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Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Bolton Lancashire [3]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Grays, Essex [2]

Lancashire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Aldgate South Australia [1]

Atherton, Lancashire [1]

Averley, Surrey [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Burnside South Australia [1]

Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chorlton Manchester Lancashire [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire, district Ashton under Lyne [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Farnworth Lancashire [1]

Farnworth, Lancashire [1]

Garstang, Lancashire [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Halliwell, Daubhill, Lancashire [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Hay-on-Wye [1]

Henley, Warwickshire [1]

Hereford [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Herefordshire [1]

Higherardinck England [1]

Hindley,Wigan [1]

Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Hunnington England [1]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [590]

Gunner [48]

Corporal [47]

Driver [43]

Serjeant [40]

Sapper [24]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [11]

Captain [10]

Pioneer [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Corporal [2]

Signalman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Canteener [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [83]

Royal Field Artillery [71]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [67]

Labour Corps [65]

Royal Engineers [57]

Liverpool Regiment [43]

Army Service Corps [41]

Lancashire Fusiliers [40]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

South Lancashire Regiment [24]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [829]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Royal Navy [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1009]

D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [999]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

China [1]

South Africa [1]

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Bolton, Lancashire [5] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Bolton Lancashire [3] Bury, Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Grays, Essex [2] Lancashire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelong New South Wales [1] Aldgate South Australia [1] Atherton, Lancashire [1] Averley, Surrey [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Burnside South Australia [1] Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [1] Chorlton Manchester Lancashire [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire, district Ashton under Lyne [1] Durham, Durham [1] Ealing, London [1] Farnworth Lancashire [1] Farnworth, Lancashire [1] Garstang, Lancashire [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Halliwell, Daubhill, Lancashire [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Hay-on-Wye [1] Henley, Warwickshire [1] Hereford [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Herefordshire [1] Higherardinck England [1] Hindley,Wigan [1] Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Hunnington England [1] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [590] Gunner [48] Corporal [47] Driver [43] Serjeant [40] Sapper [24] Second Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [11] Captain [10] Pioneer [7] Lieutenant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Bombardier [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Major [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Corporal [2] Signalman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Canteener [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [83] Royal Field Artillery [71] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [67] Labour Corps [65] Royal Engineers [57] Liverpool Regiment [43] Army Service Corps [41] Lancashire Fusiliers [40] Machine Gun Corps [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] South Lancashire Regiment [24] Cheshire Regiment [19] London Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] East Lancashire Regiment [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Rifle Brigade [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Air Force [5] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [829] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Royal Navy [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1009] D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [999] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [16] China [1] South Africa [1]

Leonard Crompton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304469

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Richard Crompton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123351

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John Thomas Crompton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77752

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William Crompton

Died 1916

British Army S/8553 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army S/8553 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/8553 Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Harry Crompton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3012 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241091 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241091 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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James Crompton

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2066 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 2066 Private Manchester Regiment 1/9 Battalion

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Charles Crompton

Died 1915

British Army 1688 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 1688 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Brecknock Battalion

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Alfred Crompton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 8641 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 45272 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 45272 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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Richard Mccann Crompton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16704 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion.

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John Crompton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 14710 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14710 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Henry Thomas Crompton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220661

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Samuel Crompton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72801

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Ernest Crompton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288160

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John Crompton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145245

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Algernon Price Crompton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34168

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Joseph Crompton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303040

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John Grundy Crompton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108422

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Norman Crompton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187122

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Charles Reginald Crompton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 59864 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 59864 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 10th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Crompton

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 5129 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242455 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242455 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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