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Preston, Lancashire [9]

Blackpool, Lancashire [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Lancashire England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Preston Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Accrington, Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Armidiale New South Wales [1]

Aughton, Lancashire [1]

Barton, Cheshire [1]

Bernisdale, Inverness-Shire [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackpool [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Botany Bay, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Carlton or Carleton,Lancs [1]

Chorlton Manchester [1]

Douglas, Isle of Wight, England [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Frodsham, Cheshire, England [1]

Great Harwood, Lancashire [1]

Greenhithe, Kent [1]

Gruyere Victoria [1]

Halton Ward, Lancashire [1]

Higher Walton, Preston, Lancaster [1]

Ince, Lancashire [1]

Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Kent [1]

Ladysmith [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Leigh, Lancashire, England [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mooltan [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Preston,Lancs [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [287]

Corporal [30]

Driver [25]

Gunner [24]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Local Serjeant [1]

Machinist [1]

Major [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [42]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Army Service Corps [30]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Manchester Regiment [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [24]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Border Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

London Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

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

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Engineers Field Company [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [430]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [527]

K [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [516]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Preston, Lancashire [9] Blackpool, Lancashire [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Lancashire England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Preston Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Accrington, Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Armidiale New South Wales [1] Aughton, Lancashire [1] Barton, Cheshire [1] Bernisdale, Inverness-Shire [1] Blackburn [1] Blackpool [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Botany Bay, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Carlton or Carleton,Lancs [1] Chorlton Manchester [1] Douglas, Isle of Wight, England [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Frodsham, Cheshire, England [1] Great Harwood, Lancashire [1] Greenhithe, Kent [1] Gruyere Victoria [1] Halton Ward, Lancashire [1] Higher Walton, Preston, Lancaster [1] Ince, Lancashire [1] Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Kent [1] Ladysmith [1] Lancashire [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Leigh, Lancashire, England [1] Liverpool England [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Middlesex [1] Mooltan [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Penrith, Cumberland [1] Preston,Lancs [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [287] Corporal [30] Driver [25] Gunner [24] Sapper [23] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Sergeant Major Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Flying Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Local Serjeant [1] Machinist [1] Major [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [42] Labour Corps [32] Royal Field Artillery [31] Army Service Corps [30] Liverpool Regiment [28] Manchester Regiment [25] East Lancashire Regiment [24] Royal Lancaster Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] South Lancashire Regiment [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Border Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] London Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Engineers Field Company [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [430] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [527] K [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [516] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

George Bamber

Born 1891

Died 1963

British Army 15063 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 15063 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regt 3rd Battalion

British Army 15063 Northamptonshire Regt 17th Battalion

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Thomas Bamber

Born 1882

British Army 7274 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 7274 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 7274 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

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John Frederick Bamber

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 2095 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Liverpool Regiment

British Army 305408 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 305408 Company Serjeant Major Liverpool Regiment 8th Battalion

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Richard Bamber

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 201693 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201693 Private Loyal North Lancashire 1/4th Regimant

British Army 201698 Gunner Loyal North Lancashire

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Albert J Bamber

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2806 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2806 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Johnson Bamber

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296149

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George Bamber

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41887

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James Bamber

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 18313 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5610 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242623 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Samuel Bamber

Died 1917

British Army 5276 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 49938 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harold Bamber

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 18692 Private East Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alexander Bamber

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 55677 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 55677 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 100 Brigade B Battery

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John James Bamber

Born 1897

British Army B/23724 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army B/23724 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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Thomas Bamber

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266566

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William Bamber

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80881

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John Walton Bamber

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 10th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Bamber

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13170 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13170 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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William Bamber

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 36851 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 36851 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Henry C Bamber

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 6768 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 203252 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Bamber

Died 1960

British Army GS/69942 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Bamber

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300407

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