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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Wigan, Lancashire [4]

Lancashire, England [3]

Burscough, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barrow-in-Furness [1]

Beaumaris, Anglesey [1]

Bebington, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Cannock [1]

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire [1]

Daisy Hill England [1]

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Georgetown [1]

Haydock, Lancashire [1]

Herwall, Cheshire [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Latham, Lancashire [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Natinuih Victoria [1]

Raby England [1]

Rawalpindi [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St. Helens Lancashire [1]

Stirling, Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [255]

Gunner [34]

Driver [25]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Smith Gunner [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [43]

Liverpool Regiment [42]

Labour Corps [39]

Royal Engineers [29]

Army Service Corps [26]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Manchester Regiment [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

King's Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish) [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [383]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

F [456]

Contribution

Military Service [443]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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People [456] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Wigan, Lancashire [4] Lancashire, England [3] Burscough, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barrow-in-Furness [1] Beaumaris, Anglesey [1] Bebington, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Cannock [1] Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire [1] Daisy Hill England [1] Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Georgetown [1] Haydock, Lancashire [1] Herwall, Cheshire [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Latham, Lancashire [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Natinuih Victoria [1] Raby England [1] Rawalpindi [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St. Helens Lancashire [1] Stirling, Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [255] Gunner [34] Driver [25] Serjeant [13] Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Captain [8] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Rifleman [1] Smith Gunner [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [43] Liverpool Regiment [42] Labour Corps [39] Royal Engineers [29] Army Service Corps [26] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25] Cheshire Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Manchester Regiment [15] South Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] King's Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Dragoon Guards [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Tank Corps [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish) [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [383] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

F [456]

Contribution

Military Service [443] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

William Thomas Forshaw

Born 1890

Died 1943

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Punjabis

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Harry Forshaw

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 4358 Rifleman South Lancashire Regiment [TF] 5

British Army 31896 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2

British Army 31896 Private South Lancashire Regiment 3

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Parker Forshaw

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 2230 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200511 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Thomas Forshaw

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Private King's Liverpool Regiment 23rd Battalion

British Army Private Cheshire Regiment attached Welsh Regiment, 12th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51604 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Cyril Henry Forshaw

Born 1896

Died 1964

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Charles Forshaw

Born 1890

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96848

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Joseph Forshaw

Born 1870

British Army 605939 Royal Engineers

2406 Border Regiment 55th bord Battalion

British Army 75893 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Edwin Forshaw

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96160

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Joseph Henry Forshaw

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38327

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Edward Forshaw

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37816

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John Murray Forshaw

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277257

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Wallace Forshaw

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135170

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Louis Forshaw

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82912

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Joseph Forshaw

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1662 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 265975 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Richard Forshaw

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 20069 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Forshaw

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 9814 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Leslie Fresson Forshaw

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 749144 Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Forshaw

Born 1888

Died 1917

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John Forshaw

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2890 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 2890 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Arthur Forshaw

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1665 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200291 Private Cheshire Regiment

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