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Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [176]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [162]

Fleetwood [38]

Fleetwood England [10]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, [3]

Fleetwood, Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Fleetwood, Lancs [2]

Stalmine, Fleetwood, Lancashire [2]

10 Lower Warren St, Fleetwood,Lancashire [1]

2 North Church St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1]

20 North Church St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1]

23 Aughton St, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

25 Flag St, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

28 Warren Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

6 Garfield St, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

6 Garfield Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1]

60 Poulton St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1]

Blackpool or Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Euston Barracks Fleetwood [1]

FLEETWOOD, LANCS [1]

Fleetwood Lancashire [1]

Fleetwood, England [1]

Fleetwood, Hampshire, England [1]

Fleetwood, Lanarkshire [1]

Kent Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Knot End, Fleetwood [1]

Knott End, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Preesall, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Upper Dock St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1]

Rank

Private [56]

Deck Hand [11]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [6]

Second Hand [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Engineman [3]

Gunner [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Skipper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trimmer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Seaman [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Worker [1]

Yeoman Signalman [1]

Unit

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [24]

Royal Naval Reserve [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [21]

Royal Engineers [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

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

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

107th Squadron [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Europa II - M 33 [1]

General List and Royal Flying Corps [1]

HM Trawler Triton [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS ROYAL OAK [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

Royal Navy [95]

British Army [80]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [50]

C [49]

B [46]

W [43]

M [32]

R [28]

H [27]

A [19]

L [19]

G [18]

D [17]

F [15]

P [15]

T [11]

J [9]

E [8]

N [3]

K [2]

Q [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Merchant Navy [177]

Country

United Kingdom [75]

Canada [1]

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People [416] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [176] Fleetwood, Lancashire [162] Fleetwood [38] Fleetwood England [10] Fleetwood, Lancashire, [3] Fleetwood, Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Fleetwood, Lancs [2] Stalmine, Fleetwood, Lancashire [2] 10 Lower Warren St, Fleetwood,Lancashire [1] 2 North Church St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1] 20 North Church St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1] 23 Aughton St, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] 25 Flag St, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] 28 Warren Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] 6 Garfield St, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] 6 Garfield Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1] 60 Poulton St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1] Blackpool or Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Euston Barracks Fleetwood [1] FLEETWOOD, LANCS [1] Fleetwood Lancashire [1] Fleetwood, England [1] Fleetwood, Hampshire, England [1] Fleetwood, Lanarkshire [1] Kent Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Knot End, Fleetwood [1] Knott End, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Preesall, Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Upper Dock St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1]

Rank

Private [56] Deck Hand [11] Corporal [7] Sapper [6] Second Hand [5] Lance Corporal [4] Engineman [3] Gunner [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Skipper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trimmer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Leading Signalman [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Seaman [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1] Worker [1] Yeoman Signalman [1]

Unit

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [24] Royal Naval Reserve [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [21] Royal Engineers [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Air Force [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 107th Squadron [1] British Red Cross [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Europa II - M 33 [1] General List and Royal Flying Corps [1] HM Trawler Triton [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS ROYAL OAK [1] HMS Victory I [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

Royal Navy [95] British Army [80] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [50] C [49] B [46] W [43] M [32] R [28] H [27] A [19] L [19] G [18] D [17] F [15] P [15] T [11] J [9] E [8] N [3] K [2] Q [2] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217] Merchant Navy [177]

Country

United Kingdom [75] Canada [1]

Arthur Ronksley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 8th (Service} Battalion

British Army 16044 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Samuel Edward Henry Perryman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235194

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John Jackson

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy TS 5591 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5591TS Engineman Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Ristango

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James Tracey

Died 1918

British Army 61235 Private South Lancashire Regiment 15th

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William Walmsley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405968

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Charles Harold Foster

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26132

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James William Bradshaw

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14940

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James Hall

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163023

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Thomas Barnes Cowpe

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 35816 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion

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Roger Ainsworth

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 04510 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Thomas Hall Cowell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227017

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Edward Brown

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy DA 9431 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 9431DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Erillus

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Charles Lawrence Marquand

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277630

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Catherine Ann Rawlins

Born 1897

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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James Rose

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4141 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 4141 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Jenny Mclellan

Born 1899

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Ernest Still

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141885

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James Hargreaves Bagshaw

Born 1899

Royal Navy J78041

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Frederick Sandham

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K15439 Stoker 1st Class HMS INVINCIBLE

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Archibald Clatworthy

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228489

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