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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]

Clifford Cunliffe

British Army 9922 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Herbert Hill

British Army 5303 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

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Matthew Porter

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army P/1760 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

British Army P/1760 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Allan Walton

British Army 680666 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert H Batty

British Army 213042 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John B Prescott

British Army 161564 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Vaughan Walley

British Army 5963 Private Scots Guards

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George Heald

British Army 42407 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Rydeard

British Army P.1308 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Wilfred Mccann

British Army 7705 Private Scots Guards

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Samuel John Mason

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15283 Private Grenadier Guards

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Alfred Rastrick

Died 1917

British Army 42980 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 42980 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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John Howson

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 10180 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10180 Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George Henry Venn

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army P/1755 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps Foot Branch

British Army 590 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Joseph Scriven

British Army 19151 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Swindlehurst

British Army 141136 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Cragg

Born 1896

British Army 11982 Private Scots Guards

British Army 786 Serjeant Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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