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Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Mursley, Buckinghamshire [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackrod Lancashire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Disley, Cheshire, England [1]

Featherstone England [1]

Halliwell, Bolton [1]

Hawarden, Flintshire [1]

Knutsford [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Ludlow, Shropshire, England [1]

Ripon [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [207]

Gunner [39]

Driver [14]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Trooper [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Commander [1]

Company Commandant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper/Despatch Rider [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [30]

Manchester Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

10th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

12th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

19th Dragoons [1]

19th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1]

Service

British Army [312]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [367]

Contribution

Military Service [354]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [367] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Mursley, Buckinghamshire [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackrod Lancashire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Disley, Cheshire, England [1] Featherstone England [1] Halliwell, Bolton [1] Hawarden, Flintshire [1] Knutsford [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London England [1] Ludlow, Shropshire, England [1] Ripon [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Wigan, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [207] Gunner [39] Driver [14] Corporal [12] Serjeant [12] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Lance Corporal [3] Trooper [3] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Commander [1] Company Commandant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sapper/Despatch Rider [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [30] Manchester Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Liverpool Regiment [18] Royal Engineers [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Cheshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 10th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] 12th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 19th Dragoons [1] 19th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1]

Service

British Army [312] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [367]

Contribution

Military Service [354] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Harry Darbyshire

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35469 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35129 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Darbyshire

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2784 Trooper Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (including Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps)

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Joseph Darbyshire

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3955 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 130217 Private Labour Corps

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James Darbyshire

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 23127 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 23127 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Thomas Schofield Darbyshire

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228626

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John Darbyshire

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 53048 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Peter Darbyshire

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 161363 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Darbyshire

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 268780 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 245114 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Darbyshire

Died 1917

British Army 4534 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 55327 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Peter Darbyshire

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 18094 South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 130063 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Vyvian James Darbyshire

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire and Cheshire (Territorial Force) Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Stanley Darbyshire

Died 1918

British Army 134841 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 253286 Gunner Royal Engineers

British Army 253286 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Darbyshire

Died 1917

British Army 806113 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Darbyshire

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 177452 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edward F Darbyshire

Died 1918

British Army 54617 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Darbyshire

Died 1918

British Army 30051 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Darbyshire

Died 1917

British Army 3453 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 676601 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Darbyshire

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 35214 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Darbyshire

Died 1921

British Army 10801 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Darbyshire

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251564

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