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Preston, Lancashire [3]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Bedlington, Northumberland, England [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Blackpool [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Carlisle [1]

Central Otago [1]

Enfield New South Wales [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Hampstead, England [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [1]

Holmfirth [1]

Kendal, Westmoreland [1]

Lancashire [1]

Levenshulme [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Parkstone, Dorset [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Richmond [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Sutton, Lancashire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Upton Park, London [1]

Wingham New South Wales [1]

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Private [144]

Driver [21]

Gunner [15]

Sapper [13]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Second Corporal [3]

Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Commander [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wing Adjutant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Australian Pioneers [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [224]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

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H [296]

Contribution

Military Service [288]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [296] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Preston, Lancashire [3] Colne, Lancashire [2] Fulham, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Bedlington, Northumberland, England [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Blackpool [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Carlisle [1] Central Otago [1] Enfield New South Wales [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Hampstead, England [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Hobart Tas Tasmania [1] Holmfirth [1] Kendal, Westmoreland [1] Lancashire [1] Levenshulme [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Parkstone, Dorset [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Richmond [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Sutton, Lancashire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Upton Park, London [1] Wingham New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [144] Driver [21] Gunner [15] Sapper [13] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Second Corporal [3] Bombardier [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sister [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Commander [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wing Adjutant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24] Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [17] Labour Corps [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Corps of Hussars [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Australian Pioneers [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [224] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

H [296]

Contribution

Military Service [288] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Hugh B Helm

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 711054 Driver Royal Field Artillery B Battery, 156 Brigade

British Army 2054 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Marshall Helm

Born 1888

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13917 Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13917 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Helm

Died 1921

British Army 201342 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201342 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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John Helm

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77183

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George Helm

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305554

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Joseph Helm

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9800 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9800 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert Helm

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 12592 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 12592 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Richard R Helm

Died 1918

British Army 109694 Private Tank Corps

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Frederick Helm

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 6394 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6394 Acting Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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F Helm

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 6394 Acting Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6394 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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Cyril Helm

Born 1888

Died 1972

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Robert Helm

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 862272

Canadian Expeditionary Force 862272 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Herbert Walter Helm

Born 1882

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 5/107A New Zealand Army Service Corps

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Tom Helm

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60837

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Edgar Helm

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 24010 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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James Helm

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 31876 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 28918 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Francis Helm

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 27600 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Richard Helm

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army R/258864 Private Army Service Corps

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Harold Edmund Helm

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 436186 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T1301 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry Helm

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 14302 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14302 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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