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Burnley, Lancashire [1280]

Burnley, Lancashire, England [51]

Burnley Lancashire [17]

Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire [13]

Brierfield, Burnley, Lancashire [10]

Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [9]

Burnley,Lancashire. [7]

Burnley Wood, Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Burnley Lancashire England [2]

Habergham, Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Hapton, Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Nelson, Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Whalley, Burnley, Lancashire [2]

69 Ormerod Street, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Altham, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Barnolds Wick Near Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Barrowford, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burnley Lancashire [1]

Burnley , Lancashire [1]

Burnley Lane, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire, [1]

Burnley, Lancashire, England. [1]

Burnley,Lancashire [1]

Burnley. Lancashire. England. [1]

Cliviger, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Clivinger, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Colne, Burnley Lancashire [1]

Colne,Burnley,Lancashire. [1]

Fence, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Foulridge near Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Great Harwood, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Holme, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Lowerhouse, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Padiham Burnley Lancashire [1]

Padiham Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Padiham,Burnley,Lancashire. [1]

Trawden Burnley Lancashire [1]

Walefoot Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Wheatley,Lane,Burnley,Lancashire. [1]

Worsthorne, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [240]

Gunner [21]

Lance Corporal [21]

Driver [19]

Deck Hand [16]

Corporal [15]

Able Seaman [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Serjeant [9]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Bombardier [6]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Private 2nd Class [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Junior Reserve Attendant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Airman [1]

2nd Class Airman [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able Seaman. [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Boy [1]

Corporal Gunner [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance/Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Marine [1]

Nurse [1]

Probationary Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

S PO [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [101]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Royal Naval Reserve [16]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [7]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

HMS LION [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS HAMPSHIRE [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [674]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [384]

British Army [313]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [254]

H [186]

S [152]

C [126]

W [124]

P [68]

M [65]

L [63]

T [62]

R [60]

D [56]

A [47]

F [31]

G [30]

J [24]

K [20]

E [18]

N [13]

I [9]

O [9]

Y [5]

U [4]

V [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1357]

Merchant Navy [51]

Country

United Kingdom [88]

India [4]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [1280] Burnley, Lancashire, England [51] Burnley Lancashire [17] Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire [13] Brierfield, Burnley, Lancashire [10] Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [9] Burnley,Lancashire. [7] Burnley Wood, Burnley, Lancashire [3] Burnley Lancashire England [2] Habergham, Burnley, Lancashire [2] Hapton, Burnley, Lancashire [2] Nelson, Burnley, Lancashire [2] Whalley, Burnley, Lancashire [2] 69 Ormerod Street, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Altham, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Barnolds Wick Near Burnley, Lancashire [1] Barrowford, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burnley Lancashire [1] Burnley , Lancashire [1] Burnley Lane, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire, [1] Burnley, Lancashire, England. [1] Burnley,Lancashire [1] Burnley. Lancashire. England. [1] Cliviger, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Clivinger, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Colne, Burnley Lancashire [1] Colne,Burnley,Lancashire. [1] Fence, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Foulridge near Burnley, Lancashire [1] Great Harwood, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Holme, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Lowerhouse, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Oswaldtwistle, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Padiham Burnley Lancashire [1] Padiham Burnley, Lancashire [1] Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire [1] Padiham,Burnley,Lancashire. [1] Trawden Burnley Lancashire [1] Walefoot Burnley, Lancashire [1] Wheatley,Lane,Burnley,Lancashire. [1] Worsthorne, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [240] Gunner [21] Lance Corporal [21] Driver [19] Deck Hand [16] Corporal [15] Able Seaman [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Ordinary Seaman [11] Lieutenant [10] Serjeant [9] Stoker 1st Class [7] Bombardier [6] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Private 2nd Class [3] Sapper [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Junior Reserve Attendant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Airman [1] 2nd Class Airman [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able Seaman. [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Boy [1] Corporal Gunner [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance/Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Marine [1] Nurse [1] Probationary Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] S PO [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [101] Royal Field Artillery [32] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Royal Naval Reserve [16] Cheshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [7] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] HMS LION [4] HMS Vivid I [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] South Wales Borderers [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Coldstream Guards [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS HAMPSHIRE [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS MALAYA [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [674] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [384] British Army [313] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [254] H [186] S [152] C [126] W [124] P [68] M [65] L [63] T [62] R [60] D [56] A [47] F [31] G [30] J [24] K [20] E [18] N [13] I [9] O [9] Y [5] U [4] V [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1357] Merchant Navy [51]

Country

United Kingdom [88] India [4] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

Joseph Bridge

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 5735 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5735 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Wilkinson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 10066 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10066 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Bolland

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 6591 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6591 Warrant Officer Class 1 East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6591 Regimental Serjeant Major East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Brelsford

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 462 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John R Bannister

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 6790 Lance Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

British Army 6790 Acting Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Cronshaw

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 37749 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Hartley Astin

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 240607 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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John Wilkinson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 10066 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Henry Bell

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 6968 Private Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Clegg

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 41514 Private Cheshire Regiment 20th Battalion

British Army 35499 Private Labour Corps 292nd Area Employment Company

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Arthur Hardacre

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 5827 Private East Lancashire Regiment 3rd east Battalion

British Army 5827 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5827 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ralph Thomas Percy Bayley

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 727063

Canadian Expeditionary Force 727063 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry Ramsden Nuttall

Born 1896

Died 1981

British Army 964 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 964 Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery (SR)

British Army 93387 Lieutenant Royal Regiment of Artillery

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The Honourable Edward James Kay-Shuttleworth

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade General Staff 7 Battalion

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William Balmforth

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army W/2907 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 282nd Brigade

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Harrison Chatburn

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 16189 Private Border Regiment 8th bord Battalion

British Army 16189 Private Border Regiment

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John Thomas Burrows

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 6072 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 6072 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Thomas Henry Chadwick

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 18503 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 2068? Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Brown

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 13449 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th east Battalion

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James Casson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 20002 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 20002 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 6th Battalion

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