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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]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Training Reserve [4]

1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [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] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] South Wales Borderers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Marines Medical Unit [4] Tank Corps [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Training Reserve [4] 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [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 1891

Died 1964

British Army 10802 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 4th Battalion

British Army 10802 Private 1st Battalion, The Sottish Rifles

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Horace James Brierley

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frederick Brierley

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 24426 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 24426 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Brierley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 30117 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

British Army 30117 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd Bn

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Samuel Brierley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136586

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Abraham Brierley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 127453 Private Machine Gun Corps 19th Battalion

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Albert Brierley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265053

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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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Benjamin Brierley

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 13076 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 13076 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter Brierley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22260

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Jesse Brierley

Died 1917

British Army 59689 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 59689 Private Machine Gun Corps 67th Company

British Army 142286 Royal Field Artillery

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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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John Jacob Brierley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78393

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William Brierley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42650

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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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Percy Osborn Brierley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214013

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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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John William Brierley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279955

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James Edward Henry Brierley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280873

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Robert Brierley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46739

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