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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]

James Clarke

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 35 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 35 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Alfred Kaye

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 8281 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 3880 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/58662 Private Middlesex Regiment 20th Battalion

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William Henry Mark Moore

Born 1896

Died 1974

British Army 74665 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 74665 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 99th Field Ambulance

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Fred Bittin

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 13633 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 13633 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Joseph Wiseman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 7930 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 7930 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalio (Terriorial Force)

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William Finch

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 13701 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Marshall Finch

Born 1866

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Berkshire Regiment

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George Kellett Coward

Born 1879

British Army 28722 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 35337 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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William Roscoe

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3041 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army S/41232 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 41232 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Thom

Died 1915

British Army T/944 Armament Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

British Army T/944 Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

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Henry Dobson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3545 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 676693 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Ashworth

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1940 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 696723 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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David Robert Hodgkinson

Died 1915

British Army 1646 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200404 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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George Stephenson Wilson

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 23581 (Incomplete) Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest Chester

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 4529 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 15247 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 266892 Private Welsh Regiment

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Ernest Kay

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 680082 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 680082 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 855 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery X/55th Trench Mortar Bty

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Thomas Barnes

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 25307 Private Loyal North lancashire Regiment

British Army 25307 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 25307 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Daniel Slater

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 123740 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John William Gorst

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 2107 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 680629 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

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Thomas Smith

Born 1892

British Army 6284 Private East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 6284 Private East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

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