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Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [4]

Chorley, Lancashire [3]

Preston [3]

Adlington, Lancashire [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Rockdale England [2]

Adlington Lancashire [1]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Bristol England [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burscough, Lancashire [1]

Burtonwood, Lancashire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Chorley [1]

Chorley England [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Drogheda, Louth [1]

Earlestown, Lancashire [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

Harwich, Essex, England [1]

Heath Charnock, Lancs [1]

Heaton Chapel, Lancashire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Ince, Lancashire [1]

Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

New Ferry, Cheshire [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Port Pirie South Australia [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Saint George's East, London [1]

Saint Georges in the East, London [1]

Saint Helen, Lancashire [1]

Saint Heliers, Lancashire [1]

Saint Thomas Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Selkirk, Selkirkshire [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St Helens, Lancashire [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [331]

Gunner [36]

Driver [30]

Sapper [25]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [19]

Lance Corporal [18]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Petty Officer Motor Mechanic [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [41]

South Lancashire Regiment [41]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Labour Corps [35]

Liverpool Regiment [35]

Army Service Corps [33]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [27]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

London Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers Transport [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Jamaica War Contingent [2]

Service

British Army [511]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [609]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [599]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Bolton, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Saint Helens, Lancashire [4] Chorley, Lancashire [3] Preston [3] Adlington, Lancashire [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2] Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Rockdale England [2] Adlington Lancashire [1] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Bristol England [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burscough, Lancashire [1] Burtonwood, Lancashire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Chorley [1] Chorley England [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Drogheda, Louth [1] Earlestown, Lancashire [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Harwich, Essex, England [1] Heath Charnock, Lancs [1] Heaton Chapel, Lancashire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Ince, Lancashire [1] Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] New Ferry, Cheshire [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Port Pirie South Australia [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Saint George's East, London [1] Saint Georges in the East, London [1] Saint Helen, Lancashire [1] Saint Heliers, Lancashire [1] Saint Thomas Wigan, Lancashire [1] Selkirk, Selkirkshire [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St Helens, Lancashire [1] Stawell Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [331] Gunner [36] Driver [30] Sapper [25] Serjeant [23] Corporal [19] Lance Corporal [18] Lieutenant [11] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Petty Officer Motor Mechanic [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [41] South Lancashire Regiment [41] Royal Field Artillery [38] Labour Corps [35] Liverpool Regiment [35] Army Service Corps [33] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [27] Manchester Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Cheshire Regiment [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] London Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] British West Indies Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7] Border Regiment [6] Royal Engineers Transport [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] South Wales Borderers [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Jamaica War Contingent [2]

Service

British Army [511] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [609] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [599] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Richard Fairclough

Born 1895

British Army J4/042088 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army Sergeant

British Army 042088 Sergeant Army Service Corps

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John William Fairclough

Born 1888

British Army 332145 Private Liverpool Regiment

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William Henry Fairclough

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 25784 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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William Fairclough

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4420 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th

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Frederick William Fairclough

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 284262 Sapper Royal Engineers 98th Light Railway Train Crew Company

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Charles Harold Fairclough

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 25538 Liverpool Regiment

British Army 30546 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

British Army 30546 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Fairclough

Died 1917

British Army 2374 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 680767 Gunner Royal Field Artillery B Battery 290th Brigade

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John Ernest Fairclough

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 24980 South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 45622 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 19th Battalion

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Jabez Fairclough

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 10189 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 14572 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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Thomas Fairclough

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115747

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Robert Justice Fairclough

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

British Army Captain Attached King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion (Territorial)

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Thomas Fairclough

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308241

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Alfred Fairclough

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 18461 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 18461 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Isaacs Fairclough

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35790

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John Leo Fairclough

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy F2046 Petty Officer Motor Mechanic H.M.S. "President II."Armoured Car Div. Royal Naval Air Service

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Robert Fairclough

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223872

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Robert Isaac Fairclough

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 290311 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 290311 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Charles Fairclough

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14845 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14845 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Thomas Fairclough

Died 1916

British Army 12076 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 12076 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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George Fairclough

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5362 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 6th Battalion

British Army 5362 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 6th Battalion

British Army 5362 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 6th Division Ammunition Column.

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