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Chorley, Lancashire [396]

Chorley England [37]

Chorley [17]

Chorley Lancashire [14]

Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [10]

Brinscall, Chorley, Lancashire [4]

Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire [3]

Chorley, Lancashire, England [3]

Chorley, Preston, Lancashire [3]

Eccleston, Chorley, Lancashire [3]

Anderton, Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Chorley Preston, Lancashire [2]

Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire [2]

Chorley, Sussex [2]

Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Leyland, Chorley, Lancashire [2]

St George's, Chorley, Lancashire [2]

31 Parker Street, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Birkacre, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Blackrod near Chorley [1]

Blackrod, Chorley [1]

Blackrod, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Botany Bay, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Brinscall Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Bundle Chorley, Lancashire [1]

CHORLEY, Lancashire [1]

Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Chorley Lancashire England [1]

Chorley Wood [1]

Chorley, Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Chorley, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Chorley, England [1]

Chorley, Lancaster [1]

Chorley, Lancs [1]

Chorley, Lancshire [1]

Chorley, Staffs [1]

Chorley, Surrey [1]

Chorley,Lancashire. [1]

Chorley,Lancs [1]

Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs [1]

Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs [1]

Croston,Chorley,Lancashire. [1]

Duxbury, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Euxton Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Euxton, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Gallowfield, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Healey, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Leyland, Chorley Lancashire [1]

Lukes Row Whittle-le-Woods Chorley Lancs [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Lance Corporal [10]

Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Deck Hand [5]

Driver [5]

Gunner [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Captain [3]

Rifleman [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Air Marshall [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Commander [1]

Commanding Officer [1]

First Bed Steward [1]

LAC Fitter Aero Engines [1]

Leading Trimmer [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Nurse [1]

Schoolmaster Lieutenant [1]

Senior Reserve Attendant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stewardess [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [30]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Reg. [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Reserve (Derby Scheme) [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

17th Lancers [1]

20th Hussars [1]

5th Loyal North Lancashire RegimentTerritorial Force [1]

6th Infantry Brigade [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Terrible" [1]

HM Submarine D5 [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Simoom [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Hereford Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Service

Royal Navy [280]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116]

British Army [102]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [82]

H [78]

S [48]

W [38]

C [34]

M [34]

A [29]

F [23]

G [23]

D [21]

R [21]

T [21]

L [16]

P [15]

J [13]

E [11]

K [11]

I [8]

O [7]

N [6]

U [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [520]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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People [542] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chorley, Lancashire [396] Chorley England [37] Chorley [17] Chorley Lancashire [14] Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [10] Brinscall, Chorley, Lancashire [4] Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire [3] Chorley, Lancashire, England [3] Chorley, Preston, Lancashire [3] Eccleston, Chorley, Lancashire [3] Anderton, Chorley, Lancashire [2] Chorley Preston, Lancashire [2] Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire [2] Chorley, Sussex [2] Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire [2] Leyland, Chorley, Lancashire [2] St George's, Chorley, Lancashire [2] 31 Parker Street, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Birkacre, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Blackrod near Chorley [1] Blackrod, Chorley [1] Blackrod, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Botany Bay, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Brinscall Chorley, Lancashire [1] Bundle Chorley, Lancashire [1] CHORLEY, Lancashire [1] Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Chorley Lancashire England [1] Chorley Wood [1] Chorley, Adlington, Lancashire [1] Chorley, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Chorley, England [1] Chorley, Lancaster [1] Chorley, Lancs [1] Chorley, Lancshire [1] Chorley, Staffs [1] Chorley, Surrey [1] Chorley,Lancashire. [1] Chorley,Lancs [1] Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs [1] Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs [1] Croston,Chorley,Lancashire. [1] Duxbury, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Euxton Chorley, Lancashire [1] Euxton, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Gallowfield, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Healey, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Leyland, Chorley Lancashire [1] Lukes Row Whittle-le-Woods Chorley Lancs [1] Oswaldtwistle, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [73] Lance Corporal [10] Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Deck Hand [5] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Captain [3] Rifleman [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Commodore [1] Air Marshall [1] Bombardier [1] Brigade Major [1] Commander [1] Commanding Officer [1] First Bed Steward [1] LAC Fitter Aero Engines [1] Leading Trimmer [1] Munitions Worker [1] Nurse [1] Schoolmaster Lieutenant [1] Senior Reserve Attendant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Stewardess [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [30] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Reserve [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Reg. [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Reserve (Derby Scheme) [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 17th Lancers [1] 20th Hussars [1] 5th Loyal North Lancashire RegimentTerritorial Force [1] 6th Infantry Brigade [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Lancers [1] East Kent Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Terrible" [1] HM Submarine D5 [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Simoom [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Hereford Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Service

Royal Navy [280] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116] British Army [102] Australian Imperial Force [37] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [82] H [78] S [48] W [38] C [34] M [34] A [29] F [23] G [23] D [21] R [21] T [21] L [16] P [15] J [13] E [11] K [11] I [8] O [7] N [6] U [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [520] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [41] Canada [1] India [1]

Richard Fairclough

Born 1895

British Army J4/042088 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army Sergeant

British Army 042088 Sergeant Army Service Corps

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John Standing

Born 1896

Died 1970

British Army 3598 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201223 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion TF

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James Mould

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment

Other Empire Force Commanding Officer Skinners School Officer Training Corps

British Army Schoolmaster Lieutenant Skinners School Officer Training Corps

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Horace Alker

Born 1885

Died 1947

British Army 10925 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2A Reserve Brigade

British Army 10925 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4A Reserve Battery

British Army 10925 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Exp Force

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Roland Critchley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 37058 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 22nd Squadron

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Thomas Houghton

Died 1918

British Army 12946 Private Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion

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Leonard Lascelles Haynes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 5542 Private London Regiment 20th Bn

British Army 632593 Private London Regiment 20th Bn

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Thomas Barrow

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 8058 Private Manchester Regiment 17th battalion manchest Battalion

British Army 8058 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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John Waring

Born 1894

British Army 2053 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 237320 Private King's Liverpool Regiment Labour Company

British Army 33779 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Labour Company

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Thomas Aloysius Rawcliffe

Died 1917

British Army P/1306 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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William Holt

Born 1896

Died 1977

British Army 012383 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army G/34197 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Harold Edwards

Born 1892

Died 1952

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

Other Empire Force Air Commodore

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John Henry Turner

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army Reserve (Derby Scheme)

British Army 39957 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3rd

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John Booth

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 156 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 86466 Sapper Royal Engineers 171 Tunnelling Company

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William Mcleod

Born 1858

Died 1915

Other Empire Force First Bed Steward Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force First Bed Steward Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Lusitania"

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William Greenhalgh

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 21587 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Bn.

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Fred Willock

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 7289 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 7289 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Ralph Hindle

Born 1882

Died 1917

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British Army Lieutenant Colonel Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Josiah John Jolly

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 4615 Private 20th Hussars

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Peter Wilkinson

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 12673 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th

British Army 12673 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 11th

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