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Bolton Lancashire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Mackay Queensland [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Sittingbourne, Kent, England [3]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Twickenham, Middlesex [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Abertillery, Monmouth [1]

Auckland [1]

Bangalore [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bloomsbury, Birmingham [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Bulcamp, Suffolk [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Cambooya Queensland [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Croston Preston Lancashire [1]

Croydon New South Wales [1]

Culcheth, Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Freeburgh Victoria [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Handley, Staffordshire [1]

Heaton Mersey England [1]

Kirkstall Leeds [1]

Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leigh England [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Leycett Staffordshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, England [1]

Rank

Private [322]

Driver [35]

Gunner [32]

Corporal [29]

Sapper [24]

Serjeant [19]

Lance Corporal [17]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Second Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Corpral [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant Lieutenant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Serjeant Major) [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Labour Corps [38]

Army Service Corps [31]

Manchester Regiment [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Connaught Rangers [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [497]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

F [640]

Contribution

Military Service [625]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Bahamas [1]

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Bolton Lancashire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Mackay Queensland [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Sittingbourne, Kent, England [3] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Twickenham, Middlesex [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Abertillery, Monmouth [1] Auckland [1] Bangalore [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bloomsbury, Birmingham [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Bulcamp, Suffolk [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Cambooya Queensland [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Croston Preston Lancashire [1] Croydon New South Wales [1] Culcheth, Leigh, Lancashire [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dover, Kent [1] Freeburgh Victoria [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Handley, Staffordshire [1] Heaton Mersey England [1] Kirkstall Leeds [1] Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire [1] Leigh England [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Leycett Staffordshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, England [1]

Rank

Private [322] Driver [35] Gunner [32] Corporal [29] Sapper [24] Serjeant [19] Lance Corporal [17] Second Lieutenant [9] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [6] Lieutenant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Major [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Second Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Corpral [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant Lieutenant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Vice Admiral [1] Vice-Admiral [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Serjeant Major) [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43] Royal Field Artillery [40] Labour Corps [38] Army Service Corps [31] Manchester Regiment [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Liverpool Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Connaught Rangers [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [497] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

F [640]

Contribution

Military Service [625] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Bahamas [1]

Sydney Farrington

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248617

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Maurice Stuart Farrington

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298937

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James Joseph Farrington

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 6076 Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 6076 Lance Serjeant Royal Munster Fusiliers

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William Farrington

Died 1916

British Army 8837 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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John H Farrington

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 76217 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Farrington

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army S/18965 Private 5th Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/18965 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John Farrington

British Army 154659 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Herbert William Farrington

Australian Imperial Force 38166

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Harry Page Farrington

Australian Imperial Force 10605

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Arthur Farrington

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212274

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Arthur Farrington

Died 1916

British Army 8075 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8075 Acting Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8075 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Farrington

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41747 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 3480 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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John Farrington

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 9368 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 9368 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Joseph Farrington

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 23663 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Daniel Farrington

Died 1916

British Army 8899 Private Connaught Rangers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8899 Private Connaught Rangers

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Frederick Farrington

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 15277 Private Leinster Regiment

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Walter Farrington

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14671 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Farrington

Died 1916

British Army 3/6972 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/6972 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Farrington

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3168 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 3168 Private London Regiment

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Sidney Farrington

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 62079 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 62079 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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