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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]

Frederick Botwright

Born 1888

Died 1944

British Army 23215 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Charles Field

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 3/2788 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4588 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph G Ellison

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army 10451 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10451 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Alexander Barclay

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 17290 Private Royal Scots

British Army 17290 Private Royal Scots 15th

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George William Aimson

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 25063 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 21st (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 36318 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion

British Army 20649 Sergeant Training Reserve 72nd Battalion

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Arthur Hulme

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2618 Private Manchester Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 300497 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 2618 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment 2/8th Battalion

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William Henry Olive

Born 1894

British Army 305188 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 1/8th Battalion

British Army 1734 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army 305188 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1/8th Battalion

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Anthony Ilex Sheringham

Born 1890

Died 1963

British Army Second Lieutenant Hussars

British Army Private London 28th Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 1st Reserve Regiment Cavalry

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Frederick Aimson

Born 1880

British Army 55528 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery X.18 Trench Mortar Battery

British Army 55528 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery V/II Corps Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

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James Restall

Born 1874

British Army Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 14839 Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 14839 Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Richard Scott

Born 1892

Died 1960

Royal Navy K9827 Stoker First Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy K9827 Stoker First Class HMS Tiger

Royal Navy K9827 Stoker First Class HMS Onyx

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Stephen Doyle

Born 1884

Died 1956

British Army 1548 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 1548 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Alfred Priestley

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army Royal Field Artillery Reserves

British Army Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27830 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 39 Brigade

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Edward Olive

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 78655 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1st 'B' Reserve Brigade, RFA

British Army 78655 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4th Reserve Brigade, RFA

British Army 78655 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 70th Brigade, RFA

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John Hunt

Born 1892

British Army 1404 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 705487 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 677 Royal Field Artillery 16th Battery, 2nd East Lancashire Brigade

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Robert Colley

Born 1893

Died 1972

Royal Navy Deal 3980/S Private Royal Marines Medical Unit Deal

Royal Navy 3980 Private Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Harry Withers

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 10845 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th (Service) Battalion

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James Newman Middleton

Born 1892

Died 1954

British Army D/4758 Private Corps of Dragoons 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army

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Fred Olive

Born 1894

Died 1952

British Army 74312 Sergeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 8964 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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James Buckley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 10730 Private 15th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10730 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion 1st Salford Pals.

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