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Hollingworth [7]

Clifton [4]

Ashton under Lyne [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Hollingworth Cheshire [3]

Manchester [3]

Stockport [3]

Mottram in Longdendale [2]

Pendlebury [2]

Pendleton [2]

Salford [2]

Tintwistle [2]

Adlington [1]

Beswick [1]

Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Bridgnorth [1]

Bristol [1]

Camberwell [1]

Clayton [1]

Clifton, Nr Manchester [1]

Combe Down, nr. Bath, Somerset [1]

Dinting [1]

Farnworth [1]

Hollinghworth [1]

Irlam [1]

Lower Barn Hadfield [1]

Matley [1]

Mottram, Cheshire [1]

Penrith Cumberland [1]

Roe Green Worsley [1]

St Helens [1]

Stoneclough Ringley Lancashire [1]

Swinton [1]

Swinton Lancashire [1]

Torquay [1]

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Private [103]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [5]

Captain [3]

Serjeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Driver [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

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Cheshire Regiment [45]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Army Service Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

55th Squadron Royal Flying Corps [1]

7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [128]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [20]

H [17]

B [12]

G [12]

M [11]

D [10]

P [10]

C [7]

S [6]

L [5]

F [4]

N [4]

O [3]

R [3]

T [3]

I [1]

J [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [130]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

India [1]

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People [130] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hollingworth [7] Clifton [4] Ashton under Lyne [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Hollingworth Cheshire [3] Manchester [3] Stockport [3] Mottram in Longdendale [2] Pendlebury [2] Pendleton [2] Salford [2] Tintwistle [2] Adlington [1] Beswick [1] Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Bridgnorth [1] Bristol [1] Camberwell [1] Clayton [1] Clifton, Nr Manchester [1] Combe Down, nr. Bath, Somerset [1] Dinting [1] Farnworth [1] Hollinghworth [1] Irlam [1] Lower Barn Hadfield [1] Matley [1] Mottram, Cheshire [1] Penrith Cumberland [1] Roe Green Worsley [1] St Helens [1] Stoneclough Ringley Lancashire [1] Swinton [1] Swinton Lancashire [1] Torquay [1]

Rank

Private [103] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Corporal [5] Gunner [5] Captain [3] Serjeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Driver [2] Sapper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [45] Manchester Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Army Service Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Border Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 55th Squadron Royal Flying Corps [1] 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] General Service Dragoons [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [128] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [20] H [17] B [12] G [12] M [11] D [10] P [10] C [7] S [6] L [5] F [4] N [4] O [3] R [3] T [3] I [1] J [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [130]

Country

United Kingdom [41] India [1]

Arthur Shaw

Died 1916

British Army 30344 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Ingerson

Died 1919

British Army 203172 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 15/52172 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 52172 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 15th Battalion

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Helen Kynaston Greg

Born 1893

Died 1984

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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John 'jack' Pitt

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75869 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 46th Squadron

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Bartholomew Berry

British Army 4318 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 26657 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Tylston Greg

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 55th Squadron Royal Flying Corps

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Arthur Frost

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7879 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Robert Boyer

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 203431 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 203431 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 203431 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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Thomas Hinchcliffe

British Army 6592 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 43084 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Margaret Hyde Greg

Born 1892

Died 1992

British Army British Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment

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