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Preston [41]

Preston, Lancashire [37]

Preston Lancashire [18]

Preston, Lancs [12]

Preston, lancashire [6]

Chorley, Lancashire [4]

Leyland, Lancashire [2]

Preston lancs [2]

146 Barlow Street Preston Lancs [1]

25 Clover Street, Preston [1]

371 Brook Street, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Accrington, Lancs [1]

Aldershot, [1]

Ashton on Ribble, Preston [1]

Askam, Lancashire [1]

Bamber-Bridge,Preston, Lancs. [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackburn Lancashire. [1]

Blackburn, Lancs [1]

Blackburn, lancs [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bretherton, Lancs [1]

Brindle, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Bury [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

CHORLEY, Lancashire [1]

Calder Vale [1]

Clifton Preston [1]

Cuerden Green, Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire [1]

Dalton in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Dalton-in-Furness [1]

Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh [1]

Farnworth, Bolton [1]

Fishwick, PRESTON [1]

Fladbury [1]

Fleetwood [1]

Freckleton, Lancs [1]

Fylde [1]

Heigham, Norwich [1]

Hull, Yorks [1]

Ince Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Kensington, LIVERPOOL [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancashire Widnes [1]

Lea, Lancashire [1]

Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Liverpool [1]

Rank

Private [293]

Gunner [26]

Serjeant [23]

Lance Corporal [20]

Driver [17]

Corporal [16]

Sapper [15]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Captain [7]

Bombardier [5]

Rifleman [4]

Sergeant [4]

private [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pte [3]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain The Reverend [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Gunner Bombadier [1]

Gunner Gunner [1]

L/CPL [1]

L/Corporal [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Pioneer Sergeant [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1]

Reverend [1]

S.S.M [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Sergeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler Serjeant [1]

corporal [1]

private -baker [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [178]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [75]

Royal Field Artillery [46]

East Lancashire Regiment [21]

Royal Engineers [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Border Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Loyal North Lancashire [3]

Loyal North Lancs [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Training Reserve [2]

1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

1/6th Lancashire Regiment [1]

10th Loyal North Lancashire [1]

12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

1st Base Depot Medical Stores [1]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

2/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

20th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [403]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [177]

C [83]

A [65]

H [20]

W [13]

S [9]

R [8]

D [6]

M [6]

P [4]

E [2]

F [2]

G [2]

L [2]

N [2]

T [2]

V [2]

I [1]

J [1]

K [1]

O [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [412]

Country

United Kingdom [196]

Australia [1]

France [1]

India [1]

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People [412] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Preston [41] Preston, Lancashire [37] Preston Lancashire [18] Preston, Lancs [12] Preston, lancashire [6] Chorley, Lancashire [4] Leyland, Lancashire [2] Preston lancs [2] 146 Barlow Street Preston Lancs [1] 25 Clover Street, Preston [1] 371 Brook Street, Preston, Lancashire [1] Accrington, Lancs [1] Aldershot, [1] Ashton on Ribble, Preston [1] Askam, Lancashire [1] Bamber-Bridge,Preston, Lancs. [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackburn Lancashire. [1] Blackburn, Lancs [1] Blackburn, lancs [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bretherton, Lancs [1] Brindle, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] CHORLEY, Lancashire [1] Calder Vale [1] Clifton Preston [1] Cuerden Green, Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire [1] Dalton in Furness, Lancashire [1] Dalton-in-Furness [1] Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh [1] Farnworth, Bolton [1] Fishwick, PRESTON [1] Fladbury [1] Fleetwood [1] Freckleton, Lancs [1] Fylde [1] Heigham, Norwich [1] Hull, Yorks [1] Ince Wigan, Lancashire [1] Kensington, LIVERPOOL [1] Lancashire [1] Lancashire Widnes [1] Lea, Lancashire [1] Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Liverpool [1]

Rank

Private [293] Gunner [26] Serjeant [23] Lance Corporal [20] Driver [17] Corporal [16] Sapper [15] Second Lieutenant [11] Captain [7] Bombardier [5] Rifleman [4] Sergeant [4] private [4] Acting Corporal [3] Pte [3] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain The Reverend [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Gunner Bombadier [1] Gunner Gunner [1] L/CPL [1] L/Corporal [1] L/Cpl [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Pioneer Sergeant [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1] Reverend [1] S.S.M [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Sergeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler Serjeant [1] corporal [1] private -baker [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [178] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [75] Royal Field Artillery [46] East Lancashire Regiment [21] Royal Engineers [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Border Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [9] Army Service Corps [8] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [8] Labour Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Scots Guards [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Wales Borderers [5] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Loyal North Lancashire [3] Loyal North Lancs [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal [2] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Training Reserve [2] 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 1/6th Lancashire Regiment [1] 10th Loyal North Lancashire [1] 12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 1st Base Depot Medical Stores [1] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 2/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] 20th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [403] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [177] C [83] A [65] H [20] W [13] S [9] R [8] D [6] M [6] P [4] E [2] F [2] G [2] L [2] N [2] T [2] V [2] I [1] J [1] K [1] O [1] Q [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [412]

Country

United Kingdom [196] Australia [1] France [1] India [1]

Joseph Charnley

Died 1916

British Army 24070 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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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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Vincent Stephenson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 200052 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 119 Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion T/F

British Army 200052 Sergeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Hugh Atkinson

Died 1916

British Army 6987 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd battalion

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Thomas Ryan

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 7923 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 7923 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Francis Bashall

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 39578 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Bold Wolstenholme

Born 1897

Died 1940

British Army 218569 Private Labour Corps

British Army 2786 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Isherwood

Died 1918

British Army 4364 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201686 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Henry Bamford

Died 1918

British Army 24675 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Cyril W Airey

British Army 13222 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Arkwright

British Army 28100 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Richard Coupe

Died 1916

British Army 2525 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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