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Rochdale, Lancashire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Rochdale England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Omeo Victoria [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

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Ashton on Lyne, Lancashire [1]

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Lancashire England [1]

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Surry Hills New South Wales [1]

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Timperley Cheshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [341]

Gunner [34]

Driver [30]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [18]

Lance Corporal [14]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Captain [4]

Colonel [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Sergeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Paid Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [62]

Manchester Regiment [55]

Labour Corps [54]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

West Riding Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Army Pay Department [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

London Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [3]

Royal Scots [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [491]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Royal Navy [21]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [588]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [580]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [589] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Rochdale, Lancashire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Rochdale England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Omeo Victoria [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ashton on Lyne, Lancashire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Castleton, Lancashire [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Hyde England [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Lancashire England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Merthyr, Glamorganshire [1] Middleton, Lancashire [1] Morley, Yorkshire [1] New Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Oldham [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Paddington, London [1] Rochdale [1] Royton Manchester [1] Royton Oldham [1] Surry Hills New South Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tewkesbury [1] Timperley Cheshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Whitefield Manchester [1]

Rank

Private [341] Gunner [34] Driver [30] Corporal [19] Serjeant [18] Lance Corporal [14] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Captain [4] Colonel [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Sergeant [3] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Paid Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [62] Manchester Regiment [55] Labour Corps [54] Royal Field Artillery [50] Liverpool Regiment [24] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] West Riding Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Air Force [6] Welsh Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Army Pay Department [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] London Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marines Medical Unit [3] Royal Scots [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [491] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Royal Navy [21] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [588] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [580] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

H Fitton

British Army 266656 Private Gordon Highlanders

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E Fitton

British Army 418 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Arthur Fitton

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/2319

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Katherine Fitton

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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G W Fitton

British Army Colonel Army Pay Department

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Richard Chadwick Fitton

Born 1872

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Thomas Fitton

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3345164

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Lilian Fitton (now Mrs Reid)

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

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Lilian Reid (nee Fitton)

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

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