-on-Furness, Lancashire [1] Dalton-In-Furness, Barrow, Lancashire [1] Grange, Barrow, Lancashire [1] Hindpool, BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Old Barrow, Lancashire [1] Rampside, Barrow, Lancashire [1] Saint Georges Barrow, Lancashire [1] Ulverston, Barrow, Lancashire [1] Workington or Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [28] Able Seaman [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Rifleman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Armourer's Crew [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Petty Officer [2] Sapper [2] Act. Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Armourer's Mate [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Mech [1] Corporal RMA [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Fireman and Trimmer [1] Fourth Engineer Officer [1] Gunner [1] Gunner RMA [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Mech (Elec) K.B [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Mech (El) [1] Mechanician [1] Orderly [1] Pensioner [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS LION [2] HMS SHARK [2] HMS TIGER [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 2nd South African Infantry Regiment [1] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Cadet Flying School (Upavon) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] French Red Cross [1] H.M.S. "Lightning" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Cordelia [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Monarch [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS NESSUS [1] HMS Nottingham [1] HMS ONSLAUGHT [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Roxburgh [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [447] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [169] British Army [37] Other Empire Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [87] B [76] W [75] M [67] S [61] C [55] R [44] T [39] G [32] L [32] D [31] F [31] J [23] K [23] P [23] A [22] E [22] N [16] O [9] Y [3] I [1] Q [1] U [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [646] Merchant Navy [117]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1]

Peter Edward Snailham

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 2867 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3867 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 2867 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Bernard Whitmore

Born 1883

Died 1958

British Army 133 Private Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Kayes

Born 1882

Died 1952

British Army 6759 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6759 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 6759 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Spotswood

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 6549 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Mcmillian

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306959

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Edwin Jervis

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32808

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Joseph Bateman

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401325

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John Martingdale Thompson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136248

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Thomas William Wickham

Born 1878

Died 1943

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235001

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Percy Lawrence Thackeray

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy M11736 Act. Engine Room Artificer 4th Class H.M.S. "Lightning"

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James Elborough

Born 1892

British Army 85649 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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William Ferguson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229319

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William David Grattan

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32611

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Charles Edgar William Hopkins

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299570

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James Wilson

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy EB 370 Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 370EB Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Lameroo."

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Charles Smith

Died 1917

British Army 205069 Private Durham Light Infantry 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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Harold Luke Sheppard

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221745

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Alexander Pearson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297481

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Robert Henry Hoggarth

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 6622 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 6622 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3rd Bn.

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William Dockerty

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405916

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