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Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Allegheny, Pennsylvania [1]

Armley and Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland [1]

Eagley Bolton Lancashire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Morley, West Yorkshire [1]

Padiham, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Saint Georges in the East, London [1]

Rank

Private [90]

Serjeant [7]

Gunner [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Driver [5]

Major [5]

Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lieutenant (acting Captain) [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

London Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Reserve of Officers [3]

Staff [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Infantry attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [130]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [164]

Contribution

Military Service [163]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [4] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Allegheny, Pennsylvania [1] Armley and Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland [1] Eagley Bolton Lancashire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Morley, West Yorkshire [1] Padiham, Lancashire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Saint Georges in the East, London [1]

Rank

Private [90] Serjeant [7] Gunner [6] Lance Corporal [6] Driver [5] Major [5] Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lieutenant (acting Captain) [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] London Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Reserve of Officers [3] Staff [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Infantry attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Military Mounted Police [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [130] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [164]

Contribution

Military Service [163] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

James Calverley

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 13623 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Arthur Calverley

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 12922 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 12922 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 7th battalion

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Clifford Calverley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 8344 Private Scots Guards

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William George Calverley

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy M/34606 Writer 3rd Class

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/10213 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Wilfred Calverley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4893 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242791 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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John Thomas Calverley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 35377 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Edwin Calverley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 204356 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Calverley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 55891 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 55891 Gunner Royal Regiment of Artillery 16 Company Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 55891 Gunner Royal Regiment of Artillery 30th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

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Geoffrey Walter Calverley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant (acting Captain) Royal Flying Corps

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Fred Calverley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 24819 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 24819 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harold Calverley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 30418 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 30418 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Harry Calverley

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424643

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424643 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Arthur Calverley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245808

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Leonard Calverley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301832

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Herbert Calverley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43074

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Frederick Vincent Calverley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165994

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Clifford Calverley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9582

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Osbert Leveson Calverley

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

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William Calverley

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 5718 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5718 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Harold Frank Calverley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 706042 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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