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Blackburn, Lancashire [6]

Preston, Lancashire [5]

Accrington [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Barbon, Kendal, Westmoreland [1]

Biddulph, Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bradley, Yorkshire [1]

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Carnaduff, County Londonderry [1]

Chelford, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Crossens, Southport, Lancashire [1]

Cuerden Green, Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire [1]

Dalton in Furness [1]

Dalton in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Dundee [1]

Egremont, Cumberland [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Glasson Dock, Lancashire [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Halewood, Widnes [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hindsford, Atherton, Manchester [1]

Karachi, Bombay [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kitt Green, Wigan [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Latchford, Warrington [1]

Little Wenlock, Horsehay, Shropshire [1]

Madeley, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire [1]

Mold, Flintshire, Wakes [1]

Much Hoole, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire [1]

Pontisford Hill Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Preston [1]

Ramsbottom [1]

Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Reddish, Manchester [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Settle, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [34]

Lance Corporal [24]

Corporal [17]

Gunner [17]

Serjeant [10]

Bombardier [7]

Sergeant [4]

Guardsman [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Class Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Pioneer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Acting Battery Sergeant Major) [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Battery Quarter Master Sergeant) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Military Foot Police [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Military Police Corps [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

12th Lancers [1]

21st Lancers [1]

28th Artists Rifles [1]

5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1]

5th Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dragoon Guards (The Bays) [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Triumph [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Imperial Yeomary [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Territorial Force [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [12]

W [12]

H [11]

C [8]

G [8]

P [8]

B [7]

M [7]

R [6]

A [5]

L [5]

D [3]

F [2]

T [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [95]

Country

United Kingdom [70]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

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People [97] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [6] Preston, Lancashire [5] Accrington [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Barbon, Kendal, Westmoreland [1] Biddulph, Congleton, Cheshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bradley, Yorkshire [1] Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Carnaduff, County Londonderry [1] Chelford, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Crossens, Southport, Lancashire [1] Cuerden Green, Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire [1] Dalton in Furness [1] Dalton in Furness, Lancashire [1] Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Dundee [1] Egremont, Cumberland [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Glasson Dock, Lancashire [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Halewood, Widnes [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hindsford, Atherton, Manchester [1] Karachi, Bombay [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kitt Green, Wigan [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Latchford, Warrington [1] Little Wenlock, Horsehay, Shropshire [1] Madeley, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire [1] Mold, Flintshire, Wakes [1] Much Hoole, Lancashire [1] Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire [1] Pontisford Hill Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Preston [1] Ramsbottom [1] Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire [1] Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Reddish, Manchester [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Settle, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [34] Lance Corporal [24] Corporal [17] Gunner [17] Serjeant [10] Bombardier [7] Sergeant [4] Guardsman [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 1st Class Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1] Officer Cadet [1] Pioneer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 (Acting Battery Sergeant Major) [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 (Battery Quarter Master Sergeant) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18] Military Foot Police [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Grenadier Guards [7] Military Police Corps [6] Scots Guards [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Engineers [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] 12th Lancers [1] 21st Lancers [1] 28th Artists Rifles [1] 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1] 5th Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dragoon Guards (The Bays) [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Triumph [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Household Battalion [1] Imperial Yeomary [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Territorial Force [1]

Service

British Army [96] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [12] W [12] H [11] C [8] G [8] P [8] B [7] M [7] R [6] A [5] L [5] D [3] F [2] T [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [95]

Country

United Kingdom [70] Egypt [1] India [1]

Frank Hamer

British Army 5877 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 13 Siege Battery

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery 5th Lancashire (Volunteers)

British Army Acting Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery 13 Siege Battery

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Frank Stacey

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery 90th Battery

British Army 47786 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Reserves

British Army 47786 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 45th Brigade

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Joshua H Ratlidge

Died 1917

British Army 44291 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 44291 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery 2nd/1st (Berkshire) Battery

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James Musgrave Cross

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 202738 Serjeant Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st/4th Battalion

British Army 202738 Serjeant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Henry Wheldon

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army DM2/134662 Private Army Service Corps 618th Motor Transport Company

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Leonard Heath

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army P/1763 Private Military Foot Police

British Army 40395 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 40395 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4 Battalion

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Fred Whitehead

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 63021 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 208th Siege Battery

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Walter Hamer

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5878 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 280878 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 312463 Sergeant Royal Engineers J Corps Signal Company

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Thomas Aloysius Rawcliffe

Died 1917

British Army P/1306 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Joseph Lee

Born 1881

British Army 4977 Lance Corporal 21st Lancers

British Army 4977 Corporal 21st Lancers

British Army 4977 Sergeant 21st Lancers

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Guy Sidney Raftery

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3763 Private Irish Guards 1st Battalion

British Army Private Irish Guards Reserves

British Army 3763 Private Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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John Smith

Died 1917

British Army 8889 Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 8889 Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 8889 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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Henry Partington

Died 1918

British Army P/7977 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police 15th Division

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Arthur Winterbottom

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3192 Corporal 22 Squadron

British Army 3192 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3192 2nd Class Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps 22 Squadron

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John Moscrop

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army P/2740 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/2740 Acting Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/2740 Corporal Military Police Corps

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Joseph Alexander Thompson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 18971 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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John Dugdale

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2965 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers East Lancashire

British Army 2965 Sapper Royal Engineers East Lancashire

British Army 2965 Pioneer Royal Engineers 11th Training Reserve Battalion

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Alfred Priestley

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army Royal Field Artillery Reserves

British Army Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27830 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 39 Brigade

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James Warwick

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 28043 Trooper Imperial Yeomary 6th (Scots) Battalion

British Army P917 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

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John Lee

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 5L/5558 Private 12th Lancers

British Army 5L/5558 Private 5th Lancers

British Army 5558 Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers

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