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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]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

East Kent Regiment [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] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Scottish Rifles [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] East Kent Regiment [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]

William Boardman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23765

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Edmund Joseph Boardman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225770

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John Boardman

Died 1916

British Army 241471 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3551 Private 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241471 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Harry Boardman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 45327 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Arthur Boardman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224989

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William Boardman

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 200941 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 3390 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 4th seaforth highland Battalion

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Ernest Boardman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166413

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Wright Boardman

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy 237913 Leading Seaman HM Submarine D5

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Joseph Boardman

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 291636 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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James Boardman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51318

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Charles Boardman

Died 1918

British Army 29774 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 29774 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Dan Boardman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98174

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Harold Boardman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2586 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2586 Acting Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2586 Lance Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas William Boardman

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 680687 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Edwin Boardman

Died 1916

British Army 65584 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Boardman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241515

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David Patrick Boardman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 21259 Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Chris Boardman

Died 1916

British Army 2748 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 2748 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Boardman

Died 1918

British Army 73520 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Boardman

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 9022 Private Manchester Regiment 17th battalion manchest Battalion

British Army 9022 Private Manchester Regiment

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