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Rochdale, Lancashire [18]

Blackburn, Lancashire [9]

Oldham, Lancashire [6]

Glenorchy Tasmania [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Rochdale Lancashire [5]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Hay New South Wales [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Lancashire [3]

Shaw, Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Blackburn, Lancs [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Dumbalk Victoria [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Habergham Eaves, Lancashire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2]

Lancashire England [2]

Littleborough, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester England [2]

Ossett, Yorkshire [2]

Accrington, Lancs [1]

Ashton under Lyne [1]

Bacup, Lancs [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackburn Lancashire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Boort Victoria [1]

Bridgewater Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [1021]

Gunner [95]

Corporal [62]

Driver [55]

Sapper [48]

Serjeant [48]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Lance Corporal [32]

Acting Corporal [14]

Captain [13]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Clerk 2nd Class [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [156]

Lancashire Fusiliers [136]

Royal Field Artillery [108]

Manchester Regiment [103]

Royal Engineers [95]

Army Service Corps [83]

Liverpool Regiment [60]

Royal Army Medical Corps [57]

East Lancashire Regiment [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Cheshire Regiment [43]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [42]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [37]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

West Riding Regiment [29]

South Lancashire Regiment [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Border Regiment [18]

London Regiment [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Air Force [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1434]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107]

Royal Navy [99]

Australian Imperial Force [64]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1783]

Contribution

Military Service [1762]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

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Rochdale, Lancashire [18] Blackburn, Lancashire [9] Oldham, Lancashire [6] Glenorchy Tasmania [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Rochdale Lancashire [5] Launceston Tasmania [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Bury, Lancashire [3] Hay New South Wales [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Lancashire [3] Shaw, Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Blackburn, Lancs [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Dumbalk Victoria [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Habergham Eaves, Lancashire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2] Lancashire England [2] Littleborough, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Manchester [2] Manchester England [2] Ossett, Yorkshire [2] Accrington, Lancs [1] Ashton under Lyne [1] Bacup, Lancs [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackburn Lancashire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Boort Victoria [1] Bridgewater Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [1021] Gunner [95] Corporal [62] Driver [55] Sapper [48] Serjeant [48] Second Lieutenant [41] Lance Corporal [32] Acting Corporal [14] Captain [13] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [11] Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [7] Acting Bombardier [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Trooper [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Captain [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Major [3] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Clerk 2nd Class [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [156] Lancashire Fusiliers [136] Royal Field Artillery [108] Manchester Regiment [103] Royal Engineers [95] Army Service Corps [83] Liverpool Regiment [60] Royal Army Medical Corps [57] East Lancashire Regiment [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Cheshire Regiment [43] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [42] Machine Gun Corps [39] Royal Lancaster Regiment [37] Royal Fusiliers [34] West Riding Regiment [29] South Lancashire Regiment [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Border Regiment [18] London Regiment [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Devonshire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Air Force [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Flying Corps [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Army Ordnance Corps [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1434] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107] Royal Navy [99] Australian Imperial Force [64] Canadian Expeditionary Force [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1783]

Contribution

Military Service [1762] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Fred Butterworth

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st/2nd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Samuel Butterworth

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 9598 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/9598 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 149th Lancashire Brigade

British Army 575231 Private Labour Corps

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William Henry Butterworth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37433

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Edmund Butterworth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170044

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Edgar Arthur Butterworth

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8664 Lance Corporal 2nd West Riding Regiment

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Harry Butterworth

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 203726 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Butterworth

Born 1879

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16984

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16984 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Henry Butterworth

Born 1883

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 925396

Canadian Expeditionary Force 925396 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Carter Butterworth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214204

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Andrew Ralph Butterworth

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121424

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Harry Butterworth

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19756

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Frederick William Butterworth

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247441

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Walter Butterworth

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250472

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Charles Butterworth

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252601

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Joseph Eccles Butterworth

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125362

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Frank Clegg Butterworth

Died 1917

British Army 20148 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Herbert Butterworth

Died 1916

British Army 7878 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Ethelbert Butterworth

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 10070 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 10070 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Albert Butterworth

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 5353 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 202174 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 202174 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Christopher Butterworth

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1361 Lance Serjeant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1361 Serjeant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1361 Lance Serjeant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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