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Lancaster [5]

Lancaster, Lancashire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Co Down [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

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Woodplumpton, Nr. Preston [1]

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Serjeant [18]

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Corporal [13]

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Lieutenant [7]

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Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 C.S.M. [1]

Unit

Royal Lancaster Regiment [56]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [19]

King's Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment [17]

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

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

143rd O/S Batt. [1]

1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

24th Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

2nd King's African Rifles [1]

5th Dragoon Guards Special Reserve of Officers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Engineers [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS London [1]

Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Household Cavalry & Cavalry of the Line [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Kings African Rifles [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Late Lancashire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

New Zealand Army Service Corps [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

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British Army [115]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Royal Navy [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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B [18]

H [15]

M [13]

W [10]

C [9]

D [8]

L [8]

P [7]

T [5]

S [4]

A [3]

F [3]

G [3]

K [3]

R [3]

V [3]

E [2]

O [2]

I [1]

J [1]

N [1]

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Military Service [121]

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United Kingdom [49]

Ireland [3]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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People [122] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lancaster [5] Lancaster, Lancashire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Bath, Somerset [2] Belfast [1] Belfast, Co Down [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clewer, Berkshire [1] Cudgewa, Victoria [1] Exeter [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Kensington [1] New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Norwood, London [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] St. Clement's, Rochdale, Lancashire, England [1] Violet Town Victoria [1] Widnes, Cheshire [1] Woodplumpton, Nr. Preston [1]

Rank

Private [68] Serjeant [18] Lance Corporal [14] Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant [7] Sergeant [6] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Driver [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Gunner [2] L/Cpl [2] Sapper [2] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2/Lt [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Flt Sub Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lt [1] Lt Col [1] Lt/Observer [1] Major [1] Observer [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Sgt [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] T Probationary Flight Officer [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 C.S.M. [1]

Unit

Royal Lancaster Regiment [56] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [19] King's Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment [17] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] London Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] North Somerset Yeomanry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 143rd O/S Batt. [1] 1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] 24th Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 2nd King's African Rifles [1] 5th Dragoon Guards Special Reserve of Officers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Engineers [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS London [1] Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Household Cavalry & Cavalry of the Line [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Kings African Rifles [1] Lancashire Regiment [1] Late Lancashire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] New Zealand Army Service Corps [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [115] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Royal Navy [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

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B [18] H [15] M [13] W [10] C [9] D [8] L [8] P [7] T [5] S [4] A [3] F [3] G [3] K [3] R [3] V [3] E [2] O [2] I [1] J [1] N [1]

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Military Service [121]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Ireland [3] Australia [1] Canada [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Harold Thomas Francis

Born 1897

British Army 974 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 51582 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Wright

British Army 241633 Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

2637 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

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