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Preston England [224]

Preston, Lancashire, England [17]

Preston, England [4]

Preston Lancashire England [3]

Preston, Lancashire England [3]

East Preston, Sussex, England [2]

Ashton-on-Ribble near Preston, England [1]

Longton, Preston, Lancashire England [1]

Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England. [1]

Penwortham Preston, England [1]

Preston Candover, Hampshire, England [1]

Preston Capes England [1]

Preston Kent England [1]

Preston Lanes, England [1]

Preston, Lancashire, England [1]

Preston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Preston, Yorkshire, England [1]

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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

HMAT Euripdes A14 [1]

Labour Corps [1]

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Australian Imperial Force [230]

British Army [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [45]

H [31]

W [26]

M [20]

S [20]

C [17]

A [15]

G [12]

R [11]

L [10]

P [10]

J [9]

E [8]

T [6]

F [5]

N [5]

D [4]

K [4]

O [2]

V [2]

I [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [246]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

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People [264] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Preston England [224] Preston, Lancashire, England [17] Preston, England [4] Preston Lancashire England [3] Preston, Lancashire England [3] East Preston, Sussex, England [2] Ashton-on-Ribble near Preston, England [1] Longton, Preston, Lancashire England [1] Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England. [1] Penwortham Preston, England [1] Preston Candover, Hampshire, England [1] Preston Capes England [1] Preston Kent England [1] Preston Lanes, England [1] Preston, Lancashire, England [1] Preston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Preston, Yorkshire, England [1]

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Private [15] Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] Driver [1] Lance Corporal Acting Sargeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Sergeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Australian Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] HMAT Euripdes A14 [1] Labour Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [230] British Army [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [45] H [31] W [26] M [20] S [20] C [17] A [15] G [12] R [11] L [10] P [10] J [9] E [8] T [6] F [5] N [5] D [4] K [4] O [2] V [2] I [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [246] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1]

John James Myerscough

Australian Imperial Force 6381

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William Nickson

Australian Imperial Force 1810

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Percy Norwood

Australian Imperial Force

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John Nightingale

Australian Imperial Force 2486

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Richard Pinder

Australian Imperial Force 673

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William Rawlinson

Australian Imperial Force 27721

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John Montgomery Roberts

Australian Imperial Force

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David Savage

Australian Imperial Force 715

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Robert Sidgreaves

Australian Imperial Force 4962

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William Edward Southworth

Australian Imperial Force 3319

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Arthur Snelham

Australian Imperial Force 2201

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Arthur Augustus Spelman

Australian Imperial Force 7072

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Ernest Spencer

Australian Imperial Force 19826

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Arthur Bleasdale

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 11214 Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 11214 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 11214 Lance Corporal Acting Sargeant Cheshire Regiment

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Richard Henry Beesley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 782 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200189 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st./4th. Battalion

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Richard Lancaster

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Z 2996 Private Rifle Brigade

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Edward Colin Gilmore

Born 1884

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Isabella Gillice

Born 1897

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Bertha Vent

Born 1895

British Army 39925 Worker Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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William Pile

Australian Imperial Force 1652

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