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Launceston Tasmania [7]

Preston, Lancashire [5]

Auckland [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Thurstonland, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Beeston Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackburn, Lancs [1]

Blaxhall, Suffolk [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brandon, Durham [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broonrigg, Cumberland [1]

Burnley [1]

Clifton Preston [1]

Debenham, Suffolk [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Golconda Tasmania [1]

Grange-over-Sands [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Kendal, Cumbria [1]

Kendal, Westmoreland [1]

Kendale, Westmoreland [1]

Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lancaster [1]

Lancaster England [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leyburn, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Miles Platting, Manchester [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Prestwich, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale Lancashire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Schulz, West Cork [1]

Shaw, Lancashire [1]

Shipley, Yorkshire [1]

Southminster, Essex [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [294]

Gunner [31]

Serjeant [21]

Driver [16]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Corporal 2nd [14]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [9]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Sergeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Flt Sub Lt [1]

Headmaster [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Paymaster Rear Admiral [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Schoolmaster [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Storewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Labour Corps [32]

Border Regiment [29]

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

South Irish Horse [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Army Service Corps Staff [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

18th Hussars [2]

4th Battalion [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [426]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [531]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [528]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [532] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Launceston Tasmania [7] Preston, Lancashire [5] Auckland [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Thurstonland, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Beeston Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackburn [1] Blackburn, Lancs [1] Blaxhall, Suffolk [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brandon, Durham [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broonrigg, Cumberland [1] Burnley [1] Clifton Preston [1] Debenham, Suffolk [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Golconda Tasmania [1] Grange-over-Sands [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Kendal, Cumbria [1] Kendal, Westmoreland [1] Kendale, Westmoreland [1] Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire England [1] Lancaster [1] Lancaster England [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leyburn, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Miles Platting, Manchester [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Prestwich, Lancashire [1] Rochdale Lancashire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Schulz, West Cork [1] Shaw, Lancashire [1] Shipley, Yorkshire [1] Southminster, Essex [1] Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [294] Gunner [31] Serjeant [21] Driver [16] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [15] Corporal 2nd [14] Corporal [9] Sapper [9] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 3rd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Sergeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Flt Sub Lt [1] Headmaster [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Paymaster Rear Admiral [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Schoolmaster [1] Sergeant [1] Signaller [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Storewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41] Labour Corps [32] Border Regiment [29] Army Service Corps [26] Royal Engineers [18] East Lancashire Regiment [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Liverpool Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] West Riding Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] South Irish Horse [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Army Service Corps Staff [4] Coldstream Guards [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] 18th Hussars [2] 4th Battalion [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [426] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [531] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [528] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Frederick Arthur Airey

Born 1892

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 30102 Lieutenant Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Airey

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army 18401 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 418481 Private Labour Corps 775th Area Employment Company

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Edmund William Airey

Born 1897

Died 1963

British Army 242321 Sergeant East Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 242321 Sergeant East Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

British Army 44948 Sergeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Alexander Airey

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 017804 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 32990 Private London Regiment

British Army 32990 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry Airey

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 17444 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George Ryder Airey

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Richard Ryder Airey

Born 1901

Died 1941

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

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Philip Henry Airey

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25315 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 156895 Private Machine Gun Corps 198th Company

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Phillip Henry Airey

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 42698 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 42698 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas Airey

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1250 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 700465 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Airey

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 7517 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 7517 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Hugh Emerton Airey

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76305

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Clarence Airey

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136907

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John Ralph Airey

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102167

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Herbert Airey

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49983

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Albert Airey

Died 1918

British Army 21524 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 32689 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Alfred Airey

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32574

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John Ernest Airey

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2457 Lance Corporal 18th Hussars

British Army 16869 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 16969 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Airey

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15779

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Reginald Curwen Airey

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 73298 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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