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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire, England [2]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Garston, Lancashire [1]

Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Heywood, Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Loughborough [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Mossley Hill, Lancashire [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Ratcliffe, Lancashire [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Sketchley, Leicestershire, England [1]

Todmorden [1]

Todmorden, Lancashire [1]

Wadebridge, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [148]

Gunner [14]

Driver [12]

Captain [9]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Major [5]

Sapper [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

(2nd) Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [38]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Border Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancers [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Dental Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [225]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [278]

Contribution

Military Service [270]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [278] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Bury, Lancashire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire, England [2] Bolton Lancashire [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Garston, Lancashire [1] Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Heywood, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Loughborough [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mossley Hill, Lancashire [1] Nottingham England [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Ratcliffe, Lancashire [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Sketchley, Leicestershire, England [1] Todmorden [1] Todmorden, Lancashire [1] Wadebridge, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [148] Gunner [14] Driver [12] Captain [9] Corporal [8] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Major [5] Sapper [5] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Lance Serjeant [2] (2nd) Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Midshipman [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [38] Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [11] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Grenadier Guards [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Border Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancers [3] Military Foot Police [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Dental Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [225] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [278]

Contribution

Military Service [270] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

J Diggle

Died 1918

British Army 20429 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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A Diggle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164933

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James Diggle

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118497

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Ernest Diggle

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140949

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William Diggle

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8257 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Norman Stuart Diggle

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 52541 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Bertie Diggle

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1760 Private Leicestershire Yeomanry

British Army 1760 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 1760 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Diggle

Died 1916

British Army 13625 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Alfred Diggle

Died 1917

British Army 4266 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 39297 Private South Wales Borderers

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William Diggle

Died 1916

British Army 81328 Corporal Royal Engineers

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George Henry Diggle

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 7593 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 70382 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 70382 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Diggle

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42301

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42301 Driver Canadian Field Artillery

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Walter Diggle

Born 1898

British Army 186219 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Lawrence Diggle

Australian Imperial Force 865

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Edward Diggle

Born 1891

Royal Navy 770 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Kathleen Diggle

Royal Navy G2447

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James Leslie Diggle

Australian Imperial Force

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Amy Frances Diggle

Royal Navy G5602

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John Robert Diggle

Born 1892

Royal Navy R/494 Royal Naval Division

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Samuel Diggle

Born 1899

Royal Navy J80898

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