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Bacup, Lancashire [4]

Haslingden, Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Bacup [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Heptonstall, near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Laneside, Haslingden, Lancs [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Middleton, Lancashire [1]

Queen's Park [1]

Ramsbottom Lancashire [1]

Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Rochdale England [1]

Salford [1]

Stacksteads, Lancashire [1]

Taradale, Hawkes Bay [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Walk Mill [1]

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Private [224]

Driver [24]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [8]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Filght Cadet [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Pensioner [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Senior Reserve Attendant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [36]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

East Lancashire Regiment [23]

Royal Engineers [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

10th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Lancashire Fusiliers attached 2nd Garrison Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

2/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

5/6th Royal Scots [1]

5th Duke of Wellington Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

6th Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [320]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [379]

Contribution

Military Service [377]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

New Zealand [1]

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People [379] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bacup, Lancashire [4] Haslingden, Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Bacup [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Fulham, London [1] Heptonstall, near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Laneside, Haslingden, Lancs [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Middleton, Lancashire [1] Queen's Park [1] Ramsbottom Lancashire [1] Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Rochdale England [1] Salford [1] Stacksteads, Lancashire [1] Taradale, Hawkes Bay [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Walk Mill [1]

Rank

Private [224] Driver [24] Gunner [15] Serjeant [14] Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Sapper [8] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Filght Cadet [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Pensioner [1] Private /Acting Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Senior Reserve Attendant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [36] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Labour Corps [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Royal Field Artillery [29] East Lancashire Regiment [23] Royal Engineers [23] Army Service Corps [22] Liverpool Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Cheshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 10th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Lancashire Fusiliers attached 2nd Garrison Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] 2/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 5/6th Royal Scots [1] 5th Duke of Wellington Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1] 6th Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [320] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [379]

Contribution

Military Service [377] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8] New Zealand [1]

Francis Patrick Collinge

Born 1882

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 57034 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Albert Edward Collinge

Born 1876

British Army 7120 Private East Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Collinge

Died 1918

British Army 26918 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Sydney Sumner Collinge

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41432

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Elijah Collinge

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 27100 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Henry Wroe Collinge

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32930

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Jesse Collinge

Born 1884

Died 1964

British Army 33779 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 393728 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest Collinge

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93428

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George Collinge

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39080

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Charles Collinge

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139051

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George Collinge

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 8623 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 8623 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Edward Horsman Hamilton Collinge

Born 1898

Died 1939

British Army Second Lieutenant Special Brigade Royal Engineers

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Thomas Collinge

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65622

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Robert Collinge

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402633

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Ben Collinge

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 31618 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40435 Private Yorkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Ernest Collinge

Died 1917

British Army 35967 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Collinge

Born 1892

British Army T/653 Corporal Army Service Corps Transport

British Army Staff Sergeant Army Service Corps

British Army T4/244894 Corporal Army Service Corps 428 Company

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Ashworth Collinge

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59499

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James Greenwood Collinge

Died 1918

British Army WR/355238 Royal Engineers

British Army L/18031 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery (County Palatine) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

British Army 252021 Acting 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 33rd Light Railway Operating Coy.

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Charles Ingham Collinge

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 201281 Private Tank Corps

British Army 2798 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317319 Private Royal Flying Corps

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