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Kensington, Middlesex [3]

Darwen England [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Bolton [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Calcutta [1]

Calder Vale [1]

Castle Barracks, Enniskillen [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Darlimurla Victoria [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Durham [1]

Elham, Kent [1]

Golborne, Lancashire [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Lower Ince, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Millbrook South Australia [1]

Narre Warren North Victoria [1]

New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Orroroo South Australia [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rathmines, County Dublin [1]

Salford, Manchester [1]

Sheffield, England [1]

St Arnaud Victoria [1]

Tickhill Yorkshire [1]

Tottington, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Westmorland [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [240]

Gunner [37]

Serjeant [24]

Driver [23]

Corporal [19]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Pioneer [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Adjutant [1]

Battalion Colonel [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Cadet [1]

Colonel [1]

Farrier [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Nursing Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Victuallers Assistant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [45]

Labour Corps [29]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Royal Engineers [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

1st Brahmans [2]

4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [396]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

British Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [486]

Contribution

Military Service [480]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Kensington, Middlesex [3] Darwen England [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Bolton [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Calcutta [1] Calder Vale [1] Castle Barracks, Enniskillen [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Darlimurla Victoria [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Durham [1] Elham, Kent [1] Golborne, Lancashire [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] London [1] Lower Ince, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Millbrook South Australia [1] Narre Warren North Victoria [1] New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Orroroo South Australia [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rathmines, County Dublin [1] Salford, Manchester [1] Sheffield, England [1] St Arnaud Victoria [1] Tickhill Yorkshire [1] Tottington, Bury, Lancashire [1] Tyldesley, Lancashire, England [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Westmorland [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [240] Gunner [37] Serjeant [24] Driver [23] Corporal [19] Captain [12] Lieutenant [12] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Pioneer [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Adjutant [1] Battalion Colonel [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Cadet [1] Colonel [1] Farrier [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Nursing Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Victuallers Assistant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [45] Labour Corps [29] Manchester Regiment [28] Royal Engineers [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Army Service Corps [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] East Lancashire Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] 1st Brahmans [2] 4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [396] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] British Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [486]

Contribution

Military Service [480] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Joseph Battersby

British Army 6835 Private 4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Leonard W Battersby

British Army 22084 Private 8th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Arthur Battersby

British Army 2273 Private 4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 205022 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 200559 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Battersby

British Army 987 Private North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Winifred Maud Battersby Hartford

Born 1893

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Winifred M Battersby-Harford

British Army Victuallers Assistant Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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