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Bolton, Lancashire [1855]

Bolton Lancashire [505]

Bolton England [204]

Bolton [113]

Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [36]

Horwich Bolton Lancashire [18]

Bolton, Lancashire, England [17]

Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire [17]

Bolton Lancs [16]

Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire [14]

Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire [13]

Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire [13]

Deane, Bolton, Lancashire [10]

Bolton, Lancs [9]

Little Hulton, Bolton, Lancashire [9]

Turton Bolton Lancashire [9]

Little Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire [8]

Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [7]

Turton, Bolton, Lancashire [7]

Bolton, Lincolnshire [6]

Bolton,Lancs [6]

Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire [6]

Little Bolton, Lancashire [6]

Egerton Bolton Lancashire [5]

Harwood Bolton Lancashire [5]

Bolton Lancashire [4]

Bolton, Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Bolton, England [4]

Bolton, Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Bolton, Westmorland [4]

Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Bolton ENGLAND [3]

Bolton Woods, Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Bolton on Dearne, Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Bolton, Yorkshire [3]

Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Dunscar Bolton Lancashire [3]

Edgworth,Bolton,Lancs. [3]

414 Bolton Road Birmingham [2]

Ainsworth, Bolton Lancashire [2]

Belmont Bolton Lancashire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire. [2]

Bolton,Lancashire. [2]

Bradshaw Bolton Lancashire [2]

Bromiley Cross Bolton Lancashire [2]

Darcy Lever Bolton Lancashire [2]

Eagley, Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Egerton, Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [713]

Corporal [62]

Lance Corporal [50]

Gunner [43]

Serjeant [36]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Driver [23]

Lieutenant [22]

Sapper [21]

Captain [20]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Able Seaman [12]

Deck Hand [12]

Rifleman [11]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Major [7]

Sergeant [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Pioneer [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4]

Trooper [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Junior Reserve Attendant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Reverend [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Gunner (Private) [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman (Private) [2]

Senior Reserve Attendant [2]

private [2]

(Guardsman) Private [1]

AM1 Fitter [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [380]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [170]

Lancashire Fusiliers [52]

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Manchester Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [20]

Canadian Infantry [18]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Reg. [16]

Welsh Regiment [16]

Border Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [10]

Royal Scots [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [9]

London Regiment [9]

North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

HMS TIGER [5]

HMS Vivid I [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Training Reserve [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1244]

British Army [928]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [722]

Australian Imperial Force [213]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

H [400]

B [343]

W [263]

C [242]

M [226]

S [181]

L [176]

G [170]

T [147]

R [138]

P [132]

A [130]

F [124]

D [121]

K [80]

J [63]

E [62]

N [51]

O [30]

Y [24]

I [22]

V [14]

U [8]

Q [7]

Contribution

Military Service [3116]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [298]

Canada [6]

India [3]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Ghana [1]

Ireland [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

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Bolton, Lancashire [1855] Bolton Lancashire [505] Bolton England [204] Bolton [113] Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [36] Horwich Bolton Lancashire [18] Bolton, Lancashire, England [17] Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire [17] Bolton Lancs [16] Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire [14] Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire [13] Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire [13] Deane, Bolton, Lancashire [10] Bolton, Lancs [9] Little Hulton, Bolton, Lancashire [9] Turton Bolton Lancashire [9] Little Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire [8] Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [7] Turton, Bolton, Lancashire [7] Bolton, Lincolnshire [6] Bolton,Lancs [6] Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire [6] Little Bolton, Lancashire [6] Egerton Bolton Lancashire [5] Harwood Bolton Lancashire [5] Bolton Lancashire [4] Bolton, Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Bolton, England [4] Bolton, Manchester, Lancashire [4] Bolton, Westmorland [4] Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire [4] Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire [3] Bolton ENGLAND [3] Bolton Woods, Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Bolton on Dearne, Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Bolton, Yorkshire [3] Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire [3] Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire [3] Dunscar Bolton Lancashire [3] Edgworth,Bolton,Lancs. [3] 414 Bolton Road Birmingham [2] Ainsworth, Bolton Lancashire [2] Belmont Bolton Lancashire [2] Bolton, Lancashire. [2] Bolton,Lancashire. [2] Bradshaw Bolton Lancashire [2] Bromiley Cross Bolton Lancashire [2] Darcy Lever Bolton Lancashire [2] Eagley, Bolton, Lancashire [2] Egerton, Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [713] Corporal [62] Lance Corporal [50] Gunner [43] Serjeant [36] Second Lieutenant [32] Driver [23] Lieutenant [22] Sapper [21] Captain [20] Stoker 1st Class [13] Able Seaman [12] Deck Hand [12] Rifleman [11] Ordinary Seaman [10] Major [7] Sergeant [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Boy 1st Class [6] Pioneer [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4] Trooper [4] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Junior Reserve Attendant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Petty Officer [3] Reverend [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Gunner (Private) [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman (Private) [2] Senior Reserve Attendant [2] private [2] (Guardsman) Private [1] AM1 Fitter [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [380] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [170] Lancashire Fusiliers [52] Royal Field Artillery [51] Manchester Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] Machine Gun Corps [32] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [20] Canadian Infantry [18] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] Loyal North Lancashire Reg. [16] Welsh Regiment [16] Border Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Labour Corps [15] Royal Naval Reserve [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [10] Royal Scots [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [9] London Regiment [9] North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [8] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Grenadier Guards [5] HMS TIGER [5] HMS Vivid I [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Training Reserve [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1244] British Army [928] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [722] Australian Imperial Force [213] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

H [400] B [343] W [263] C [242] M [226] S [181] L [176] G [170] T [147] R [138] P [132] A [130] F [124] D [121] K [80] J [63] E [62] N [51] O [30] Y [24] I [22] V [14] U [8] Q [7]

Contribution

Military Service [3116] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [298] Canada [6] India [3] France [1] Germany [1] Ghana [1] Ireland [1] Sierra Leone [1]

Walter Brooks

Born 1879

Died 1964

British Army 60342 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 47005 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

British Army 13777 Private 51st Training Reserve Battalion

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Fred Whitehead

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 63021 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 208th Siege Battery

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John Moscrop

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army P/2740 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/2740 Acting Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/2740 Corporal Military Police Corps

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Frederick Thompson

Born 1884

British Army 8665 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 70792 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Absalom Hailwood

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 8864 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Ernest Terry

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army 38398 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 30859 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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John Bromiley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 21832 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Charles 'charlie' Judge

Born 1898

Died 1957

British Army

British Army 241902 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

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John T Clarke

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 29821 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Greenwood

Born 1895

Died 1958

British Army 1090 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 710313 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 710313 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Young

Born 1894

Died 1980

British Army 2604 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Peter Birchall

Died 1918

British Army 28503 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 19th. Battalion

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Seth Sale

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16453 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16453 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Harry Hope

Died 1918

British Army 35807 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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James Lowe

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 20593 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 20593 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Jesse Howarth

Born 1875

British Army 17660 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 17660 Private Manchester Regiment C Company

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Richard Fowler

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 25539 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 25539 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Frederick Guy Withers

Born 1891

British Army 5822 Private Manchester Regiment 2/5th Battalion

British Army 202604 Private Manchester Regiment 1/8th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 202604 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Bleackley

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army

British Army 16438 Private King's Own (Royal Lancashire) 7th Battalion

British Army 222885 Private Labour Corps 220th Divisional Employment Company

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Joseph Lever Frodsham

Born 1889

Died 1954

British Army 190232 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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