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Burnley, Lancashire [9]

Rochdale, Lancashire [8]

Oldham [7]

Oldham, Lancashire [7]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Bury, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Bolton [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Oldham Lancashire [2]

Preston, Lancs [2]

Salford Lancashire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Atherton, Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Blackburn, Lancs [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Croydon [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Delph Saddleworth Yorkshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

Drummerhill Lancashire [1]

Euranbeen Victoria [1]

Failsworth Lancashire [1]

Greenfield Saddleworth Yorkshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Greta New South Wales [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hollinwood, Lancashire [1]

Kensington Victoria [1]

Knutsford [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lees, Lancashire [1]

Lowell Massachusetts USA [1]

Manchester [1]

Maribyrnong Victoria [1]

Massachusetts, United States of America [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [589]

Gunner [51]

Corporal [39]

Driver [38]

Serjeant [38]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lance Corporal [22]

Sapper [22]

Captain [21]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Major [8]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

142286 [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Provost Marshal [1]

Bombardier Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Follower [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Nurse [1]

Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister-in-Charge [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [100]

Labour Corps [86]

Lancashire Fusiliers [80]

Royal Field Artillery [73]

Royal Engineers [51]

Army Service Corps [42]

Liverpool Regiment [36]

Cheshire Regiment [35]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [23]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

West Riding Regiment [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Training Reserve [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [831]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [997]

Contribution

Military Service [984]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [9] Rochdale, Lancashire [8] Oldham [7] Oldham, Lancashire [7] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Bury, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Bolton [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool England [2] Manchester England [2] Oldham Lancashire [2] Preston, Lancs [2] Salford Lancashire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Atherton, Leigh, Lancashire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset [1] Blackburn, Lancs [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Croydon [1] Dalston, London [1] Delph Saddleworth Yorkshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Derbyshire England [1] Drummerhill Lancashire [1] Euranbeen Victoria [1] Failsworth Lancashire [1] Greenfield Saddleworth Yorkshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Greta New South Wales [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hollinwood, Lancashire [1] Kensington Victoria [1] Knutsford [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lees, Lancashire [1] Lowell Massachusetts USA [1] Manchester [1] Maribyrnong Victoria [1] Massachusetts, United States of America [1] Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [589] Gunner [51] Corporal [39] Driver [38] Serjeant [38] Second Lieutenant [32] Lance Corporal [22] Sapper [22] Captain [21] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [9] Major [8] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] 142286 [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Provost Marshal [1] Bombardier Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Follower [1] Forewoman [1] Gardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Nurse [1] Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signaller [1] Sister-in-Charge [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [100] Labour Corps [86] Lancashire Fusiliers [80] Royal Field Artillery [73] Royal Engineers [51] Army Service Corps [42] Liverpool Regiment [36] Cheshire Regiment [35] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] East Lancashire Regiment [23] Royal Fusiliers [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] West Riding Regiment [17] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] South Wales Borderers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Scots [4] Tank Corps [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Training Reserve [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [831] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [997]

Contribution

Military Service [984] Conscientious Objector [5] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

John Brierley

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 9246 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 9246 Lance Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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William Brierley

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 10470 Serjeant 15th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10470 Private 15th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10470 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Arthur Brierley

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 13124 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 13124 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 13124 Gardsman Grenedier Guards 2bd Battalion

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Samuel Brierley

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2241 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 2241 Lance Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Bn

British Army 15598 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Brierley

Died 1918

British Army 12220 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 303438 Private Manchester Regiment

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Abraham Brierley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 127453 Private Machine Gun Corps 19th Battalion

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Archie Brierley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 19937 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 8th bedford Battalion

British Army 19937 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 8th bedford Battalion

British Army 19937 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Geoffrey Teale Brierley

Born 1873

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Ministry

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Guy Brierley

Born 1884

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Private Royal Jersey Militia Royal Jersey Garrison Battalion

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Samuel Brierley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136586

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Robert Brierley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46739

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Walter Brierley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22260

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Albert Brierley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265053

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John Brierley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41391

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Ernest Brierley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285959

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William Brierley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42650

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James Brierley

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 21/711 Private Yorkshire Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 21/711 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Ernest Brierley

Died 1916

British Army 52523 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 52523 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army 52523 Private Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Bn

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George Brierley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 28912 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 28912 Private Manchester Regiment 11th Bn

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George Brierley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 38706 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 38706 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Bn

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