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Burnley, Lancashire [12]

Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Accrington, Lancashire [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Bacup, Lancashire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Ararat Victoria [3]

Colne, Lancashire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Lancashire [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Blackburn [2]

Burnley [2]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Dean, Lancashire [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Haworth, Yorkshire [2]

Keithley, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Lyndhurst, Hants. [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Padiham, Lancashire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Accrington Lancashire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bacup, Lancs [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bamburg, Northumberland or Bamber Bridge, Lanc's. Bamburg on service record. Bamber Bridge on Census [1]

Barnoldswick, Yorks [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [1342]

Driver [135]

Gunner [129]

Corporal [79]

Sapper [65]

Serjeant [65]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Lance Corporal [38]

Lieutenant [38]

Captain [27]

Acting Corporal [24]

Bombardier [20]

Pioneer [20]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Major [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Conductor [2]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2/Lt [1]

2nd Lieut. [1]

A W O [1]

A/Corporal [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [191]

Labour Corps [178]

Royal Field Artillery [174]

Royal Engineers [139]

Army Service Corps [123]

Royal Army Medical Corps [108]

Manchester Regiment [96]

Royal Garrison Artillery [74]

Liverpool Regiment [73]

West Riding Regiment [73]

Lancashire Fusiliers [71]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [60]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [59]

Cheshire Regiment [53]

Machine Gun Corps [53]

West Yorkshire Regiment [50]

Northumberland Fusiliers [36]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

London Regiment [23]

South Lancashire Regiment [23]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [21]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Border Regiment [14]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Scots [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Coldstream Guards [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Royal Engineers Transport [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1972]

Royal Navy [141]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [74]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

H [2393]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2349]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [12] Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Accrington, Lancashire [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Bacup, Lancashire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Bolton, Lancashire [4] Ararat Victoria [3] Colne, Lancashire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Lancashire [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Saint Helens, Lancashire [3] Yorkshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Blackburn [2] Burnley [2] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Dean, Lancashire [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Haworth, Yorkshire [2] Keithley, Yorkshire [2] Leeds England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Lyndhurst, Hants. [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Padiham, Lancashire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Accrington Lancashire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Axbridge, Somerset [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bacup, Lancs [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bamburg, Northumberland or Bamber Bridge, Lanc's. Bamburg on service record. Bamber Bridge on Census [1] Barnoldswick, Yorks [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [1342] Driver [135] Gunner [129] Corporal [79] Sapper [65] Serjeant [65] Second Lieutenant [46] Lance Corporal [38] Lieutenant [38] Captain [27] Acting Corporal [24] Bombardier [20] Pioneer [20] Acting Serjeant [19] Acting Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Corporal 2nd [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Major [4] Acting Captain [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Conductor [2] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2/Lt [1] 2nd Lieut. [1] A W O [1] A/Corporal [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [191] Labour Corps [178] Royal Field Artillery [174] Royal Engineers [139] Army Service Corps [123] Royal Army Medical Corps [108] Manchester Regiment [96] Royal Garrison Artillery [74] Liverpool Regiment [73] West Riding Regiment [73] Lancashire Fusiliers [71] Royal Lancaster Regiment [60] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [59] Cheshire Regiment [53] Machine Gun Corps [53] West Yorkshire Regiment [50] Northumberland Fusiliers [36] Royal Fusiliers [31] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27] Yorkshire Regiment [26] London Regiment [23] South Lancashire Regiment [23] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Royal Army Service Corps [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [21] Durham Light Infantry [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Defence Corps [15] Border Regiment [14] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Scots [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Coldstream Guards [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Royal Engineers Transport [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Tank Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1972] Royal Navy [141] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116] Canadian Expeditionary Force [74] Australian Imperial Force [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

H [2393] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2349] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [46] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Leopold Reginald Hargreaves

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards

British Army Captain Irish Guards

British Army Lieut Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Alan Knyveton Hargreaves

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army 2nd Lieut. Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieut. Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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John Hargreaves

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army L/17120 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 17120 Driver Royal Horse Artillery D Battery

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Harold Hargreaves

Born 1896

British Army 3004 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army 34352 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 34352 Private Machine Gun Corps 270 Company

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Frank Hargreaves

Born 1896

Died 1927

British Army 212744 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 776135 Royal Field Artillery D/245 Battery

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William Hargreaves

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 23204 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Herbert Wilson Hargreaves

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 25333 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Thomas Hargreaves

Born 1897

British Army 3058 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 240979 Acting Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Jack Hargreaves

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2892 A/Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8755 A/Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 243893 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Fred Hargreaves

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army

British Army 200793 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 371945 Corporal Labour Corps

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Robert Hargreaves

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army SD/3364 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Caryl Liddell Hargreaves

Born 1887

Died 1955

British Army Second Lieutenant Scots Guards attached Intelligence 2nd Garrison Battalion

British Army Captain Scots Guards

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John Joseph Hargreaves

Born 1889

Died 1947

British Army L/135 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/135 Driver Royal Field Artillery 6a Res Bde

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James Bell Hargreaves

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 241894 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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James Harold Hargreaves

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6507 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Richard Hargreaves

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 46735 Private Cheshire Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 38541 Private Labour Corps 65th Coy

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William Henry Hargreaves

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John Hargreaves

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 24979 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Yates Hargreaves

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 19181 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division Royal Marines Cyclist Company

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George Hargreaves

Died 1917

British Army 24655 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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