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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]

Robert Hay Maxwell

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223951

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Henry Worth Smith

Born 1886

Royal Navy 224636

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Herbert Maddock

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS111570 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

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Francis Kitchen

Born 1898

Royal Navy J26041 Ordinary Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Thomas Finch

Born 1888

Royal Navy 232740 Leading Seaman HMS TIGER

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James Ball

Born 1897

Royal Navy J20496 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20496 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20496 Boy 1st Class HMS Fearless

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John Harrison

Born 1871

British Army 4569 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Woods

Born 1885

Royal Navy 217843 Petty Officer HMS CHESTER

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Alfred Kirkham

Born 1893

Royal Navy J7155 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7155 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7155 Ordinary Seaman HMS Superb

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William Clarkson

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS109952 Stoker 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Thomas Hartley

Born 1892

Royal Navy SS109901 Stoker 1st Class HMS CANADA

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Thomas Wilson

Born 1894

Royal Navy F4209 Petty Officer Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service

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Thomas Robert Howarth

Born 1896

Royal Navy J17543 Able Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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William Richardson

Born 1899

Royal Navy J35484 Boy 1st Class HMS COLOSSUS

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John Helm

Born 1893

Royal Navy J45612 Ordinary Seaman HMS MALAYA

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Charles Livesey

Born 1855

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/1278

British Army 3080 Private Scots Guards

Other Empire Force 661 Serjeant British South Africa Police

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John Mercer

Born 1894

Royal Navy K15713 Stoker 1st Class HMS Caroline

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Sidney Walker

Born 1893

Royal Navy K22498 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Frederick Watson

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223426 Leading Stoker HMS WARRIOR

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Thomas Ashworth

Born 1887

Royal Navy 222977 Stoker 1st Class HMS WARSPITE

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