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St Annes-on-Sea, Lancs [20]

Preston, Lancs [6]

Blackpool, Lancs [5]

Chorlton, Manchester, Lancs [5]

Accrington, Lancashire [4]

Lytham, Lancs [4]

Blackburn, Lancs [3]

Burnley, Lancs [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Bolton, Lancs [2]

Cuckney, Worksop, Notts [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Kelsall, Salford, Lancs [2]

Lichfield, Staffs [2]

London [2]

Lytham, Lancashire [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancs [2]

Prescot, Lancs [2]

Rochdale, Lancs [2]

St Annes On Sea England [2]

St Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire. [1]

Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorks [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire. [1]

Astley, Lancashire [1]

Atcham, Shropshire [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Barrow in Furness [1]

Barton upon Irwell [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire. [1]

Bond St, Sunderland, Co Durham [1]

Boxford, Suffolk [1]

Briningham, Walsingham, Norfolk [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton-on-Trent [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [1]

Bury, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [222]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Lieutenant [26]

Lance Corporal [20]

Corporal [19]

Gunner [18]

Captain [17]

Serjeant [12]

Driver [11]

Sapper [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Private 2nd Class [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Bombardier [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Chaplain [2]

Commander [2]

Lieut [2]

Pioneer [2]

Pte [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Lieut [1]

2nd Lt [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

A. Mech 2 [1]

Acting Sgt [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd class [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Chief Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [28]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [9]

London Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

1st Belgian Chasseurs de Pied [3]

3rd Belgian Chasseur de Pied [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

HMS Castor [2]

Infantry [2]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [2]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2]

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

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Loyal North Lancs Regt [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [322]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Other Empire Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Canadian Navy [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [48]

B [47]

W [39]

M [22]

C [21]

F [21]

R [21]

S [21]

A [19]

P [19]

G [18]

T [15]

D [14]

K [12]

L [12]

J [9]

E [7]

I [7]

N [5]

O [3]

U [3]

V [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [357]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

New Zealand [1]

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People [388] Stories Communities

Place of birth

St Annes-on-Sea, Lancs [20] Preston, Lancs [6] Blackpool, Lancs [5] Chorlton, Manchester, Lancs [5] Accrington, Lancashire [4] Lytham, Lancs [4] Blackburn, Lancs [3] Burnley, Lancs [3] Poplar, London [3] Bolton, Lancs [2] Cuckney, Worksop, Notts [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Kelsall, Salford, Lancs [2] Lichfield, Staffs [2] London [2] Lytham, Lancashire [2] Manchester [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancs [2] Prescot, Lancs [2] Rochdale, Lancs [2] St Annes On Sea England [2] St Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Altrincham, Cheshire. [1] Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorks [1] Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire. [1] Astley, Lancashire [1] Atcham, Shropshire [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Barrow in Furness [1] Barton upon Irwell [1] Battersea, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire. [1] Bond St, Sunderland, Co Durham [1] Boxford, Suffolk [1] Briningham, Walsingham, Norfolk [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton-on-Trent [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [1] Bury, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [222] Second Lieutenant [38] Lieutenant [26] Lance Corporal [20] Corporal [19] Gunner [18] Captain [17] Serjeant [12] Driver [11] Sapper [7] Acting Corporal [5] Major [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Private 2nd Class [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Bombardier [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Chaplain [2] Commander [2] Lieut [2] Pioneer [2] Pte [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Lieut [1] 2nd Lt [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] A. Mech 2 [1] Acting Sgt [1] Air Mechanic 2nd class [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) [1] Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Chief Officer [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] First Lieutenant [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flight Commander [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35] Royal Lancaster Regiment [28] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [21] Manchester Regiment [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [10] Labour Corps [9] London Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Coldstream Guards [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Rifle Brigade [4] 1st Belgian Chasseurs de Pied [3] 3rd Belgian Chasseur de Pied [3] Border Regiment [3] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Australian Infantry [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] HMS Castor [2] Infantry [2] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [2] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Loyal North Lancs Regt [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [322] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Other Empire Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Canadian Navy [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [48] B [47] W [39] M [22] C [21] F [21] R [21] S [21] A [19] P [19] G [18] T [15] D [14] K [12] L [12] J [9] E [7] I [7] N [5] O [3] U [3] V [2] Y [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [357] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [47] New Zealand [1]

Roger Hubert Fitzherbert-Brockholes

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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John Joseph Hakes

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 307494 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 307494 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Douglas Philip Imbert-Terry

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Rev. John Kenneth Best

Born 1887

Died 1981

British Army Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplains Department

British Army Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Peter Lloyd Rees

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army PS/5509 Private Royal Fusiliers Public School Battalion.

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Doris May Drodge

Born 1902

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Member Voluntary Aid Detachment Military Hospital Weymouth

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Thomas Roberts

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army T/291345 Driver Army Service Corps 668th H.T. Coy.

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Frank Westall Anderton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Charles William Steeden

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40275 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Herbert Howe

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 15962 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 15962 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Reginald Litton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2127 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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William Bromley

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 11414 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 11414 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Robert Greaves

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3203 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 201027 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 201027 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Gerald Arthur Jewson

Born 1897

Died 1982

British Army 2684 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 360290 Private Labour Corps

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Charles Douglas Brook

Died 1916

British Army M2/277850 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/277850 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Askew

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2244 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion TF

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Ernest A Clow

British Army 203262 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Samuel Ireland

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 42252 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion.

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Geoffrey Hodgson Horsfall

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 13154 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13154 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Daniel Briscoe Houghton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 20163 Private Manchester Regiment

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