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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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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]

James Anderton

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 8651 Private Scots Guards

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Thomas Anderton

Born 1874

Died 1955

British Army SE7769 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Alfred E Anderton

Died 1918

British Army 101394 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur John Anderton

Died 1918

British Army 128 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 7014 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 283444 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

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John William Anderton

Died 1916

British Army 1174 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1174 Corporal Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1174 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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William Anderton

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 29616 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Joseph Anderton

Died 1916

British Army 28227 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 28227 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Anderton

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 2265 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 2265 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Phillip A. Anderton

Died 1917

British Army 1477 Corporal London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 300918 Corporal London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 300918 Corporal London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Richard Henry Anderton

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 13904 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13904 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert John Anderton

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 51874 Private Manchester Regiment

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Amos Anderton

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 14769 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Anderton

Died 1916

British Army 11733 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 11733 Private Hampshire Regiment

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John Anderton

Died 1917

British Army 23156 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 23156 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Jack Anderton

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 11000 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 11000 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Francis Anderton

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 29943 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John Thomas Anderton

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293887

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Joseph Anderton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111476

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George Anderton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61335

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George Eric Asquith Anderton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers Attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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