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Rochdale, Lancashire [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Townsville Queensland [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Wardle, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Burnley England [1]

Burnley, Lancashire, England [1]

Bury Lancashire [1]

Canterbury [1]

Cheadle, Cheshire [1]

Eccleshill England [1]

Elland, Yorkshire [1]

Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Heeley, Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester [1]

Nelson, Lancashire [1]

Newhey, Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Preston, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Ramsbottom, Lancaster [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Ripponden, Yorkshire [1]

Rochdale [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Sheffield England [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

St. Helens, Lancashire [1]

Tenterfield New South Wales [1]

Tottington Bury Lancashire [1]

Walcha New South Wales [1]

Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Wyke, Harrogate [1]

Rank

Private [294]

Gunner [24]

Serjeant [18]

Corporal [17]

Sapper [15]

Driver [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temp Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [54]

Lancashire Fusiliers [41]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Manchester Regiment [27]

Army Service Corps [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [23]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment Depot [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Service

British Army [401]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Royal Navy [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [502]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [492]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Rochdale, Lancashire [7] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Townsville Queensland [3] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Islington, London [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Wardle, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Burnley England [1] Burnley, Lancashire, England [1] Bury Lancashire [1] Canterbury [1] Cheadle, Cheshire [1] Eccleshill England [1] Elland, Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Heeley, Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Newhey, Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Preston, Brighton, Sussex [1] Ramsbottom, Lancaster [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Ripponden, Yorkshire [1] Rochdale [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sheffield England [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] St. Helens, Lancashire [1] Tenterfield New South Wales [1] Tottington Bury Lancashire [1] Walcha New South Wales [1] Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Wyke, Harrogate [1]

Rank

Private [294] Gunner [24] Serjeant [18] Corporal [17] Sapper [15] Driver [11] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Temp Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [54] Lancashire Fusiliers [41] Royal Field Artillery [28] Manchester Regiment [27] Army Service Corps [25] East Lancashire Regiment [23] Liverpool Regiment [22] Royal Engineers [21] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment Depot [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Border Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2]

Service

British Army [401] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Royal Navy [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [502] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [492] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

James Ferrand Dearden

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army Temp Captain Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 1st Battlion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Joseph William Dearden

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 12779 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 282465 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2/7th Battalion.

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Thomas Dearden

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 24921 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sam Dearden

Born 1897

Died 1966

British Army 308611 Private Liverpool Regiment 27th Bn (The King's) Liverpool Reg

British Army 656163 Private Labour Corps

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George Arthur Dearden

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 160056 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 153rd Bde.

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Harold Dearden

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169515

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Reginald Dearden

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109223

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Robert Dearden

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6555

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Frank Richardson Dearden

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85936

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Anthony Dearden

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81704

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James Holt Dearden

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69327

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Wilkinson Dearden

Died 1918

British Army 42290 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 61293 Private Labour Corps

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Walter Dearden

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 7th (service) Battalion

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Joseph Dearden

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 9643(Incomplete) Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 96439 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

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Lowden Dearden

Died 1915

British Army 1644 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Dearden

British Army 341020 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 1085 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter Dearden

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 61621 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 6th Garrison Battalion

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E H Dearden

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 13964(Incomplete) Private Essex Regiment

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James Ferrand Dearden

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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Richard Dearden

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95179

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