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Wigan, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Leyland, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Wigan England [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Astley Bridge, Lancashire [1]

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Heavitree, Devon [1]

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Madley, Shropshire [1]

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Preston, Lancashire [1]

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Saint Thomas Wigan [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St Helens, Lancashire, England [1]

Stoke on Trent England [1]

Sutton, Lancashire [1]

Talbot Victoria [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

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Private [323]

Gunner [36]

Driver [24]

Serjeant [21]

Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Captain [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Engineer [2]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [46]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [41]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

Lancashire Fusiliers [36]

South Lancashire Regiment [33]

Royal Engineers [30]

Manchester Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

East Lancashire Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [456]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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H [535]

Contribution

Military Service [531]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Wigan, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Leyland, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Wigan England [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Astley Bridge, Lancashire [1] Aston in Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Audlem, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Golborne, Lancashire [1] Heavitree, Devon [1] Launceston Tas Tasmania [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Madley, Shropshire [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Middleton Junction, Lancashire [1] Preston England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rosewood Queensland [1] Saint Thomas Wigan [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St Helens, Lancashire, England [1] Stoke on Trent England [1] Sutton, Lancashire [1] Talbot Victoria [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [323] Gunner [36] Driver [24] Serjeant [21] Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [9] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Captain [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Engineer [2] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [46] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [41] Royal Field Artillery [41] Liverpool Regiment [38] Lancashire Fusiliers [36] South Lancashire Regiment [33] Royal Engineers [30] Manchester Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] East Lancashire Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Army Service Corps [14] Cheshire Regiment [12] Border Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dragoon Guards [2] HMS MALAYA [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [456] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [535]

Contribution

Military Service [531] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

John Arthur Manley Heyes

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6999 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/6999 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Victor Heneage Heyes

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2743 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Peter Heyes

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

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Albert Thomas Heyes

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11846

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Frederick George Heyes

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47822

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West Howarth Heyes

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115840

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Henry Heyes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120753

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Ernest Heyes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30479

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William Heyes

Died 1918

British Army 252124 Private Manchester Regiment

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Richard Heyes

Died 1916

British Army 32715 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 32715 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Heyes

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 22279 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 22279 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Alfred Garnet Heyes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1938 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Horace Heyes

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5019

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William Heyes

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311154

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Harry Heyes

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 36864 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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John Heyes

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy M9240

Royal Navy M/9240(CH) Junior Reserve Attendant Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Otranto."

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Jesse Heyes

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 203615 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 28979 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 28979 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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John Thomas Heyes

Born 1884

Royal Navy SS101227 Leading Stoker HMS Malaya

Royal Navy SS101227 Stoker 1st Class HMS MALAYA

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John Eden Heyes

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 144478

Canadian Expeditionary Force 144478 Private Canadian Infantry

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Abraham Vincent Heyes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249339

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