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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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People [1011] Stories Communities

Place of birth

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]

Thomas L Crompton

British Army 1979 Private 5th Lancashire Fusiliers

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Arthur Crompton

British Army 1680 Private 1/1st South Wales Borderers

British Army 200266 Private 1/1st South Wales Borderers

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Robert Crompton

British Army 240602 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240602 Private 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Henry A Crompton

British Army L/6474 Private 16th Lancers

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John Crompton

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 2/3rd lond Battalion

British Army Captain No 5 Royal Air Force Cadet Wing

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James Crompton

British Army 7050 Private 1st Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 40804 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Neville Crompton

British Army Second Lieutenant 7th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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James Crompton

British Army 43828 Private 5/6th Royal Scots

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Charles Roderick Blackburn Crompton

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Kathleen W Crompton-Greenhalgh

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

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K G Douglas-Crompton

Other Empire Force Canteener British Committee, French Red Cross Depot d'Eclopes

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