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Preston, Lancashire [1584]

Preston Lancashire [66]

Preston, Lancashire, England [17]

Preston, lancashire [8]

Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire [7]

Longridge, Preston, Lancashire [6]

Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire [5]

Leyland, Preston, Lancashire [5]

Croston, Preston, Lancashire [4]

Farington, Preston, Lancashire [4]

Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire [4]

Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire [4]

Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire [4]

Broughton, Preston, Lancashire [3]

Chorley, Preston, Lancashire [3]

Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire [3]

Preston Lancashire England [3]

Preston, Lancashire England [3]

Barton, Preston, Lancashire [2]

Chorley Preston, Lancashire [2]

Goosnargh, Preston, Lancashire [2]

Hesketh Bank, Preston, Lancashire [2]

Higher Walton, Preston, Lancashire [2]

Preston Lancashire. [2]

Preston,Lancashire. [2]

Preston. Lancashire [2]

Walton le Dale, Preston Lancashire [2]

371 Brook Street, Preston, Lancashire [1]

5 St David's Rd, Preston, Lancashire, [1]

Bamber Bridge, Preston Lancashire [1]

Blackpool, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Bretherton, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Brindle, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Broughton in Amounderness, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Catterall, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Chipping, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Claughton Preston, Lancashire [1]

Clifton, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Cottam, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Croston Preston Lancashire [1]

Deepdale Street, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Dupdale, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Eccleston, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Emanuel, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Fishwick, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Flixton, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Foulridge Preston Lancashire [1]

Freckleton Preston, Lancashire [1]

Fullwood, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [235]

Stoker 1st Class [24]

Corporal [20]

Able Seaman [19]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Driver [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Sapper [10]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Deck Hand [6]

Rifleman [6]

Sergeant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Major [3]

Petty Officer [3]

private [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Deputy Administrator [2]

Engineman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Second Hand [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

C.S.M [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [92]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [41]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Reserve [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Scots Guards [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [940]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [515]

British Army [330]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [221]

W [183]

H [173]

S [157]

C [148]

M [118]

A [87]

P [80]

T [77]

G [76]

L [75]

R [75]

D [67]

F [64]

J [50]

N [48]

K [39]

E [34]

O [15]

V [13]

I [9]

Q [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1761]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [200]

India [6]

Canada [2]

Afghanistan [1]

Australia [1]

Belgium [1]

Greece [1]

Russian Federation [1]

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Place of birth

Preston, Lancashire [1584] Preston Lancashire [66] Preston, Lancashire, England [17] Preston, lancashire [8] Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire [7] Longridge, Preston, Lancashire [6] Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire [5] Leyland, Preston, Lancashire [5] Croston, Preston, Lancashire [4] Farington, Preston, Lancashire [4] Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire [4] Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire [4] Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire [4] Broughton, Preston, Lancashire [3] Chorley, Preston, Lancashire [3] Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire [3] Preston Lancashire England [3] Preston, Lancashire England [3] Barton, Preston, Lancashire [2] Chorley Preston, Lancashire [2] Goosnargh, Preston, Lancashire [2] Hesketh Bank, Preston, Lancashire [2] Higher Walton, Preston, Lancashire [2] Preston Lancashire. [2] Preston,Lancashire. [2] Preston. Lancashire [2] Walton le Dale, Preston Lancashire [2] 371 Brook Street, Preston, Lancashire [1] 5 St David's Rd, Preston, Lancashire, [1] Bamber Bridge, Preston Lancashire [1] Blackpool, Preston, Lancashire [1] Bretherton, Preston, Lancashire [1] Brindle, Preston, Lancashire [1] Broughton in Amounderness, Preston, Lancashire [1] Catterall, Preston, Lancashire [1] Chipping, Preston, Lancashire [1] Claughton Preston, Lancashire [1] Clifton, Preston, Lancashire [1] Cottam, Preston, Lancashire [1] Croston Preston Lancashire [1] Deepdale Street, Preston, Lancashire [1] Dupdale, Preston, Lancashire [1] Eccleston, Preston, Lancashire [1] Emanuel, Preston, Lancashire [1] Fishwick, Preston, Lancashire [1] Flixton, Preston, Lancashire [1] Foulridge Preston Lancashire [1] Freckleton Preston, Lancashire [1] Fullwood, Preston, Lancashire [1] Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [235] Stoker 1st Class [24] Corporal [20] Able Seaman [19] Gunner [18] Serjeant [18] Lance Corporal [16] Driver [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Sapper [10] Ordinary Seaman [9] Captain [8] Lieutenant [8] Deck Hand [6] Rifleman [6] Sergeant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Leading Stoker [3] Major [3] Petty Officer [3] private [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Deputy Administrator [2] Engineman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Second Hand [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] C.S.M [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [92] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [41] Royal Field Artillery [26] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Naval Reserve [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [9] Border Regiment [8] Labour Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Scots Guards [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4] Royal Air Force [4] Australian Infantry [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3] HMS Monmouth [3] HMS VALIANT [3] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS LION [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS TIGER [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [940] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [515] British Army [330] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [221] W [183] H [173] S [157] C [148] M [118] A [87] P [80] T [77] G [76] L [75] R [75] D [67] F [64] J [50] N [48] K [39] E [34] O [15] V [13] I [9] Q [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1761] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [200] India [6] Canada [2] Afghanistan [1] Australia [1] Belgium [1] Greece [1] Russian Federation [1]

Daniel Wilding

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 8801 Private Scots Guards

British Army 8801 Guardsman Scots Guards 2nd Battalion

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Sydney Sharples

Born 1882

Died 1948

British Army Second Lieutenant West Lancashire Brigade RFA (TF)

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd West Lancashire Field Ambulance

British Army Trooper Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry (TF)

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Walter Billsborough

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 13171 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13171 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13171 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th (Service)

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Harold Hargreaves

Born 1896

British Army 3004 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army 34352 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 34352 Private Machine Gun Corps 270 Company

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Howgill Wilson

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 302395 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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Henry Eccles

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 6427 Acting Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6427 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Richard Atkinson

Born 1899

Died 1918

1/4th battalion

British Army 35718 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1/4th battalion

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Frank Atkinson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2615 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Cooper

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army S 5325 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

British Army S 5325 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/5325 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 9th Battalion

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John Garlick

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3283 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3283 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Wright

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13124 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13124 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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David Kirby

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 10374 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Parkinson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 13097 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion (Service)

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George Barnes

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 8823 Private 20th Hussars

British Army 41944 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 41945 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Christopher Neville Smith

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7967 Private Coldstream Guards

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Arthur Theodore Ransome Houghton

Born 1880

Died 1952

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James Tearle

Born 1862

Died 1918

British Army 3711 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Harry Gaiger

Born 1896

British Army 9294 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 1951 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Philip Fazackerley

Born 1896

Died 1977

British Army 13192 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Frederick William Pearson

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8206 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st

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