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Darwen, Lancashire [5]

Kensington, London [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Dublin [2]

Lancashire [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

76 Duke Street, Southport. Lancashire [1]

Accrington [1]

Bighton, Hampshire [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromyard, Herefordshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Elmswell [1]

Florida [1]

Geneva [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hamilton [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Monaghan [1]

Mooloolah Queensland [1]

New Holland, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St John, New Brunswich [1]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [219]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [24]

Captain [22]

Gunner [21]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Driver [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain / Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Captain / Temp. Major [1]

Captain /Temporary Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Lt.-Col. [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Member [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

S/Serjeant [1]

Serjeant/ Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Surgeon/Captain [1]

Volunteer [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [42]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [364]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Royal Navy [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [456]

H [7]

C [1]

D [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [459]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Ireland [2]

India [1]

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People [466] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Darwen, Lancashire [5] Kensington, London [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Dublin [2] Lancashire [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] 76 Duke Street, Southport. Lancashire [1] Accrington [1] Bighton, Hampshire [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromyard, Herefordshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Elmswell [1] Florida [1] Geneva [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Hamilton [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Monaghan [1] Mooloolah Queensland [1] New Holland, Lincolnshire, England [1] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St John, New Brunswich [1] Stepney, London, Middlesex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [219] Corporal [24] Serjeant [24] Captain [22] Gunner [21] Second Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [12] Driver [11] Acting Corporal [10] Lieutenant [8] Sapper [5] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain / Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Captain / Temp. Major [1] Captain /Temporary Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Lt.-Col. [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Member [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] S/Serjeant [1] Serjeant/ Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Surgeon/Captain [1] Volunteer [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [42] Labour Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Engineers [16] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Border Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Scots Guards [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [364] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Royal Navy [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [456] H [7] C [1] D [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [459] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Ireland [2] India [1]

Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

Born 1883

Died 1963

British Army Captain / Temp. Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lt.-Col. King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Neville Cropper Bury

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 3517 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

British Army 36777 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edmond William Bury

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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Robert Gregg Bury

Born 1869

Died 1951

British Army Volunteer Trumpington Volunteer Training Corps

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Eric Lindsay Bury

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 28075 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Herbert Bury

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 7919 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 7919 Acting Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 2nd battalion, leicest Battalion

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John C Bury

Died 1917

British Army 98296 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Lawrence Bury

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139045

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William Bury

Born 1883

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4095

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Thomas Bury

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247966

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Frederick Bury

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 224023 Leading Signalman HMS Hampshire

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William Thomas Bury

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112536

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Richard Bury

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 2857 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2857 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Bury

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44808

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Thomas Bury

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7882

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Harry Garfield Bury

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8068

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8068 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Bury

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

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Emma Vivyan Bury

Born 1883

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Nurse Serbian Relief Fund

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Charles Frederick Bury

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120694

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Wilfred Entwisle Bury

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 108126

Canadian Expeditionary Force 108126 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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