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Salford, Lancashire [4]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Birmingham England [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Kempsey New South Wales [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Northcote Victoria [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Wendron, Cornwall [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

All Saints, Burton on Trent [1]

Antony, Devon [1]

Ashby, Leicestershire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bebington, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackfordby, Leicestershire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Croydon New South Wales [1]

Culcheth, Lancashire [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Liscard, Cheshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Macclesfield England [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester,Lancashire [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Mold, Flintshire [1]

Netherfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Newton, near Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Parbold, Wigan [1]

Rank

Private [394]

Corporal [33]

Driver [32]

Gunner [31]

Serjeant [23]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Pioneer [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Assistant Provost Marshal [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Engineer [1]

Lieutenant TemporaryCaptain [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Telegraphist Corporal [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [56]

Labour Corps [51]

Cheshire Regiment [43]

Royal Engineers [42]

Army Service Corps [35]

Manchester Regiment [34]

North Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

London Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [567]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [691]

Contribution

Military Service [681]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Australia [1]

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People [691] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Salford, Lancashire [4] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Birmingham England [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Kempsey New South Wales [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Northcote Victoria [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Wendron, Cornwall [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Aldershot, Hants [1] All Saints, Burton on Trent [1] Antony, Devon [1] Ashby, Leicestershire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bebington, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackfordby, Leicestershire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Croydon New South Wales [1] Culcheth, Lancashire [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Leicestershire [1] Liscard, Cheshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Macclesfield [1] Macclesfield England [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester,Lancashire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Mold, Flintshire [1] Netherfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Newton, near Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Parbold, Wigan [1]

Rank

Private [394] Corporal [33] Driver [32] Gunner [31] Serjeant [23] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Pioneer [7] Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Captain [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Assistant Provost Marshal [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Engineer [1] Lieutenant TemporaryCaptain [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Telegraphist Corporal [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [56] Labour Corps [51] Cheshire Regiment [43] Royal Engineers [42] Army Service Corps [35] Manchester Regiment [34] North Staffordshire Regiment [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] London Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Devonshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Scottish Rifles [5] South Wales Borderers [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [567] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [691]

Contribution

Military Service [681] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Australia [1]

Peter Broadhurst

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army 12089 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12089 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12089 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 69th Brigade

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Cornelius Broadhurst

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 16720 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Joseph Broadhurst

Born 1890

British Army 2348 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 200294 Private Tank Corps

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Robert Broadhurst

Born 1891

Died 1993

British Army 101265 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert George Broadhurst

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12893 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 12898 Private The Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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David T Broadhurst

Born 1881

Died 1921

British Army 56949 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 137028 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Broadhurst

Died 1917

British Army 44328 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Cornelius Broadhurst

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143338

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Albert Broadhurst

Born 1882

British Army 4195 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 6792 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6792 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Edwin Broadhurst

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44324

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Harry Broadhurst

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275488

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Alfred Broadhurst

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292141

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William Broadhurst

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298493

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Jack Broadhurst

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3239

Australian Imperial Force 3239 Private 3rd Infantry Battalion 11th Reinforcements

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George Broadhurst

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61266

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Maurice Broadhurst

Born 1895

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 816

Australian Imperial Force 816 Private 18th Battalion 5th Brigadede

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William Isaac Broadhurst

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308597

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William Broadhurst

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31628

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John Broadhurst

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105350

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John Chapman Broadhurst

Born 1891

Royal Navy R/4959 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division

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