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Westhoughton Lancashire [6]

Westhoughton [4]

Aspull [2]

Aspull Lancashire [2]

Westhoughton, Lancashire [2]

Accrington [1]

Aspull Wigan Lancashire [1]

Atherton Lancashire [1]

Atherton, Lancashire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Chequerbert, Lancashire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Ffroncysyllte, Denbighshire [1]

Leyland Lancashire [1]

Liverpool Lancashire [1]

Lostock Bolton Lancashire [1]

Lostock, Bolton [1]

Rainford [1]

Skelmersdale, Lancashire [1]

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England [1]

Warrington [1]

Westhoughton, Lancs [1]

Wrexham, Denbigh, England [1]

Rank

Private [115]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Gunner [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Driver [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [27]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [26]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [14]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Scots [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

152nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

8th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Royal Engineers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment. [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery 25th Siege Battery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Scots Guards [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [145]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

H [20]

B [15]

C [12]

M [12]

G [10]

R [10]

F [9]

W [9]

P [8]

S [8]

T [8]

D [6]

L [6]

J [4]

E [2]

O [2]

A [1]

I [1]

N [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [145]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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People [145] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Westhoughton Lancashire [6] Westhoughton [4] Aspull [2] Aspull Lancashire [2] Westhoughton, Lancashire [2] Accrington [1] Aspull Wigan Lancashire [1] Atherton Lancashire [1] Atherton, Lancashire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [1] Chequerbert, Lancashire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Ffroncysyllte, Denbighshire [1] Leyland Lancashire [1] Liverpool Lancashire [1] Lostock Bolton Lancashire [1] Lostock, Bolton [1] Rainford [1] Skelmersdale, Lancashire [1] Tyldesley, Lancashire, England [1] Warrington [1] Westhoughton, Lancs [1] Wrexham, Denbigh, England [1]

Rank

Private [115] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [8] Gunner [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [2] Driver [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Driver [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [27] Royal Lancaster Regiment [26] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [14] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Devonshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Scots [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 152nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 8th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Royal Engineers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment. [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment [1] Royal Garrison Artillery 25th Siege Battery [1] Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Scots Guards [1] South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [145] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

H [20] B [15] C [12] M [12] G [10] R [10] F [9] W [9] P [8] S [8] T [8] D [6] L [6] J [4] E [2] O [2] A [1] I [1] N [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [145]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

John Hampson

Died 1918

British Army 200793 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Critchlow

Died 1915

British Army 13053 Private South Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 13053 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Peter Gibbs

Died 1916

British Army 10882 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frank Blundell

Died 1918

British Army 18142 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Ernest Isaac Barrow

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 2nd east Battalion

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James Rigby

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 13579 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 13579 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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John Robson

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 786 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 786 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Wright Coops

Died 1916

British Army 15284 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 15284 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James Green

Died 1917

British Army 36953 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 36953 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Hartley

Died 1918

British Army 53974 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Smith Rathbone

Died 1918

British Army 202784 Serjeant Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Robert Pendlebury

Died 1916

British Army 16739 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James Hodkinson

Died 1918

British Army 22866 Private Royal Scots

British Army 155808 Sapper Royal Engineers 173 Tunnelling Company

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Robert Seddon Caldwell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 533 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Cyclist Corps

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Horace Green

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army L/18662 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/18662 Corporal Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery

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Albert Buck

Died 1918

British Army 101069 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Evan Ellis Edwards

Died 1916

British Army 19273 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Henry Fairhurst

Died 1916

British Army 18687 Acting Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Seddon

Died 1916

British Army 5044 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Richard Owens

Died 1916

British Army 16515 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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