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Manchester, Lancashire [19]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Bolton, Lancashire [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Bury, Lancashire [6]

Perth Western Australia [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Derby, Derbyshire [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Hanley, Staffordshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Manchester [3]

Manchester England [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Congleton, Cheshire [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Koolunga South Australia [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Oakham, Rutland [2]

Oldham [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Radcliffe, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Accrington [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alnmouth, Northumberland, England [1]

Ashland, New York [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [1800]

Gunner [191]

Corporal [152]

Driver [147]

Serjeant [101]

Sapper [96]

Lance Corporal [69]

Second Lieutenant [68]

Lieutenant [41]

Captain [35]

Acting Corporal [26]

Acting Serjeant [25]

Bombardier [23]

Pioneer [23]

Major [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Rifleman [7]

Trooper [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Sister [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [240]

Labour Corps [227]

Royal Engineers [199]

Army Service Corps [153]

Manchester Regiment [144]

Lancashire Fusiliers [124]

Royal Army Medical Corps [111]

Royal Garrison Artillery [101]

Cheshire Regiment [96]

Liverpool Regiment [93]

Machine Gun Corps [89]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [68]

North Staffordshire Regiment [65]

Royal Fusiliers [53]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [53]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [49]

London Regiment [48]

Lincolnshire Regiment [43]

York and Lancaster Regiment [42]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41]

South Lancashire Regiment [38]

Border Regiment [36]

Durham Light Infantry [31]

East Lancashire Regiment [30]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [28]

South Staffordshire Regiment [28]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

West Riding Regiment [25]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Leicestershire Regiment [23]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Naval Division [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

Devonshire Regiment [21]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21]

Royal Air Force [21]

The Queen's Regiment [19]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Royal Flying Corps [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [2669]

Royal Navy [212]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [205]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [151]

Australian Imperial Force [91]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38]

Other Empire Force [5]

Canadian Navy [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3412]

P [3]

L [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3350]

Merchant Navy [47]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [19] Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Bolton, Lancashire [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Melbourne Victoria [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Bury, Lancashire [6] Perth Western Australia [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Derby, Derbyshire [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Hanley, Staffordshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Manchester [3] Manchester England [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] South Shields, Durham, England [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Congleton, Cheshire [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire [2] Fulham, London [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Koolunga South Australia [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool England [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Oakham, Rutland [2] Oldham [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Radcliffe, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Accrington [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alnmouth, Northumberland, England [1] Ashland, New York [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [1800] Gunner [191] Corporal [152] Driver [147] Serjeant [101] Sapper [96] Lance Corporal [69] Second Lieutenant [68] Lieutenant [41] Captain [35] Acting Corporal [26] Acting Serjeant [25] Bombardier [23] Pioneer [23] Major [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Ordinary Seaman [8] Rifleman [7] Trooper [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Worker [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Sergeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Sister [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bugler [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Leading Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [240] Labour Corps [227] Royal Engineers [199] Army Service Corps [153] Manchester Regiment [144] Lancashire Fusiliers [124] Royal Army Medical Corps [111] Royal Garrison Artillery [101] Cheshire Regiment [96] Liverpool Regiment [93] Machine Gun Corps [89] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [68] North Staffordshire Regiment [65] Royal Fusiliers [53] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [53] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [49] London Regiment [48] Lincolnshire Regiment [43] York and Lancaster Regiment [42] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41] South Lancashire Regiment [38] Border Regiment [36] Durham Light Infantry [31] East Lancashire Regiment [30] King's Royal Rifle Corps [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Royal Lancaster Regiment [28] South Staffordshire Regiment [28] Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] Middlesex Regiment [25] West Riding Regiment [25] Yorkshire Regiment [25] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Leicestershire Regiment [23] Rifle Brigade [23] Royal Army Service Corps [23] Royal Naval Division [23] Essex Regiment [22] Royal Berkshire Regiment [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] Devonshire Regiment [21] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21] Royal Air Force [21] The Queen's Regiment [19] Royal Defence Corps [18] Royal Flying Corps [18] Canadian Infantry [17] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [2669] Royal Navy [212] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [205] Canadian Expeditionary Force [151] Australian Imperial Force [91] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38] Other Empire Force [5] Canadian Navy [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3412] P [3] L [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3350] Merchant Navy [47] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [63] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Walter Robertson Barlow

Born 1881

Died 1954

British Army Captain Essex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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John Henry Havelock Barlow

Born 1898

Died 1958

Australian Imperial Force 2184 Private 1st Australian General Hospital

Australian Imperial Force 2184 Private 13th Field Ambulance

Australian Imperial Force 2184 Private 14th Brigade 56th battalion

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William James Barlow

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 7311 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 7311 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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Albert Victor Barlow

Born 1894

Died 1959

British Army 18432 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 18432 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Wilfred Griffith Barlow

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant Australian Infantry Forces

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Infantry Forces 58th Battalion

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James Barlow

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 25198 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 39800 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Frank Lewis Thornhill Barlow

Born 1883

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Guards

British Army Lieutenant Guards Machine Gun Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Captain Guards Machine Gun Regiment 5th Battalion

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Alfred James Barlow

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 128 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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William Barlow

Born 1890

Died 1963

British Army 158246 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 158246 Gunner Smith Royal Garrison Artillery 21st Lowland Heavy Battery

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Harold Redvers Barlow

Born 1900

Died 1941

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Leonard Arthur Barlow

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army GS/65022 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 24473 Private East Surrey Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 20480 Private 30th Training Reserve Battalion

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James Barlow

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 112237 Private Royal Horse & Field Artillery

British Army Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Noah Barlow

Born 1883

Australian Imperial Force 2336 Private 5th A.I.F. Brigade 19th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2336 Private 2nd A.I.F. Division 19th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2336 Lance Corporal 2nd A.I.F. Division 19th Battalion

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Bertram Ellis Barlow

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 20997 Sapper Royal Engineers 59th Company

British Army 20997 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 26th Field Company

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Harold Barlow

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1349 Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1349 Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Frank Barlow

Born 1895

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6652

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6652 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frank Barlow

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 28529 South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 41199 Private Manchester Regiment 11th Battalion

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Charles Henry Barlow

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Z 513 Private Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 2nd Battalion

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John Scott Barlow

Born 1899

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Raymond Keith Barlow

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 331 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 331 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

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