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Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Chorley, Lancashire [4]

Wigan, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Preston England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wigan, Lancashire, England [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Boxley, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Brindley Ford, Staffordshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Croydon,Surrey [1]

Devon [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Edgbaston,Birmingham [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

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Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1]

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Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Hindley, Lancashire [1]

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Kilpin Pike, Howden, East Yorkshire [1]

Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newmarket [1]

Newmarket, Cambridge [1]

Preston, Lancs [1]

Ratcliffe, Lancashire [1]

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Private [359]

Gunner [33]

Driver [24]

Corporal [23]

Lance Corporal [19]

Serjeant [18]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Driver/ Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Honorary Colonel [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Second Mister [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Labour Corps [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [28]

Manchester Regiment [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Border Regiment [14]

West Riding Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

5th South Wales Borderers [2]

6th Dragoons [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [510]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

A [622]

Contribution

Military Service [603]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Chorley, Lancashire [4] Wigan, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Preston England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wigan, Lancashire, England [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Birmingham [1] Boxley, Maidstone, Kent [1] Brindley Ford, Staffordshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cleckheaton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Croydon,Surrey [1] Devon [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Durham, Durham [1] Edgbaston,Birmingham [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Fleetwood [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Hackney, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hampshire [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kilpin Pike, Howden, East Yorkshire [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newmarket [1] Newmarket, Cambridge [1] Preston, Lancs [1] Ratcliffe, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [359] Gunner [33] Driver [24] Corporal [23] Lance Corporal [19] Serjeant [18] Second Lieutenant [15] Lieutenant [11] Captain [9] Acting Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bandsman [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Driver/ Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Honorary Colonel [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private/ Private [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Second Mister [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Surgeon Probationer [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53] Labour Corps [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Engineers [28] Manchester Regiment [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Liverpool Regiment [23] East Lancashire Regiment [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [15] Border Regiment [14] West Riding Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] 5th South Wales Borderers [2] 6th Dragoons [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [510] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

A [622]

Contribution

Military Service [603] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [22] India [1]

Henry Lyon Anderton

Born 1879

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

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William Lyon Anderton

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 200428 Corporal The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 4 Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 1941 Corporal The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army Second Lieutenant The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 4 Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Wainwright Anderton

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy PO/14411 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/14411 Corporal HMS Good Hope Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Frederick Anderton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 11235 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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John William Anderton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 70216 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Gunner 65th Brigade 505th Battrery

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Francis Anderton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 21713 Private Border Regiment

British Army 21713 Private Border 1st

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Sydney Anderton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 565 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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James Anderton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71151

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James William Anderton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119307

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William Anderton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43793

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Percy Ronald Anderton

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 11505 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

British Army 11505 Private Scots Guards

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William James Anderton

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 13098 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 13098 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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George Eric Asquith Anderton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers attch. Machine Gun Corps.

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Robert Anderton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115628

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Reginald Howson Anderton

Born 1897

Died 1980

British Army 202282 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 666497 Private Labour Corps

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Wilson Anderton

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1780 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd Northumbrian Brigade

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John Chadwick Anderton

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 965 Private Manchester Regiment 1/10th manchest Battalion

British Army 965 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frank Westall Anderton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harold Anderton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229454

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Richard Anderton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105148

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