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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]

Turner Bury

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38049

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Henry Bury

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70750

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George Bury

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89179

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John William Bury

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55919

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Thomas Bury

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42151

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A J P Bury

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 14768 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14768 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14768 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Thomas Bury

Died 1916

British Army 24951 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herbert Bury

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 8414 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 8414 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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J Bury

Died 1917

British Army 67046 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Thomas Bury

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148591

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Ernest Bury

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42220

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Harry Bury

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63952

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Norman Bury

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76670

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Thomas Henry Bury

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10018

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Edward Bury

Died 1915

British Army 18152 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 18152 Private Border Regiment

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Herbert Bury

Died 1918

British Army 46976 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Buckley Bury

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124979

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Clifford Bury

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262755

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William Bury

Died 1915

British Army 19152 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Edward Basil Bury

Born 1891

Died 1971

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment suffolk regiment 6th Battalion

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