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Hobart Tasmania [4]

Bramley, Leeds [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

Norwich [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardigan, West Wales [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Horwich Bolton Lancashire [1]

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Leeds England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leigh Hereford, Lancashire [1]

Loft House, York [1]

Long Eaton, Derbyshire [1]

Marlow,Bucks [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Saint Mary's, Cardigan, West Wales [1]

St Helen's, Lancashire [1]

St Miles, Norwich [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [196]

Driver [16]

Serjeant [15]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Border Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

10th King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King Edwards Horse [2]

Liverpool Regiment Depot [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [277]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [327]

Contribution

Military Service [324]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [327] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hobart Tasmania [4] Bramley, Leeds [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] Norwich [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardigan, West Wales [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Horwich Bolton Lancashire [1] Leeds [1] Leeds England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leigh Hereford, Lancashire [1] Loft House, York [1] Long Eaton, Derbyshire [1] Marlow,Bucks [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Saint Mary's, Cardigan, West Wales [1] St Helen's, Lancashire [1] St Miles, Norwich [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [196] Driver [16] Serjeant [15] Gunner [13] Corporal [10] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Private Corporal [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Border Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 10th King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King Edwards Horse [2] Liverpool Regiment Depot [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Scots [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [277] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [327]

Contribution

Military Service [324] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

James Fearnley

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army P10486 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army 6013 (later changed to 320882) Private Royal Scots 8th

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George William Fearnley

Born 1881

Died 1959

British Army 93343 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 2478/93343 Private RAMC 2nd East Anglian Field Ambulance

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Robert Fearnley

Born 1866

Died 1940

British Army Company Sergeant Major King's Liverpool Regiment 23rd Works Battalion

British Army 5549 Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1070 South Lancashire Regiment

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Richard Fearnley

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 203506 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion.

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James H Fearnley

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 3/7508 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/7508 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joshua Fearnley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 202377 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 202377 Private Highland Light Infantry 12th & 14th Battalions

British Army Highland Light Infantry B Company 17th Battalion

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Henry Fearnley

Born 1897

British Army 21701 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 607754 Private Labour Corps

British Army 21701 Private Suffolk Regiment 12th Battalion

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Frederick Robert Fearnley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 50246 Private Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

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Sam Fearnley

Died 1916

British Army 49741 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Ethel Fearnley

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army Staff Nurse Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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William Ernest Fearnley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89031

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Cecil Fearnley

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2764 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2764 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Thomas Fearnley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281677

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John Horace Fearnley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army L/5152 Private 5th Lancers

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George Walter Fearnley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34595

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Herbert Fearnley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97802

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Josiah Fearnley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261175

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Willie Fearnley

Born 1886

Died 1921

British Army 37432 Private Yorkshire Regiment 12th west Battalion

British Army 23570 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Joseph Edwin Fearnley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267154

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James Fearnley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246335

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