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Preston, Lancashire [11]

Preston, Lancs [5]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [4]

Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Croston, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Preston [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ashton on Ribble, Preston, Lancs [1]

Ashton, Preston, Lancs [1]

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire [1]

Barkby, Leicestershire [1]

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blaby, Leciestershire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bretherton, Lancs [1]

Broughton, Hampshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs [1]

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Farington, Lancs [1]

Farington, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Halling, Kent [1]

Hammersmith, Middlesex [1]

Hawkshead, Ulverstone, Lancashire [1]

Higher Walton, Lancs [1]

Hindley, Lancashire [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Hulme, Lancashire [1]

Hunslet, Yorkshire [1]

Hutton Preston Lancashire [1]

Ince, Lancashire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Kirkham, Lancs [1]

Lanark, Glasgow [1]

Langley, Essex [1]

Leeds [1]

Leicester [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Liverpool Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Longton, Lancs [1]

Lostock Hall, Lancashire [1]

Lostock Hall, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [79]

Gunner [15]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Major [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

1st Air Mechanic [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Sgt [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Temp. Sub-Lieut. [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Test Story A [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [24]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

(Queen's Own) Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Andes [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cleopatra [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry (TF) [1]

Duke of Wellington [1]

Duke of Wellington II [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment Attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Excellent [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Inns of Court Training Corps [1]

Service

British Army [124]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [17]

S [12]

W [12]

H [10]

P [10]

B [9]

F [8]

R [8]

D [7]

G [7]

M [7]

A [6]

L [6]

T [5]

I [3]

J [3]

K [3]

E [1]

N [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [132]

Country

United Kingdom [95]

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People [136] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Preston, Lancashire [11] Preston, Lancs [5] Ormskirk, Lancashire [4] Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Croston, Lancashire [2] Liverpool [2] Preston [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ashton on Ribble, Preston, Lancs [1] Ashton, Preston, Lancs [1] Bamber Bridge, Lancashire [1] Barkby, Leicestershire [1] Bickerstaffe, Lancashire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blaby, Leciestershire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bretherton, Lancs [1] Broughton, Hampshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs [1] Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Farington, Lancs [1] Farington, Preston, Lancashire [1] Halling, Kent [1] Hammersmith, Middlesex [1] Hawkshead, Ulverstone, Lancashire [1] Higher Walton, Lancs [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Hulme, Lancashire [1] Hunslet, Yorkshire [1] Hutton Preston Lancashire [1] Ince, Lancashire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Kirkham, Lancs [1] Lanark, Glasgow [1] Langley, Essex [1] Leeds [1] Leicester [1] Lincolnshire [1] Liverpool Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Longton, Lancs [1] Lostock Hall, Lancashire [1] Lostock Hall, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [79] Gunner [15] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [8] Driver [7] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Major [4] Sapper [4] Acting Serjeant [2] 1st Air Mechanic [1] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] L/Sgt [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Temp. Sub-Lieut. [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Test Story A [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [24] Royal Field Artillery [15] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] Labour Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] (Queen's Own) Royal West Kent Regiment [1] 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1] Andes [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cleopatra [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry (TF) [1] Duke of Wellington [1] Duke of Wellington II [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment Attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Excellent [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Black Prince [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Inns of Court Training Corps [1]

Service

British Army [124] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [17] S [12] W [12] H [10] P [10] B [9] F [8] R [8] D [7] G [7] M [7] A [6] L [6] T [5] I [3] J [3] K [3] E [1] N [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [132]

Country

United Kingdom [95]

Philip Walter Park

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 13022 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 13022 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army RFA 9th Lancashire Battery

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Thomas James

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 14869 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 342133 Private Labour Corps

Royal Navy 302898 Stoker Nelson

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Charles Thomas Gynes

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 35818 Private 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 35818 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Andrew Kay Ferguson

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army T4/040852 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Alfred Hardman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 13817 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13817 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Ashcroft

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 22551 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 22551 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 22551 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Edward Clayton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 123850 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 252683 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Connor

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 7547 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Percy Harold Sumner

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 325893 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 06203 Sapper Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 34602 Sapper Wiltshire Regiment

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Walter Lawrenson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3581 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201213 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201213 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Samuel Raymond Thurnhill

Born 1890

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Field Artillery

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Harry Ashcroft

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 19120 Private Border Regiment

British Army 19120 Private Border Regiment

British Army 19120 Private Border Regiment 1st

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Robert Richardson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army T2/016304 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T2/016304 Driver Army Service Corps

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Harry John Starling Humble

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army S/8524 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Sydney Sharples

Born 1882

Died 1948

British Army Second Lieutenant West Lancashire Brigade RFA (TF)

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd West Lancashire Field Ambulance

British Army Trooper Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry (TF)

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William Pye

Born 1898

Died 1964

British Army 31895 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd

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John Joseph Youd

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 13870 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13870 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Harry Prentice

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army S4/044285 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/044285 Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

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John Stuart Worthington

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 202644 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 8549 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 5673 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Henry Broadbent

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 23763 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 23763 Private South Wales Borderers

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