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Wigton, Cumberland [55]

Wigton, Cumberland, England [7]

Wigton Cumberland [2]

Wigton, Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Wigton,Cumberland. [2]

Bromfield, Wigton, Cumberland [1]

Caldbeck, Wigton, Cumberland [1]

St. Mary's, Wigton, Cumberland [1]

Union Street, Wigton, Cumberland [1]

Waverton, Wigton, Cumberland [1]

Wigton, Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

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Private [11]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

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Border Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [2]

211th Btn. Canadian Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry - New Brunswick Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Royal Navy [22]

British Army [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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D [6]

R [6]

A [5]

B [5]

C [5]

H [5]

K [5]

L [5]

M [5]

T [5]

E [4]

J [3]

P [3]

S [2]

F [1]

G [1]

I [1]

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Military Service [67]

Merchant Navy [7]

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United Kingdom [6]

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People [74] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wigton, Cumberland [55] Wigton, Cumberland, England [7] Wigton Cumberland [2] Wigton, Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Wigton,Cumberland. [2] Bromfield, Wigton, Cumberland [1] Caldbeck, Wigton, Cumberland [1] St. Mary's, Wigton, Cumberland [1] Union Street, Wigton, Cumberland [1] Waverton, Wigton, Cumberland [1] Wigton, Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [11] Acting Bombardier [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Border Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [2] 211th Btn. Canadian Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry - New Brunswick Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Royal Navy [22] British Army [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [7] D [6] R [6] A [5] B [5] C [5] H [5] K [5] L [5] M [5] T [5] E [4] J [3] P [3] S [2] F [1] G [1] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [67] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Alfred Faulder

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army 229861 Private Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army 5790 Private Border Regiment 8th Battalion

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Tom Brown Holdsworth

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 24912 Private Border Regiment

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John Sanderson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198029

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John Cleminson

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277013

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Mason Little

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army 23716 Private Border Regiment

British Army 248746 Private Labour Corps

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Robert Napier Kerr

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279369

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Joseph Corrigan

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289815

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Thomas Raffels

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260239

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John Mcfaden

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198131

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Tom Monkhouse

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292472

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Joseph N Chicken

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1748 Private Border Regiment

British Army 380417 Private Liverpool Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Sheffield Lancaster

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 45457 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Stanley Rigg

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment

Canadian Expeditionary Force 259007 Private 211th Btn. Canadian Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 5th (Cumberland) Battalion (Territorial)

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Matthew Little

British Army 67066 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Bragg

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296286

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Isaac Scott

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181611

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William Pearson Weightman

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3791 Border Regiment

British Army 27955 Private Border Regiment

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George Dixon

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191978

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Reginald Hetherington

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237164

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Thomas Jackson

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279492

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