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Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Altrincham [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Bogong Victoria [1]

Chatham Kent [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Frodsham, Runcorn. Cheshire [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Lancashire [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Manchester [1]

Middleton, Lancashire [1]

Nether Alderley [1]

Newton Street Gorton Manchester [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire, England [1]

South Yarra Victoria [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Stretford, Manchester [1]

Sweltenham, Cheshire, England [1]

Tondee, Glamorgan [1]

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Private [130]

Corporal [16]

Driver [12]

Gunner [12]

Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Pioneer [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Regimental Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

317th Protection Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

336th Protection Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

8th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Service

British Army [210]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [256]

Contribution

Military Service [250]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [256] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Altrincham [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Bogong Victoria [1] Chatham Kent [1] Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Frodsham, Runcorn. Cheshire [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Lancashire [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Manchester [1] Middleton, Lancashire [1] Nether Alderley [1] Newton Street Gorton Manchester [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] South Yarra Victoria [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Stretford, Manchester [1] Sweltenham, Cheshire, England [1] Tondee, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [130] Corporal [16] Driver [12] Gunner [12] Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Pioneer [6] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Regimental Major [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [20] Royal Engineers [19] Army Service Corps [18] Cheshire Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [16] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 317th Protection Company Royal Defence Corps [1] 336th Protection Company Royal Defence Corps [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 8th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Service

British Army [210] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [256]

Contribution

Military Service [250] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Ellis William Birtles

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 240 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Horace Levison Birtles

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 203872 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 260194 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy Birtles

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91204

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John Henry Birtles

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109376

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Herbert Birtles

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 19831 Private Manchester Regiment

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Henry Joseph Birtles

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100042

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100042 Serjeant Royal Air Force 28th Training Squadron

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Albert Birtles

Died 1915

British Army 1603 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Sam Birtles

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4612 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 6407 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 6407 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 8th Battalion

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D W Birtles

Born 1891

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant Attached Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

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Benjamin Birtles

Died 1941

British Army 187404 Private Labour Corps

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Oscar Birtles

Born 1893

Died 1975

British Army 12265 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 12265 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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James Birtles

Born 1870

Died 1916

British Army 10489 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Birtles

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108113

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Alex Birtles

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 23977 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Derneau Whitridge Birtles

Born 1891

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Birtles

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13372 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 13372 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Norman Birtles

Born 1895

Died 1941

British Army 36839 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 36839 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Wilfred Birtles

Died 1917

British Army 203879 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Thomas Birtles

Died 1917

British Army 63179 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242754 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George Harry Birtles

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 4963 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19011 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 4963 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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