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Salford, Lancashire [1364]

Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [155]

Salford Lancashire [141]

Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire [38]

Pendleton Salford Lancashire [16]

Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [13]

Broughton Salford Lancashire [8]

Weaste, Salford, Lancashire [8]

Salford Lancashire. [6]

Eccles, Salford, Lancashire [5]

Salford Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Salford, Lancashire, England [4]

Salford,Lancashire [4]

Salford,Lancashire. [4]

Patricroft, Salford, Lancashire [3]

Pendlebury, Salford, Lancashire [3]

Pendleton,Salford,Lancashire. [3]

Salford Greater Manchester Lancashire [3]

Swinton, Salford, Lancashire [3]

Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [2]

Patricroft Salford Lancashire [2]

Pendlebury Salford Lancashire [2]

Pendleton Salford Lancashire. [2]

Salford , Lancashire [2]

Salford near Manchester, Lancashire [2]

32 Hodge Lane, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Barton upon Irwell Salford Lancashire [1]

Broughton Salford Lancashire. [1]

Broughton suburb of Salford, near Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Charlestown Salford Lancashire [1]

Eccles Salford Lancashire [1]

Green Gate, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Greengate, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Greenyats Salford, Lancashire [1]

Higher Broughton Salford Lancashire [1]

Hightown Salford Lancashire [1]

Hulme, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Kersal, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Lr Broughton Salford Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Monton Salford Lancashire [1]

North Salford, Lancashire [1]

Ordsall, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Patricoft Salford, Lancashire [1]

Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England [1]

Prestwich, Salford Lancashire [1]

Saint Agnataus Salford, Lancashire [1]

Saint Lukes Salford, Lancashire [1]

Salford Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Lancashire England [1]

Rank

Private [283]

Lance Corporal [29]

Corporal [27]

Stoker 1st Class [26]

Able Seaman [22]

Serjeant [21]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Gunner [11]

Boy 1st Class [9]

Rifleman [7]

Sapper [7]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Captain [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Driver [4]

Sergeant [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Musician [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Pioneer [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

AM1 Fitter Aero Engines [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Assistant Principal [1]

Band Boy [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet [1]

Canteen Manager [1]

Chauffeur (Driver) [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [126]

Manchester Regiment [66]

Royal Engineers [16]

15th Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

HMS TIGER [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Border Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

HMS BENBOW [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS LION [3]

HMS THUNDERER [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Caledonia [2]

HMS Castor [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [872]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [585]

British Army [373]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [187]

H [173]

W [159]

S [149]

C [139]

M [138]

R [100]

P [94]

L [92]

G [88]

T [82]

D [70]

J [69]

F [58]

A [56]

E [42]

K [40]

O [38]

N [33]

I [7]

Y [7]

U [6]

Q [4]

V [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1808]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [198]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Salford, Lancashire [1364] Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [155] Salford Lancashire [141] Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire [38] Pendleton Salford Lancashire [16] Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [13] Broughton Salford Lancashire [8] Weaste, Salford, Lancashire [8] Salford Lancashire. [6] Eccles, Salford, Lancashire [5] Salford Manchester, Lancashire [4] Salford, Lancashire, England [4] Salford,Lancashire [4] Salford,Lancashire. [4] Patricroft, Salford, Lancashire [3] Pendlebury, Salford, Lancashire [3] Pendleton,Salford,Lancashire. [3] Salford Greater Manchester Lancashire [3] Swinton, Salford, Lancashire [3] Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [2] Patricroft Salford Lancashire [2] Pendlebury Salford Lancashire [2] Pendleton Salford Lancashire. [2] Salford , Lancashire [2] Salford near Manchester, Lancashire [2] 32 Hodge Lane, Salford, Lancashire [1] Barton upon Irwell Salford Lancashire [1] Broughton Salford Lancashire. [1] Broughton suburb of Salford, near Manchester, Lancashire [1] Charlestown Salford Lancashire [1] Eccles Salford Lancashire [1] Green Gate, Salford, Lancashire [1] Greengate, Salford, Lancashire [1] Greenyats Salford, Lancashire [1] Higher Broughton Salford Lancashire [1] Hightown Salford Lancashire [1] Hulme, Salford, Lancashire [1] Kersal, Salford, Lancashire [1] Lr Broughton Salford Lancashire [1] Manchester, Salford, Lancashire [1] Monton Salford Lancashire [1] North Salford, Lancashire [1] Ordsall, Salford, Lancashire [1] Patricoft Salford, Lancashire [1] Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England [1] Prestwich, Salford Lancashire [1] Saint Agnataus Salford, Lancashire [1] Saint Lukes Salford, Lancashire [1] Salford Pendleton, Lancashire [1] Salford, Lancashire England [1]

Rank

Private [283] Lance Corporal [29] Corporal [27] Stoker 1st Class [26] Able Seaman [22] Serjeant [21] Ordinary Seaman [16] Second Lieutenant [13] Gunner [11] Boy 1st Class [9] Rifleman [7] Sapper [7] Boy 2nd Class [5] Captain [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lieutenant [5] Driver [4] Sergeant [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [3] Leading Stoker [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Musician [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Petty Officer [2] Pioneer [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] AM1 Fitter Aero Engines [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Assistant Principal [1] Band Boy [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet [1] Canteen Manager [1] Chauffeur (Driver) [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [126] Manchester Regiment [66] Royal Engineers [16] 15th Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Labour Corps [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] HMS TIGER [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Army Service Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Border Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] HMS COLLINGWOOD [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] HMS BENBOW [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS LION [3] HMS THUNDERER [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Caledonia [2] HMS Castor [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS VALIANT [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [872] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [585] British Army [373] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [187] H [173] W [159] S [149] C [139] M [138] R [100] P [94] L [92] G [88] T [82] D [70] J [69] F [58] A [56] E [42] K [40] O [38] N [33] I [7] Y [7] U [6] Q [4] V [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1808] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [198] Australia [1] India [1]

William George Smith

Born 1894

Died 1988

British Army 6311 Manchester Regiment

British Army 6311 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George Bruckshaw

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 9006 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 17th battalion manchest Battalion

British Army 9006 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Albert Stones

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10985 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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S Garner

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army S994 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S994 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion

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Kenneth Davenport Knowles

Born 1874

Died 1944

British Army Reverend Captain Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army 4th Class Chaplain Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion 1/1st Battalion

British Army 4th Class Chaplain Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Arthur Patrick Burke

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 17032 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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James Fitzpatrick

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 45042 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 45042 Pioneer Royal Engineers Training Centre, Newark

British Army 45042 Pioneer Royal Engineers 64th Company

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Stanley Robert Garner

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army S/994 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Richard Alfred Stenner

Born 1883

Died 1963

British Army 834, 320047 Company Serjeant Major London Regiment

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Charles Ackerley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1343 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment (Earl of Cheshire Btn) 5th.

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James H Parkinson

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 10006 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Albert Smith

Died 1915

British Army Z737 Private Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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William Henry Harrop

Born 1898

Died 1976

Royal Navy J35466 Boy 1st Class HMS Agamemnon - from 18 June 1915

Royal Navy J35466 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agamemnon

Royal Navy J35466 Able Seaman HMS Agamemnon

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James Timperley

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 35124 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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James Arthur Kerns

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1625 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 7th Battalion Salford

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James Graham

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10014 Corporal 15th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10014 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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George Thom

Died 1915

British Army T/944 Armament Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

British Army T/944 Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

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Ernest Driver

Born 1888

British Army 203136 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Printing Company

British Army 203136 Sapper Royal Engineers 2nd Field Survey Company

British Army 203136 Sapper Royal Engineers 6th Field Survey Company

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Ernest Tattersall

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 6689 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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Henry O'neill

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 11247 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11247 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion The 2nd Salford Pals

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