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Bury, Lancashire [18]

Bury Lancashire [4]

Radcliffe, Lancashire [3]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bury [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Chorlton-on-Medlock [1]

Cliviger, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hapton Lancashire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Limefield, Bury, Lancs [1]

London [1]

Lowton, Lancashire [1]

Newchurch, Lancashire [1]

Prestwich, Lancashire [1]

Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1]

Ramsbotton Lancashire [1]

Sutton, Warwickshire [1]

Vera Cruz [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [32]

Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Driver [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Serjeant [3]

2nd Lieutentant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Signaller [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

captain [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

10th Gurkha Rifles [1]

1st/5th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

2/10th Gurkha Rifles [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

3/5th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

5th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. Amphion [1]

Hussars [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifles [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers Territorial Force [1]

Leinster Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Manchester [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusileers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Fusiliers Attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Clan McNaughton [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

British Army [65]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Royal Navy [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [13]

B [12]

S [8]

M [6]

C [5]

G [5]

R [5]

W [5]

J [3]

D [2]

E [2]

O [2]

A [1]

I [1]

K [1]

L [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [71]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

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People [73] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bury, Lancashire [18] Bury Lancashire [4] Radcliffe, Lancashire [3] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bury [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Chorlton-on-Medlock [1] Cliviger, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Hampshire [1] Hapton Lancashire [1] Lancashire [1] Limefield, Bury, Lancs [1] London [1] Lowton, Lancashire [1] Newchurch, Lancashire [1] Prestwich, Lancashire [1] Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1] Ramsbotton Lancashire [1] Sutton, Warwickshire [1] Vera Cruz [1] Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [32] Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [4] Driver [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Serjeant [3] 2nd Lieutentant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Signaller [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] captain [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Border Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 10th Gurkha Rifles [1] 1st/5th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 2/10th Gurkha Rifles [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 3/5th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 5th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. Amphion [1] Hussars [1] King's African Rifles [1] King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Royal Rifles [1] Lancashire Fusiliers Territorial Force [1] Leinster Regiment Territorial Force [1] Manchester [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusileers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Fusiliers Attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marines Medical Unit [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Clan McNaughton [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

British Army [65] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Royal Navy [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [13] B [12] S [8] M [6] C [5] G [5] R [5] W [5] J [3] D [2] E [2] O [2] A [1] I [1] K [1] L [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [71]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Tom Walker Hardman

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment 11th Battalion

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Giles Rooke

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army Major 2/10th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Major 10th Gurkha Rifles

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Douglas Askew

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army B/20185 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 20185 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Cyril Crompton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 11th Battalion

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Harold Barlow

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1349 Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1349 Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Victor James Mckey

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy J5420 Able Seaman H.M.S. Amphion

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Roy Goncalves Glenday

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army Temporary Lieutenant King's African Rifles

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George Crawshaw

Born 1886

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter Pyne Rostron

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army L/9634 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/9634 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald Ramsbottom

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 5501 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 29th Battalion

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Robert Taylor Hardman

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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John Cooper Jackson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion, attached 16th Battalion

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Ferdinand Goncalves Glenday

Died 1916

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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