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Oldham Lancashire [43]

Oldham [28]

Oldham Lancs [23]

Manchester [6]

Hollinwood Oldham Lancashire [4]

Bolton [3]

Failsworth [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Werneth Oldham [3]

Ashton Under Lyne [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Chadderton Lancashire [2]

Chadderton Oldham Lancs [2]

Diggle Saddleworth Yorkshire [2]

Failsworth Lancashire [2]

Manchester Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Rochdale Lancashire [2]

Ashton under Lyne [1]

Blackburn [1]

Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Bradwell Derbyshire [1]

Brittania Bacup Lancs [1]

Chadderton Oldham [1]

Chadderton Oldham Lancashire [1]

Chadderton, Manchester [1]

Churwell Leeds Yorkshire [1]

Clayton Manchester [1]

Coventry Warwickshire [1]

Dawley Shropshire [1]

Dearden Fold Lancashire [1]

Delph Saddleworth [1]

Delph Saddleworth Yorkshire [1]

Dobcross Saddleworth Yorkshire [1]

Drummerhill Lancashire [1]

Dukinfield [1]

Dukinfield Cheshire [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

East Hagbourne Berks [1]

Eccles [1]

Glossop Derbyshire [1]

Greenfield Saddleworth [1]

Greenfield Saddleworth Yorkshire [1]

Halifax [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hartford Oldham [1]

Havergate Yorkshire [1]

Higginshaw Oldham Lancashire [1]

Hollinwood [1]

Hollinwood Oldham [1]

Rank

Private [219]

private [17]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Gunner [8]

Driver [6]

Rifleman [6]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

(Guardsman) Private [1]

142286 [1]

2nd Lieutenant temp. [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd class [1]

Bombadier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gardsman [1]

Gunner Gunner [1]

Lance Corpoal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Private Drummer [1]

Private Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wireman 2nd class [1]

acting Corporal [1]

rifleman [1]

sadler/ Private [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [111]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [4]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fuisilliers [3]

Manchester regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Pay Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

(County of London) Battalion (The Rangers) [1]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

20th Bn [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [262]

Royal Navy [7]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [163]

A [18]

C [16]

H [15]

F [13]

M [11]

D [8]

W [6]

K [5]

P [4]

L [3]

G [2]

R [2]

E [1]

N [1]

O [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [268]

Country

United Kingdom [156]

India [2]

Brazil [1]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [271] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Oldham Lancashire [43] Oldham [28] Oldham Lancs [23] Manchester [6] Hollinwood Oldham Lancashire [4] Bolton [3] Failsworth [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Werneth Oldham [3] Ashton Under Lyne [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Chadderton Lancashire [2] Chadderton Oldham Lancs [2] Diggle Saddleworth Yorkshire [2] Failsworth Lancashire [2] Manchester Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Rochdale Lancashire [2] Ashton under Lyne [1] Blackburn [1] Bradford Yorkshire [1] Bradwell Derbyshire [1] Brittania Bacup Lancs [1] Chadderton Oldham [1] Chadderton Oldham Lancashire [1] Chadderton, Manchester [1] Churwell Leeds Yorkshire [1] Clayton Manchester [1] Coventry Warwickshire [1] Dawley Shropshire [1] Dearden Fold Lancashire [1] Delph Saddleworth [1] Delph Saddleworth Yorkshire [1] Dobcross Saddleworth Yorkshire [1] Drummerhill Lancashire [1] Dukinfield [1] Dukinfield Cheshire [1] Dulwich, London [1] East Hagbourne Berks [1] Eccles [1] Glossop Derbyshire [1] Greenfield Saddleworth [1] Greenfield Saddleworth Yorkshire [1] Halifax [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hartford Oldham [1] Havergate Yorkshire [1] Higginshaw Oldham Lancashire [1] Hollinwood [1] Hollinwood Oldham [1]

Rank

Private [219] private [17] Corporal [13] Serjeant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Gunner [8] Driver [6] Rifleman [6] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] (Guardsman) Private [1] 142286 [1] 2nd Lieutenant temp. [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd class [1] Bombadier [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gardsman [1] Gunner Gunner [1] Lance Corpoal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Private Drummer [1] Private Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wireman 2nd class [1] acting Corporal [1] rifleman [1] sadler/ Private [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [111] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [4] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fuisilliers [3] Manchester regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Pay Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Tank Corps [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers) [1] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 20th Bn [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [262] Royal Navy [7] Australian Imperial Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Navy [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [163] A [18] C [16] H [15] F [13] M [11] D [8] W [6] K [5] P [4] L [3] G [2] R [2] E [1] N [1] O [1] S [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [268]

Country

United Kingdom [156] India [2] Brazil [1] France [1] New Zealand [1]

Charles William Bailey

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 9302 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 2nd manchest Battalion

British Army 9302 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9302 acting Corporal Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Hope Travis

Died 1917

British Army 7737 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 4/4467 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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Edmund Broadbent

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 67023 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 39751 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 39751 private south Wales Borderers 2nd Bn

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Thomas Bradshaw

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7930 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7930 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Harold Andrew

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Manchester Regiment 24th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Frederick William Brooke

Born 1876

Died 1918

Royal Navy M25226

Royal Navy M.25226.(pol) Wireman 2nd class HMS Narborough

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Wilfred Broadbent

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 13354 Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th Battalion

British Army 13354 Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th Bn

British Army 13354 Corporal Caeronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th Bn

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Fred Brooks

Died 1918

British Army 52700 Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3524 Private Border Regiment

British Army 35248 Private Border Regiment 7th Bn

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Stanley Hadfield Broadbent

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 241859 Private West Riding Regiment 2/5th Bn

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James Orton

Died 1917

British Army 69930 Private Tank Corps

British Army 69930 private Tank Corps G Bn

British Army 38677 Manchester Regiment

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Anthony Brahney

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 32976 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 32976 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Bn

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Horace Fenton

Died 1915

British Army R/8148 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn

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Arthur Irwin Bridge

Born 1895

British Army 6/2391 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 2391 private Northumberland Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Frank Howard Middleton

Died 1917

British Army 243000 Private Rifleman South Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Bn

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Walter Broadbent

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 33999 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 33999 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th Bn

British Army 37527 Manchester Regiment

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Fred Craven

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 306064 Private Drummer West Riding Regiment 2/7th Bn

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Hugh Brooke

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3706

British Army 3706 Gunner Australian 3rd Field Artillery Australian Trench Battery

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Norman Crompton

Died 1914

British Army 9273 Corporal South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9273 Corporal Prince of Wales (South Lancashire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 9273 Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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Fred Broadbent

Died 1918

British Army 15707 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15457 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Bn

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Samuel Hadfield

Died 1917

British Army 24644 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 24646 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 7th Bn

British Army 36948 Cheshire Regiment

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