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Wigan, Lancashire [8]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bolton,Lancs [1]

Bridgewater South Australia [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Farnworth Lancashire [1]

Leigh Bedford, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Platt Bridge, Lancashire [1]

South Shields [1]

Upholland, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [103]

Gunner [17]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [4]

Sapper [4]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant/Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Border Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

12th Royal Scots [1]

13th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

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

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

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

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Corps of Dragoons [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

Service

British Army [147]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [183]

Contribution

Military Service [182]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [183] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wigan, Lancashire [8] South Shields, Durham [2] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bolton,Lancs [1] Bridgewater South Australia [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Durham, Durham [1] Farnworth Lancashire [1] Leigh Bedford, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Platt Bridge, Lancashire [1] South Shields [1] Upholland, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [103] Gunner [17] Corporal [9] Serjeant [7] Driver [4] Sapper [4] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant/Acting Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Army Service Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Border Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] West Riding Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 12th Royal Scots [1] 13th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Good Hope [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Corps of Dragoons [1] Royal Field Artillery attached Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

Service

British Army [147] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [183]

Contribution

Military Service [182] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Charles Ashurst

British Army T/325812 Driver Army Service Corps

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W Ashurst

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