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Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Steiglitz Victoria [3]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Brentwood, Essex [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Molong New South Wales [2]

Mt Gambier South Australia [2]

Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Swinton, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Berrima New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Bolton [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Claremont Western Australia [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumfries Scotland [1]

Earlestown, Lancashire [1]

East Greenwich, Kent [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Essex England [1]

Eynesford, Kent [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Golborne Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Great Warley, Essex [1]

Hadfield, Derbyshire [1]

Haigh, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [530]

Gunner [57]

Driver [55]

Serjeant [51]

Corporal [40]

Lance Corporal [25]

Sapper [21]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Pioneer [6]

Captain [5]

Worker [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Fitter [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Squadron Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Matron [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [78]

Manchester Regiment [73]

Labour Corps [64]

Army Service Corps [52]

Liverpool Regiment [50]

Royal Engineers [45]

Lancashire Fusiliers [43]

South Lancashire Regiment [40]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [20]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Service

British Army [786]

Royal Navy [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [987]

Contribution

Military Service [971]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Bolton, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Steiglitz Victoria [3] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Brentwood, Essex [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Molong New South Wales [2] Mt Gambier South Australia [2] Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Swinton, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Altrincham Cheshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Berrima New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn England [1] Bolton [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Clapton, London [1] Claremont Western Australia [1] Dublin [1] Dumfries Scotland [1] Earlestown, Lancashire [1] East Greenwich, Kent [1] Erith, Kent [1] Essex England [1] Eynesford, Kent [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Golborne Wigan, Lancashire [1] Great Warley, Essex [1] Hadfield, Derbyshire [1] Haigh, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [530] Gunner [57] Driver [55] Serjeant [51] Corporal [40] Lance Corporal [25] Sapper [21] Second Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [6] Pioneer [6] Captain [5] Worker [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Fitter [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Squadron Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Matron [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [78] Manchester Regiment [73] Labour Corps [64] Army Service Corps [52] Liverpool Regiment [50] Royal Engineers [45] Lancashire Fusiliers [43] South Lancashire Regiment [40] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Cheshire Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] Royal Fusiliers [23] East Lancashire Regiment [20] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Royal Air Force [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Scottish Rifles [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Service

British Army [786] Royal Navy [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55] Australian Imperial Force [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [987]

Contribution

Military Service [971] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Ireland [1]

Thomas Henry Boardman

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Major Royal Fusiliers

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Edward M Boardman

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 25346 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 18285 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 18285 Lance Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers 1st

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Harry Boardman

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 78895 Private Cheshire Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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Ernest Victor Boardman

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army G/32314 Private Middlesex Regiment 12th

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Alex Gilmour Boardman

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100310

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John Boardman

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 290617 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Albert Boardman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402449

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Harry Boardman

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 13295 Private 15th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 13295 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Boardman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38633

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Alfred Edward Boardman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50840

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Albert Edward Boardman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185521

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William Boardman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23765

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Albert William Boardman

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1440 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 950413 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 950413 Driver Royal Field Artillery "D" Bty. 235th Bde

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Cyril Boardman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17827 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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Arthur Boardman

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 18395 Private Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

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Walter Boardman

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 22871 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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John William Boardman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122567

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William Frederick Riddell Boardman

Born 1885

Died 1943

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Artillery

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George Boardman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109395

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John Henry Boardman

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169269

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