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Droylsden, Lancashire [18]

Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire [14]

Droylsden, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [3]

Droylsden Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Droylsden, Lancashire, England [2]

Droylsden Lancashire [1]

Droylsden Nr Manchester Lancashire. [1]

Droylsden, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Forewoman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

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

Machine Gun Guards [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Territorial Force [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

British Army [15]

Royal Navy [6]

Last name first letter

F [7]

W [7]

B [6]

S [5]

H [3]

P [3]

D [2]

R [2]

T [2]

J [1]

K [1]

L [1]

M [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [42] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Droylsden, Lancashire [18] Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire [14] Droylsden, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [3] Droylsden Manchester, Lancashire [2] Droylsden, Lancashire, England [2] Droylsden Lancashire [1] Droylsden Nr Manchester Lancashire. [1] Droylsden, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [9] Corporal [3] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Forewoman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Machine Gun Guards [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Tank Corps [1] Territorial Force [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] British Army [15] Royal Navy [6]

Last name first letter

F [7] W [7] B [6] S [5] H [3] P [3] D [2] R [2] T [2] J [1] K [1] L [1] M [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Walter Wood

Born 1880

Royal Navy F14841

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Edith Bradley

Born 1898

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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John William Statham

Born 1875

Royal Navy M15022

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Arthur Wood

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS5963

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Micheal O'gara

Born 1883

Royal Navy 302846

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Arthur Smith

Born 1899

British Army 77715 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 14543 Private Army Cyclist Corps 8th Cyclist Battalion

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James Alfred Marshall

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252226

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Joseph Farrow Warburton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252404

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John Bickley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292975

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Joseph Lingard

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309357

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Geoffrey Palmer

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401584

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John Samuel Hilton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169540

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William Edward Rose

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318352

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Albert Walker

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252488

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Harold Standring

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269800

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Edward Brundish

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287366

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Irene Mary Fellows

Born 1897

Died 1982

British Army 40251 Forewoman Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Joseph Hayden Frith

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295927

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James Arthur Docker

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295918

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John Rathbone

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS121014

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