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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]

Fred Clough

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16077 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16077 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Horace Davenport

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 23938 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 23938 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Samuel Fisher

Died 1918

British Army 352318 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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George Marsh

Died 1916

British Army 16245 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16245 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert James

Died 1916

British Army 26287 Gunner Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 26287 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Peter Jameson

Died 1915

British Army 13238 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Jefferson

Died 1918

British Army 67396 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Farrar

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 8718 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Watkinson

Died 1917

British Army 45217 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 45217 Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Robert Winrow

Died 1916

British Army 243150 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 243150 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/5 Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 243150 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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William Withington

Died 1916

British Army 15418 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15418 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Battalion

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William Henry Astin

Died 1916

British Army 16477 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th east Battalion

British Army 16295 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16477 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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William Henry Nield

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 13622 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Rigby

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 118730 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Riley

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 16961 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16961 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Wright Smith

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 27604 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 27604 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Crooks

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 39321 Private Royal Scots

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William Hilton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 54052 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Mccall

Died 1916

British Army 17650 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17650 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas James Lever

Born 1864

Died 1916

British Army 81697 Sapper Royal Engineers

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