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Great Harwood, Lancashire [38]

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England [6]

Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Great Harwood, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Great Harwood, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

great harwood, lancashire. [1]

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T [1]

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Military Service [45]

Merchant Navy [5]

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United Kingdom [4]

Canada [1]

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Great Harwood, Lancashire [38] Great Harwood, Lancashire, England [6] Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Great Harwood, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Great Harwood, Burnley, Lancashire [1] great harwood, lancashire. [1]

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Private [4] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Major [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant [1]

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East Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Border Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Reserves [Enlisted but not yet mobilised] [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1]

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Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] British Army [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [9] H [7] S [5] C [4] G [4] M [3] W [3] A [2] D [2] L [2] N [2] R [2] E [1] K [1] O [1] Q [1] T [1]

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Military Service [45] Merchant Navy [5]

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United Kingdom [4] Canada [1]

Thomas Addy

Born 1897

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy A 9137 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy SD 5016 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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James Riley

Born 1883

Royal Navy 311576

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William Henry Hartley

Born 1895

Royal Navy F19261

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Stephen Thomas Town

Born 1897

Royal Navy J27309

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Jesse Read

Born 1896

Royal Navy J50446

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Robert Bamber

Born 1896

Royal Navy J50450

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Harold Hartley

Born 1887

Royal Navy J50442

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Harry Brennand

Born 1896

Royal Navy J50722

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Richard Gregson

Born 1895

Royal Navy J56160

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Walter Owen

Born 1900

Royal Navy J86726

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James Pearkins Busby

Born 1893

Royal Navy K10308

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Joseph Whitehead

Born 1899

Royal Navy K48686

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Thomas William Eccles

Born 1889

Royal Navy M26681

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Harold Dobson

Born 1894

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Joseph Neale

Born 1896

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Harry Whittaker

Born 1898

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David Bentley

Born 1899

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James Wilfred Hocking

Born 1894

Royal Navy J50447

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Robert Winkley

Born 1897

Royal Navy J63465

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Thomas Frederick Hartley

Born 1900

Royal Navy J76035

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