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Manchester [9]

Stockport, Cheshire [4]

Lancaster [3]

Burnley [2]

Chorlton Upon Medlock, Manchester [2]

Cornsay, Durham [2]

Durham [2]

Liverpool [2]

Ramsgate, Kent. [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Ashton under Lyne [1]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Aylsham, Norfolk, England [1]

Barnawartha Victoria [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Bendemeer New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birtley, Co. Durham [1]

Bletchington Park, Oxford [1]

Bolton [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Brahdsby, Yorkshire [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Briston Norfolk [1]

British Columbia [1]

Brompton, Yorkshire [1]

Byers Green, County Durham [1]

Cartmel, Lower Allithwaite [1]

Chester England [1]

Chester Moor, Durham [1]

Chester le Street [1]

Chester-le-Street [1]

Chesterl-le-Street [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Consett [1]

Consett, Co Durham [1]

Cornwall [1]

Cottingham, Yorkshire [1]

Coundon, County Durham [1]

County Durham [1]

Craghead, Co Durham [1]

Crewe Cheshire [1]

Daisy Hill, Sacriston, Durham [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Devizes,Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [747]

Corporal [56]

Gunner [46]

Lance Corporal [46]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Serjeant [37]

Driver [36]

Captain [27]

Lieutenant [26]

Sapper [20]

Acting Corporal [11]

Rifleman [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Bombardier [6]

Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Sergeant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Private 1st Class [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Second Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Bugler Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Corporal then Lance Sergeant [1]

Corpral [1]

Cyclist [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Gunner Shoeing Smith [1]

LCpl [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [123]

Northumberland Fusiliers [67]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Lancashire Fusiliers [66]

Manchester Regiment [59]

Royal Engineers [46]

Labour Corps [39]

Liverpool Regiment [35]

Yorkshire Regiment [31]

East Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Army Service Corps [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

West Riding Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Wellington Infantry Regiment [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Wellington Mounted Rifles [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [980]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [156]

C [103]

M [96]

A [86]

S [73]

L [72]

H [69]

F [54]

G [53]

D [52]

W [52]

P [44]

T [42]

R [37]

J [34]

N [28]

K [25]

E [19]

O [16]

I [4]

V [4]

Q [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1103]

Country

United Kingdom [123]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Manchester [9] Stockport, Cheshire [4] Lancaster [3] Burnley [2] Chorlton Upon Medlock, Manchester [2] Cornsay, Durham [2] Durham [2] Liverpool [2] Ramsgate, Kent. [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Ashton under Lyne [1] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Aylsham, Norfolk, England [1] Barnawartha Victoria [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Bendemeer New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birtley, Co. Durham [1] Bletchington Park, Oxford [1] Bolton [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brahdsby, Yorkshire [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Briston Norfolk [1] British Columbia [1] Brompton, Yorkshire [1] Byers Green, County Durham [1] Cartmel, Lower Allithwaite [1] Chester England [1] Chester Moor, Durham [1] Chester le Street [1] Chester-le-Street [1] Chesterl-le-Street [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Consett [1] Consett, Co Durham [1] Cornwall [1] Cottingham, Yorkshire [1] Coundon, County Durham [1] County Durham [1] Craghead, Co Durham [1] Crewe Cheshire [1] Daisy Hill, Sacriston, Durham [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Devizes,Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [747] Corporal [56] Gunner [46] Lance Corporal [46] Second Lieutenant [37] Serjeant [37] Driver [36] Captain [27] Lieutenant [26] Sapper [20] Acting Corporal [11] Rifleman [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Able Seaman [6] Bombardier [6] Major [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Sergeant [4] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Private 1st Class [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic Second Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Bugler Major [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Corporal then Lance Sergeant [1] Corpral [1] Cyclist [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Gunner Shoeing Smith [1] LCpl [1] Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [123] Northumberland Fusiliers [67] Royal Field Artillery [67] Lancashire Fusiliers [66] Manchester Regiment [59] Royal Engineers [46] Labour Corps [39] Liverpool Regiment [35] Yorkshire Regiment [31] East Yorkshire Regiment [27] Machine Gun Corps [26] Army Service Corps [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] West Riding Regiment [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Wellington Infantry Regiment [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Wellington Mounted Rifles [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7] Auckland Infantry Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Middlesex Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [980] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Australian Imperial Force [16] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [156] C [103] M [96] A [86] S [73] L [72] H [69] F [54] G [53] D [52] W [52] P [44] T [42] R [37] J [34] N [28] K [25] E [19] O [16] I [4] V [4] Q [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1103]

Country

United Kingdom [123] India [2] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Harold Henry Scott

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army S/26798 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S/26798 Private Army Service Corps

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Henry Ashworth

Born 1879

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790011

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790011 Sergeant Canadian Railway Troops

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Edward William Darney

Born 1896

Died 1928

Royal Navy Z/445 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

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Richard Bilsborough

Born 1877

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144772

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Rowland William Twidale

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 12659 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Abraham Maddison

Died 1917

British Army 33306 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 38th Army Brigade

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Peter Passmore Grimshaw

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 18292 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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William Henry Chapman

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 426 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 15188 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 266835 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Thomas Edward Brown

Born 1894

British Army 13678 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 374153 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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John William Lowery

Died 1918

British Army 30613 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 30613 Lance Corporal

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George Walley

Born 1890

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145819 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145819 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145819 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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John Fay

Born 1878

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42097 Air Mechanic Second Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42097 Air Mechanic Second Class Royal Flying Corps Wireless and Observer's School

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Harry Campbell

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 10810 Private Border Regiment

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Reginald Edmunds

Died 1916

British Army 13678 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 13678 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Arthur G. Rutter

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2128 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2128 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Herbert Moores

Died 1916

British Army 9895 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 9895 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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John Mcavoy

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 242330 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 242330 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Emmerson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 38570 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Patrick Errington

Died 1917

British Army 24645 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Edward Laskey

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 340662 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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