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Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [52]

Newton Heath, Lancashire [29]

Newton, Manchester, Lancashire [16]

Newton, Lancashire [15]

Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire [13]

Newton le Willows, Lancashire [7]

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England [6]

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire [5]

Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire [3]

Newton Heath Lancashire [2]

Wargrave, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire [2]

Earlstown, Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Miles Platting, Newton Heath, Lancashire [1]

Newton Heath Manchester Lancashire [1]

Newton Le Willow, Lancashire [1]

Newton Le Willows, Lancashire [1]

Newton Manches, Lancashire [1]

Newton Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newton St Nelson Marsden Lancashire [1]

Newton le Willow, Lancashire [1]

Newton,Lancashire [1]

Newton-With-Scales, Lancashire [1]

Newton-le-Willow, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Able Seaman [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Major [1]

Quartermaster and Temporary Major and Honorary Captain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

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

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Hussars [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

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

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86]

Royal Navy [40]

British Army [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [21]

W [18]

B [15]

H [13]

C [11]

G [11]

L [8]

T [8]

R [7]

A [6]

F [6]

O [6]

D [5]

M [5]

P [5]

E [4]

J [4]

K [3]

N [3]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [162] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [52] Newton Heath, Lancashire [29] Newton, Manchester, Lancashire [16] Newton, Lancashire [15] Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire [13] Newton le Willows, Lancashire [7] Newton Heath, Lancashire, England [6] Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire [5] Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire [3] Newton Heath Lancashire [2] Wargrave, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire [2] Earlstown, Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Miles Platting, Newton Heath, Lancashire [1] Newton Heath Manchester Lancashire [1] Newton Le Willow, Lancashire [1] Newton Le Willows, Lancashire [1] Newton Manches, Lancashire [1] Newton Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newton St Nelson Marsden Lancashire [1] Newton le Willow, Lancashire [1] Newton,Lancashire [1] Newton-With-Scales, Lancashire [1] Newton-le-Willow, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [24] Able Seaman [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Major [1] Quartermaster and Temporary Major and Honorary Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [6] Labour Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] HMS Vindictive [2] 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Hussars [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86] Royal Navy [40] British Army [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [21] W [18] B [15] H [13] C [11] G [11] L [8] T [8] R [7] A [6] F [6] O [6] D [5] M [5] P [5] E [4] J [4] K [3] N [3] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Arthur Churchman

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR4/31786 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 57521 Private Welsh Regiment 24th (Pembroke and Glamorgan and Yeomanry Btn).

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Frank Thompson

Born 1893

British Army 182841 Driver Royal Engineers

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William Stone

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163768

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Samuel Short

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143693

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Thomas Collins

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285246

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James Arthur Briggs

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46061

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George Albert Stringer

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army 15818 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 644481 Private Labour Corps

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George Frederick Annear Schilling

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136205

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James Henry Gartside

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267256

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Owen Glendown Thomas

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191629

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George Ogden

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227651

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Albert Ernest Thewliss

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45347

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Joseph Stretch

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 63687 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Green

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401210

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Edward Tempest Tunstall North

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319810

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Bennett Pringle

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24907

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William Bell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155662

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James Henry Schofield

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78456

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Jonathan Kenyon

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211493

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John Helsden Locking

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219465

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