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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]

Arthur Brotherton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 14271 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14271 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14271 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th battalion

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Patrick Rooney

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 30566 Acting Corporal Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 94494 Acting Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Richard Evans Atkinson

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 51190 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 5780 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 29615 Private Border Regiment 1st battalion

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William Williams

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 123976 Pioneer Royal Engineers 10th Labour Battalion

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Charles Richard Billsborough

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army S/7059 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/7059 Private Gordon Highlanders 10th Service

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Harry Bingham

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 200600 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2514 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200600 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Usher

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 30971 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 51726 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Robert Addison

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 306157 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3342 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 306157 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 8th Battalion

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James Fletcher

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 200388 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1755 private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th

British Army 200388 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Thomas Wilding

Died 1915

British Army 6418 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 6418 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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John M Smalley

Born 1882

Died 1948

British Army 131269 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William George Lucas

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 14004 Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards 4th Battalion

British Army 14004 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

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Richard Stevenson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2554 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 38380 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 2554 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th (Territorial) Battalion

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James Clarke

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 35 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 35 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Jacob Nightingale

Born 1879

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138735

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Thomas Bamber

Born 1882

British Army 7274 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 7274 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 7274 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

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Albert Fisher

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477305

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477305 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Joseph Leach

Born 1897

Died 1965

British Army 30936 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 302642 Private Royal Air Force

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Richard Bamber

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 201693 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201693 Private Loyal North Lancashire 1/4th Regimant

British Army 201698 Gunner Loyal North Lancashire

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Joseph Lee

Born 1881

British Army 4977 Lance Corporal 21st Lancers

British Army 4977 Corporal 21st Lancers

British Army 4977 Sergeant 21st Lancers

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