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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

St Helens, Lancashire [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bradford [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Earlestown, Lancashire [1]

Fivehead [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Prescot England [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Saint Heliers, Lancashire [1]

St Helens Tasmania [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

West Buckland, Somerset [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [119]

Driver [13]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [7]

Corporal [6]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Painter 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

London Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th South Wales Borderers [1]

1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

208th Squadron Royal Air Force [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

49th Provisional Battalion [1]

5th Squadron Royal Flying Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [176]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [233]

Contribution

Military Service [227]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

India [1]

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People [233] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] St Helens, Lancashire [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Bath, Somerset [1] Bradford [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Earlestown, Lancashire [1] Fivehead [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Holborn, London [1] Lancashire [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mile End, London [1] Prescot England [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Saint Heliers, Lancashire [1] St Helens Tasmania [1] Wallsend, Northumberland [1] West Buckland, Somerset [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [119] Driver [13] Gunner [13] Serjeant [12] Sapper [7] Corporal [6] Pioneer [4] Captain [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Painter 1st Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23] Somerset Light Infantry [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] London Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Somerset Yeomanry [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th South Wales Borderers [1] 1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 208th Squadron Royal Air Force [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 49th Provisional Battalion [1] 5th Squadron Royal Flying Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [176] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [233]

Contribution

Military Service [227] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] India [1]

William Richard Chorley

Born 1862

Died 1915

Royal Navy 155690 Painter 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Arthur James Chorley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162168

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Harry Richard Chorley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160591

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Harold Chorley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19063 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 19063 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edwin Chorley

Born 1899

Died 1984

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231245

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George Chorley

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 109733 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 109733 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Thomas Chorley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13713

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Ernest Frederick Chorley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5860

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William Henry Chorley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4006

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William Allen Chorley

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 1577 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 165636 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

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James Chorley

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 41807 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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James Chorley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 17468 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Percy Chorley

Died 1917

British Army T3653 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 554303 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William E. Chorley

Born 1885

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195054

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195054 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Reginald Chorley

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 2530 Private Acting Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 2530 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 4th Battalion (territorial)

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William Chorley

Died 1918

British Army 20312 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 49320 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harold Chorley

Died 1916

British Army S/6818 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/6818 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Postlethwaite Chorley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 10254 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd east Battalion

British Army 10254 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 2nd east Battalion

British Army 10254 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Frederick George Chorley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310739

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Harry Brett Chorley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9321

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