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Accrington, Lancashire [3]

Armidale New South Wales [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Crookwell New South Wales [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Lancashire England [2]

Redfern New South Wales [2]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Blackpool England [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Buninyong Victoria [1]

Burnley England [1]

Craddock South Australia [1]

DeLacy Street, Preston [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Edenfield, Lancashire [1]

Formby, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Garstang, Lancashire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hull England [1]

Ilkley, Addingham, Yorkshire [1]

Ilkley, Yorkshire [1]

Kildonan Kilmory [1]

Kingsland, London [1]

LONDON [1]

Lancashire, England [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Longridge, Lancashire [1]

Manchester [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Northdown Tasmania [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Oldham [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Pendelton, Lancashire [1]

Preston, Lancaster [1]

Rank

Private [395]

Gunner [41]

Driver [31]

Sapper [26]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [24]

Lance Corporal [11]

Captain [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colonel 2nd Commandant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver /Acting Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [67]

East Lancashire Regiment [60]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Royal Engineers [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [34]

Army Service Corps [32]

Liverpool Regiment [32]

Lancashire Fusiliers [30]

Manchester Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [592]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Royal Navy [30]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

D [706]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [698]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Accrington, Lancashire [3] Armidale New South Wales [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Crookwell New South Wales [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Lancashire England [2] Redfern New South Wales [2] Birmingham [1] Blackburn [1] Blackburn England [1] Blackpool England [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Buninyong Victoria [1] Burnley England [1] Craddock South Australia [1] DeLacy Street, Preston [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Edenfield, Lancashire [1] Formby, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Garstang, Lancashire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Hamilton ON [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hull England [1] Ilkley, Addingham, Yorkshire [1] Ilkley, Yorkshire [1] Kildonan Kilmory [1] Kingsland, London [1] LONDON [1] Lancashire, England [1] Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Longridge, Lancashire [1] Manchester [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Northdown Tasmania [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Oldham [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Pendelton, Lancashire [1] Preston, Lancaster [1]

Rank

Private [395] Gunner [41] Driver [31] Sapper [26] Corporal [24] Serjeant [24] Lance Corporal [11] Captain [10] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Major [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chauffeur [1] Colonel 2nd Commandant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver /Acting Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Nurse [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [67] East Lancashire Regiment [60] Royal Field Artillery [59] Royal Engineers [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [34] Army Service Corps [32] Liverpool Regiment [32] Lancashire Fusiliers [30] Manchester Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Cheshire Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] West Riding Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [592] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Royal Navy [30] Australian Imperial Force [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

D [706] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [698] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Canada [1]

Herbert Dewhurst

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2152 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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William Dewhurst

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38993 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 60564 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 31417 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Walter Dewhurst

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 293069 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 481362 Private Labour Corps

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James Dewhurst

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87102

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John Berry Dewhurst

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51835

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Fred Dewhurst

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42226 (Incomplete) Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward Dewhurst

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40375

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Alfred Dewhurst

Died 1915

British Army 1661 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Christopher John Dewhurst

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94208

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Arthur Stanley Dewhurst

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28116

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Thomas Henry Dewhurst

Died 1917

British Army 202924 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 12873 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert Dewhurst

Born 1883

British Army 408 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 230545 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Albert Dewhurst

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147289

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Hiram Dewhurst

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287261

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Charles John Crawford Dewhurst

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3044 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 30448 Private Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Dewhurst

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186645

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Robert William Millington Dewhurst

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment

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Herbert Dewhurst

Died 1917

British Army 5752 East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5706 East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 203707 East Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Ernest Wootton Dewhurst

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 5634 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Engineers 41st Fortress Company

British Army 5634 Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army Lance Corporal Corps of Royal Engineers

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Joseph Mullineaux Dewhurst

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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