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Rochdale, Lancashire [12]

Oldham, Lancashire [9]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Bacup, Lancashire [3]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Hawkstone Hall, Hodnet, Shropshire [3]

London England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Mytholmroyd [3]

Wandin Victoria [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Cheshire England [2]

Farnworth Lancashire [2]

Frederickton New South Wales [2]

Fulham, Middlesex [2]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [2]

Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Lilydale Victoria [2]

Rawtenstall [2]

Waterfoot, Lancashire [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Altrincham England [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Bacup, Lancs [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brierfield, Lancashire [1]

Burnley Lancashire [1]

Bury St. Edmunds [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chester [1]

Rank

Private [926]

Gunner [78]

Driver [65]

Corporal [60]

Serjeant [58]

Sapper [47]

Second Lieutenant [47]

Lance Corporal [28]

Captain [27]

Pioneer [18]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Major [6]

Rifleman [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Bedroom Steward [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Major Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Temporary Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Ambulance Driver [1]

Area Controller [1]

Captain Quarter Master Acting Major [1]

Commandant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Driver [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [122]

Royal Field Artillery [114]

Army Service Corps [97]

Royal Engineers [82]

Lancashire Fusiliers [80]

Manchester Regiment [77]

Royal Army Medical Corps [75]

East Lancashire Regiment [58]

Liverpool Regiment [50]

Cheshire Regiment [47]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [37]

West Riding Regiment [35]

West Yorkshire Regiment [34]

London Regiment [29]

Border Regiment [26]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Rifle Brigade [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Tank Corps [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1354]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100]

Royal Navy [100]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

C [1675]

Contribution

Military Service [1647]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Canada [1]

France [1]

Greece [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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Rochdale, Lancashire [12] Oldham, Lancashire [9] Maidstone, Kent [5] Bolton, Lancashire [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Bacup, Lancashire [3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Hawkstone Hall, Hodnet, Shropshire [3] London England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Mytholmroyd [3] Wandin Victoria [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Cheshire England [2] Farnworth Lancashire [2] Frederickton New South Wales [2] Fulham, Middlesex [2] Handsworth, Staffordshire [2] Jersey, Channel Islands [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Lilydale Victoria [2] Rawtenstall [2] Waterfoot, Lancashire [2] Westminster, London [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Altrincham England [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Bacup, Lancs [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackburn [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Burnley Lancashire [1] Bury St. Edmunds [1] Camberwell, Surrey, [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chester [1]

Rank

Private [926] Gunner [78] Driver [65] Corporal [60] Serjeant [58] Sapper [47] Second Lieutenant [47] Lance Corporal [28] Captain [27] Pioneer [18] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Major [6] Rifleman [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Bedroom Steward [1] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Major Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Temporary Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Ambulance Driver [1] Area Controller [1] Captain Quarter Master Acting Major [1] Commandant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Driver [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [122] Royal Field Artillery [114] Army Service Corps [97] Royal Engineers [82] Lancashire Fusiliers [80] Manchester Regiment [77] Royal Army Medical Corps [75] East Lancashire Regiment [58] Liverpool Regiment [50] Cheshire Regiment [47] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Machine Gun Corps [42] Royal Lancaster Regiment [37] West Riding Regiment [35] West Yorkshire Regiment [34] London Regiment [29] Border Regiment [26] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [23] Durham Light Infantry [19] Rifle Brigade [19] South Lancashire Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Tank Corps [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Scottish Rifles [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1354] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100] Royal Navy [100] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

C [1675]

Contribution

Military Service [1647] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Canada [1] France [1] Greece [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

George William Clegg

Born 1898

British Army London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101299 Air Mechanic 2nd Class RFC

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101299 Air Mechanic 2nd Class RAF

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Lionel Clegg

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Machine Gun Corps

British Army Z3470 Lieutenant Tank Corps 7 Battalion

Royal Navy RNVR 2nd Hawke Battalion, Blandford

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William Clegg

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 17983 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion (Accrington)

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Joseph Clegg

Died 1918

British Army 71421 Acting Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot

British Army 6789 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 71421 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Garrison Battalion

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Harold Clegg

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 42135 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 23rd (Works Bn.)

British Army 41498 Private Labour Corps 70th Company

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George Edward Clegg

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5503 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Clegg

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 41514 Private Cheshire Regiment 20th Battalion

British Army 35499 Private Labour Corps 292nd Area Employment Company

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Joseph Edward Clegg

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 5322 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Joseph Clegg

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Captain Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Alford Victor Clegg

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers Territorial Force 6th Battalion

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion.

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Frank Cecil Clegg

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Captain Border Regiment 6th Battalion.

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James Henry A.k.a. Harry Clegg

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army P/2400 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps Military Foot Police

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John Clegg

Died 1916

British Army 15113 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Richard Clegg

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 16762 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16762 private 10th Loyal North Lancashire

British Army 16762 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Clegg

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 2606 Private Manchester Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 2606 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Herbert Clegg

Born 1889

Died 1953

British Army 128830 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Fred Clegg

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 291409 Private Welsh Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion (1st Glamorgan) attached Drake Battalion Royal Naval Division

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Agnew Maurice Clegg

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army PS/4637 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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William Henry Clegg

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 6965 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army 45454 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion

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John Clegg

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy CH/19403 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/19403 Private Royal Marine Brigade Royal Marine Cyclist Company

Royal Navy CH/19403 Private Royal Marine Brigade Royal Marine Cyclist Company

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