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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]

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]

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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] 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]

Thomas Anderton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132625

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Sidney William Anderton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64206

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George Anderton

Died 1916

British Army 23589 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 23589 Private Manchester Regiment

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Arthur Anderton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15403 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15403 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Harold Anderton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 24515 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 24515 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Harry Anderton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239482

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Reginald Anderton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276106

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Hector Anderton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278737

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Harold William Anderton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292979

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William Charles Anderton

Died 1917

British Army 28252 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Deverent Anderton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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James Anderton

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 14527 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 14527 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John H Anderton

Died 1916

British Army 5575 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 5600 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5575 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Albert Anderton

Died 1917

British Army 28226 Acting Lance Corporal 1st Liverpool Regiment

British Army 28226 Private 1st Liverpool Regiment

British Army 28226 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Charles Edward Anderton

Australian Imperial Force 1881

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Stephen Whittaker Anderton

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 8312 Private 12th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 8312 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Edward Anderton

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 4092 East Africa Unattached List

British Army Lieutenant East Africa Censors Department

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Harold Alfred Anderton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217855

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Frank Anderton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122217

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Sidney Anderton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240444

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