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Hindley, Lancashire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Blackrod, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Chorley [1]

Coppull, Lancashire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Longridge, Preston [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Runcorn [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1]

Saint Andrews Wigan [1]

Scarisbrick, Lancashire [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St Paul's, Birkenhead [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Westhoughton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [112]

Gunner [12]

Corporal 2nd [10]

Driver [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Pioneer [1]

Seaman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

10th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [1]

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1]

7th Royal Defence Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

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

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Manchester Royal Trooper [1]

Manchester Royal Troopers [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [1]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [155]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [188]

Contribution

Military Service [183]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

South Africa [1]

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People [188] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hindley, Lancashire [2] Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Blackrod, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Chorley [1] Coppull, Lancashire [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Longridge, Preston [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Runcorn [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1] Saint Andrews Wigan [1] Scarisbrick, Lancashire [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St Paul's, Birkenhead [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Westhoughton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [112] Gunner [12] Corporal 2nd [10] Driver [9] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Pioneer [1] Seaman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [17] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17] Liverpool Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Border Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marines Medical Unit [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] 10th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [1] 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1] 7th Royal Defence Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Essex Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Manchester Royal Trooper [1] Manchester Royal Troopers [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [1] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [155] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [188]

Contribution

Military Service [183] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8] South Africa [1]

Thomas Mathias Ainscough

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286883

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John Ainscough

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292062

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Martin Ainscough

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44926

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Stanley Ainscough

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20110 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20110 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Ainscough

Died 1917

British Army 17609 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17609 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas E Ainscough

Died 1917

British Army 30307 Corporal 2nd Manchester Regiment

British Army 30307 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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James T Ainscough

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 65178 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Ainscough

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 721707

Canadian Expeditionary Force 721707 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ernest Ainscough

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178036

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Hugh Ainscough

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43549

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James Ainscough

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20185 Private Border Regiment 6th bord Battalion

British Army 20185 Private Border Regiment

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John Sidney Ainscough

Born 1898

British Army WR/204883 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 498078 Pioneer Labour Corps

British Army 355402 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Ralph Ainscough

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286514

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Joseph Ainscough

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 19006 Private 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 19006 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Matthew John Ainscough

Died 1917

South African Services 12427 Private 2nd South African Infantry

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John Ainscough

British Army 21948 Private North Lancashire Regiment

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James Percy Ainscough

Born 1895

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Maurice Ainscough

Born 1896

Royal Navy 4076 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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A William Ainscough

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407876

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J Ainscough

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51515

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