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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]

John Bagot Glubb

Born 1897

Died 1986

Other Empire Force Brigadier General Transjordan Arab Legion

British Army Acting Captain Royal Engineers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Acting Captain Royal Air Force Iraq Command HQ

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William Watson

Born 1895

Died 1938

Canadian Expeditionary Force 139708

Canadian Expeditionary Force 139708 Pte 75th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 139708 Acting Lance Corporal 75th Battalion

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Hugh Carnegie Rain

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 13019 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 13019 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

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George Brindle

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 1906 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1906 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Norcross

Born 1867

Died 1924

British Army 6916 Corporal Army Pay Corps

British Army 6916 Lance Sergeant Army Pay Corps

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Charles Thomas Gynes

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 35818 Private 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 35818 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Joseph Cleminson

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 213269 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Jackson

Born 1895

Died 1958

British Army 10678 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29486 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 29486 Private Loyal North Lancs

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Victor Law Burnside

Born 1877

Died 1920

British Army Honorary Second Lieutenant The King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Cadet Battalion

British Army Honorary Lieutenant The King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Cadet Battalion

British Army Honorary Captain The King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Cadet Battalion

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John Ashcroft

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 22551 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 22551 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 22551 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George Albert Boothby

Born 1874

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260104 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 5th Balloon Company

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Robert Adams

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8962 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 8962 Private King's Liverpool 1st battalion

British Army 7th Hussars

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Joseph Pond

Born 1880

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77343

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Joseph Park

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 13973 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th

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James Swift

Born 1886

British Army 39196 Private Labour Corps

British Army TR/3/4969 Training Reserve 49th Battalion

British Army 39196 Private Labour Corps

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James Worden

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 5985 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 5985 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 5985 Sergeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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William Dixon

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 37653 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 37653 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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William Olive

Born 1888

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121551 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121551 Private Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121551 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Charles Bennett Phizackerley

Born 1891

Died 1967

Royal Navy R/63 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy R/63 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division

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William Beetham

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3131 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200929 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2/4th battalion

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