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Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [193]

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]

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 in Furness Lancashire [1]

Barrow in Furness Lancashire England [1]

Barrow in Furness,Lancashire. [1]

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

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

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

Hindpool, BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

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

Rank

Private [23]

Able Seaman [5]

Rifleman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Act. Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Armourer's Mate [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [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 [1]

Fireman and Trimmer [1]

Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner RMA [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Mech (Elec) K.B [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 Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS SHARK [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

2nd South African Infantry Regiment [1]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Cadet Flying School (Upavon) [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

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

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Cordelia [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Monarch [1]

HMS NESSUS [1]

HMS Nottingham [1]

HMS ONSLAUGHT [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Tuscan Prince (Newcastle) [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Zent" [1]

Natal Light Horse [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [1]

RNAS [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [319]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [113]

British Army [31]

Other Empire Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [62]

B [55]

W [55]

M [47]

C [44]

S [44]

R [36]

T [33]

G [25]

D [23]

L [23]

K [21]

F [20]

A [19]

E [18]

P [17]

J [15]

N [13]

O [8]

Y [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [457]

Merchant Navy [117]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [193] 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] 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 in Furness Lancashire [1] Barrow in Furness Lancashire England [1] Barrow in Furness,Lancashire. [1] Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Dalton-In-Furness, Barrow, Lancashire [1] Hindpool, BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Workington or Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [23] Able Seaman [5] Rifleman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Act. Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Armourer's Mate [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [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 [1] Fireman and Trimmer [1] Fourth Engineer Officer [1] Gunner [1] Gunner RMA [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Mech (Elec) K.B [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 Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS SHARK [2] HMS TIGER [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] 2nd South African Infantry Regiment [1] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Cadet Flying School (Upavon) [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] French Red Cross [1] H.M.S. "Lightning" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Cordelia [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Monarch [1] HMS NESSUS [1] HMS Nottingham [1] HMS ONSLAUGHT [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Labour Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Tuscan Prince (Newcastle) [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Zent" [1] Natal Light Horse [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [1] RNAS [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [319] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [113] British Army [31] Other Empire Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [62] B [55] W [55] M [47] C [44] S [44] R [36] T [33] G [25] D [23] L [23] K [21] F [20] A [19] E [18] P [17] J [15] N [13] O [8] Y [2] I [1] Q [1] U [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [457] Merchant Navy [117]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1]

Harold Parkinson Bannister

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 9823 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion

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John Sullivan

Died 1914

British Army 10195 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10195 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Robert Alphin Franklin

Born 1884

British Army 8847 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8847 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8847 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Rogan

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144126

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William Henry Bright Gross

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army PS/2733 Private Royal Fusiliers 21st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas William Wickham

Born 1878

Died 1943

Royal Navy F35001

Royal Navy F35001 Mech (El) Royal Navy Air Service

Royal Navy F35001 Leading Mech (Elec) K.B RNAS

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Henry Grant

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299119

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Alfred Casson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218245

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Frank Myerscough

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407887

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Joseph Stafford

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268544

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James Henry Rowe

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235384

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Joseph Jackson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139926

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Edgar Lees

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98543

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James Elborough

Born 1892

British Army 85649 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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Ernest Redpath

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212865

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William Charles Dodd

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253945

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John Backhouse

Died 1917

British Army 3/2292 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Robert Johnston

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 9047 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 9047 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion

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James Kenneth Hunter

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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William Lewis

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army S/11193 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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