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Burnley, Lancashire [7]

Nelson, Lancashire [6]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

8 Victoria Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Burnley England [1]

Colne.Lancs [1]

Eccleshill, Lancashire [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Padiham, Lancashire [1]

St Thomas, Blackburn , Lancashire [1]

Whitewell Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [145]

Gunner [18]

Driver [14]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Privat [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [38]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [201]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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D [229]

Contribution

Military Service [227]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [7] Nelson, Lancashire [6] Colne, Lancashire [2] 8 Victoria Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Burnley England [1] Colne.Lancs [1] Eccleshill, Lancashire [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Padiham, Lancashire [1] St Thomas, Blackburn , Lancashire [1] Whitewell Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [145] Gunner [18] Driver [14] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [6] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Privat [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [38] Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [18] Army Service Corps [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Welsh Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [201] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [229]

Contribution

Military Service [227] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Orrell Taylor Duerden

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17870 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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James Duerden

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 29567 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 29567 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 29567 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery B Battery, 150th Army Brigade

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William Duerden

Born 1888

Died 1947

British Army 2778 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2778 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Duerden

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281700

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Richard Duerden

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78593

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Willie Duerden

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236768

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Arthur Duerden

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 25517 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Duerden

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253865

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Charles Duerden

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86309

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Henry Duerden

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Ernest Duerden

Died 1917

British Army 1238 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 700494 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Willie Duerden

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 4940 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 307087 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Duerden

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2372 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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Christopher Duerden

Died 1916

British Army 121524 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Daniel Duerden

Died 1917

British Army 9307 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Edgar Duerden

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 201688 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Duerden

Died 1918

British Army S/18734 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/18734 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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George Duerden

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2382 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Anthony Duerden

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 44986 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Duerden

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 6176 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6176 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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