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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]

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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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People [529] Stories Communities

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]

Bryan K Bamber

British Army 5325 Private Royal Army Medical Corps/5th General Hospital

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James Bamber

British Army 35417 Private Royal Defence Corps 308th Provisional Company

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James Bamber

British Army 3411 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 5th Battalion

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Joseph Bamber

British Army 13036 Private 7th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 304758 Private Tank Corps

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Roy Bamber

British Army 50523 Corporal 1st Infantry Cape Corps

British Army 50523 Corporal Corps of Hussars

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John Bamber

British Army 20014 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Supply Company 4th Battalion

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Ernest Bamber

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Gordon Arthur Bamber

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Thomas Bamber

Born 1895

Royal Navy J26275

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