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Bolton, Lancashire [12]

Bolton [3]

Darwen, Lancashire [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Farnworth, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackburn Lancashire [1]

Blackpool [1]

Burnley, Lancs [1]

Bury [1]

Cheetham Hill England [1]

Clayton Manchester [1]

Darwen Lancashire [1]

Darwin, Lancashire [1]

Elland, Yorkshire [1]

Enmore New South Wales [1]

Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Golborne, Lancashire [1]

Hapton Lancashire [1]

Haslingden, Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Ince Wigan Lancashire [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Neepsend, Sheffield [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire, England [1]

Peterborough [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [511]

Gunner [61]

Driver [39]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [29]

Sapper [22]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Major [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Recruit [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Instructor /Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [77]

East Lancashire Regiment [74]

Lancashire Fusiliers [72]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [66]

Labour Corps [61]

Manchester Regiment [44]

Royal Engineers [42]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Army Service Corps [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [24]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

North Lancashire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [751]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Royal Navy [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [889]

Contribution

Military Service [869]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

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People [889] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [12] Bolton [3] Darwen, Lancashire [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Farnworth, Lancashire [2] Liverpool England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackburn Lancashire [1] Blackpool [1] Burnley, Lancs [1] Bury [1] Cheetham Hill England [1] Clayton Manchester [1] Darwen Lancashire [1] Darwin, Lancashire [1] Elland, Yorkshire [1] Enmore New South Wales [1] Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Golborne, Lancashire [1] Hapton Lancashire [1] Haslingden, Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Ince Wigan Lancashire [1] Lanarkshire [1] Lancashire [1] Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Neepsend, Sheffield [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Peterborough [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [511] Gunner [61] Driver [39] Corporal [37] Serjeant [29] Sapper [22] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Bombardier [5] Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Major [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Recruit [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Instructor /Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [77] East Lancashire Regiment [74] Lancashire Fusiliers [72] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [66] Labour Corps [61] Manchester Regiment [44] Royal Engineers [42] Liverpool Regiment [40] Army Service Corps [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Lancaster Regiment [24] Cheshire Regiment [16] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Army Ordnance Corps [6] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] North Lancashire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [751] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Royal Navy [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [889]

Contribution

Military Service [869] Conscientious Objector [11] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Haslam Entwistle

Born 1899

Died 1960

British Army 266029 The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt) 12 Bn

British Army 43721 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Battalion Depot

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John Thomas Entwistle

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 203769 Private Liverpool Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 203769 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Dixon Entwistle

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 235465 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1/5 Battalion

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Herbert Entwistle

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1126 Drummer Cheshire Regiment

British Army 1126 Drummer Cheshire Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion

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James Entwistle

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 97703 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 97703 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Entwistle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 33056 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Benjamin Entwistle

Died 1915

British Army 5791 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5791 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Lawrence Haworth Entwistle

Born 1879

Died 1946

British Army 46053 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 385596 Private Labour Corps

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James Bridgeman Entwistle

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 16231 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frederick Arthur Entwistle

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 26004 Private East Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Entwistle

Born 1891

Died 1921

British Army 4526 Private North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 4526 Private The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

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Thomas Entwistle

Born 1881

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46679 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force 110th Squadron

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Herbert Entwistle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41578

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Herbert Entwistle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61397

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Albert Entwistle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186370

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Thomas Robertshaw Entwistle

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253253

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Ernest George Entwistle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68907

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Oliver Entwistle

Born 1896

Died 1965

Royal Navy Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service

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

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John Entwistle

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34821

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Bernard Entwistle

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45484

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