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Lytham, Lancashire [42]

Lytham, Lancashire, England [4]

Lytham Lancashire [2]

Ansdell, Lytham, Lancashire [1]

Lytham St Annes, Fylde Borough, Lancashire [1]

Lytham St Anns, Lancashire [1]

Lytham, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Lytham,Fylde,Lancashire. [1]

Rank

Private [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Clerk [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Telephonist [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Agricultural Company [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

HMS FORTUNE [1]

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

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Anthony Hope." [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Women's Royal Naval Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

British Army [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [8]

M [6]

B [5]

K [5]

D [4]

J [4]

T [3]

C [2]

E [2]

F [2]

G [2]

H [2]

P [2]

R [2]

S [2]

L [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [48]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

New Zealand [1]

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People [53] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lytham, Lancashire [42] Lytham, Lancashire, England [4] Lytham Lancashire [2] Ansdell, Lytham, Lancashire [1] Lytham St Annes, Fylde Borough, Lancashire [1] Lytham St Anns, Lancashire [1] Lytham, Preston, Lancashire [1] Lytham,Fylde,Lancashire. [1]

Rank

Private [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Clerk [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Telephonist [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Agricultural Company [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] HMS FORTUNE [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Anthony Hope." [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Women's Royal Naval Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] British Army [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [8] M [6] B [5] K [5] D [4] J [4] T [3] C [2] E [2] F [2] G [2] H [2] P [2] R [2] S [2] L [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [48] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7] New Zealand [1]

James Knowles

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 49580 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion.

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Alice Knowles

Born 1897

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker

Royal Navy G6330 Clerk Women's Royal Naval Service London Division

Royal Navy G/6330 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

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Daniel Rimmer

Born 1888

Died 1938

British Army 2696 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 205689 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion TF

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Myerscough

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403866

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Richard Tomlinson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292444

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Reginald Wignall

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65171

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Charles Alfred Kerr

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47274

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Charles Fisher

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164350

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Christopher Johnson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167608

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George Henry Bradley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46001

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Thomas Stewart Malley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31830

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Edward Walker

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250277

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Irving Taylor

Born 1898

British Army 124391 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Edward Myerscough

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305927

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Frederick Mayor

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180226

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Richard Halstead

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182980

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Robert Long

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195216

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John Thomas Armstong Boardman

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115703

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Alfred Parker Mclellan

Born 1900

Died 1962

Royal Navy J82076

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William Victor Dagger

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 3968 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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