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Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [52]

Newton Heath, Lancashire [29]

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England [6]

Newton Heath Lancashire [2]

Miles Platting, Newton Heath, Lancashire [1]

Newton Heath Manchester Lancashire [1]

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Private [11]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61]

British Army [13]

Royal Navy [11]

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S [13]

W [11]

B [7]

C [7]

L [6]

G [5]

A [4]

F [4]

J [4]

O [4]

P [4]

T [4]

H [3]

K [3]

M [3]

R [3]

E [2]

Y [2]

D [1]

I [1]

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Military Service [82]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [91] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [52] Newton Heath, Lancashire [29] Newton Heath, Lancashire, England [6] Newton Heath Lancashire [2] Miles Platting, Newton Heath, Lancashire [1] Newton Heath Manchester Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [11] Company Serjeant Major [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Vindictive [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61] British Army [13] Royal Navy [11]

Last name first letter

S [13] W [11] B [7] C [7] L [6] G [5] A [4] F [4] J [4] O [4] P [4] T [4] H [3] K [3] M [3] R [3] E [2] Y [2] D [1] I [1]

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Military Service [82] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Frederick Ireland

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43755

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Harry Clancy

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3547

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Alfred Haughton

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1688 Private Manchester Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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John Henry Fox

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219902

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William White

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233764

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Joseph Seal

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250244

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Wilfred Goddard

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260139

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Edwin Lever

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268408

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Frederick John Youlton

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army G/23120 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Edwin George Youlton

Born 1879

Royal Navy 183625 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy 183625 Petty Officer 1st Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 183625 Petty Officer 1st Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Isaac Walter Locking

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212023

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Ernest Lever

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225255

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Thomas William Brown

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234650

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William Boyd

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250419

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Robert Wright

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253156

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William Edward Bennett

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253542

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John William Woodall

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253586

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C W Orford

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261404

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John James Mcgreal

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 18203 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Frank Whittle

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131702

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