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Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Oldham, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Ainsworth, Bolton Lancashire [2]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Everton Victoria [2]

Middleton, Lancashire [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Pendleton Manchester [2]

Radcliffe, Lancashire [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Woodwood Victoria [2]

Adaminiby New South Wales [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Angledool New South Wales [1]

Athlone, Ireland [1]

Athlone, Roscommon [1]

Audley, Staffordshire [1]

Baddaginnie Victoria [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bollton Lancashire [1]

Bradshaw Bolton Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brownhill, Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Burnlee, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Bury England [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Crossgates, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Crowle, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Devon [1]

Doveleys, Denstone, Staffordshire [1]

Duffield, Belper [1]

Durham [1]

Rank

Private [635]

Gunner [55]

Corporal [43]

Driver [42]

Serjeant [42]

Sapper [33]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lieutenant [22]

Captain [21]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [16]

Pioneer [16]

Major [12]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Bombardier [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Captain and Brevet Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Leading Mechanic [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Ac [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Temporary [1]

Armourer [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [100]

Labour Corps [89]

Lancashire Fusiliers [89]

Royal Engineers [73]

Royal Field Artillery [60]

Army Service Corps [54]

Liverpool Regiment [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

Cheshire Regiment [39]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [27]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [21]

Border Regiment [17]

London Regiment [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards/ Staff [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yeomanry [4]

Service

British Army [960]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Royal Navy [68]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [1178]

B [1]

D [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1166]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Manchester, Lancashire [9] Oldham, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Ainsworth, Bolton Lancashire [2] Benalla Victoria [2] Birmingham England [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Everton Victoria [2] Middleton, Lancashire [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Pendleton Manchester [2] Radcliffe, Lancashire [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Woodwood Victoria [2] Adaminiby New South Wales [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Angledool New South Wales [1] Athlone, Ireland [1] Athlone, Roscommon [1] Audley, Staffordshire [1] Baddaginnie Victoria [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bollton Lancashire [1] Bradshaw Bolton Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brownhill, Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Burnlee, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Bury England [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Crossgates, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Crowle, Lincolnshire, England [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Devon [1] Doveleys, Denstone, Staffordshire [1] Duffield, Belper [1] Durham [1]

Rank

Private [635] Gunner [55] Corporal [43] Driver [42] Serjeant [42] Sapper [33] Second Lieutenant [28] Lieutenant [22] Captain [21] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [16] Pioneer [16] Major [12] Acting Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Bombardier [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brevet Major [2] Captain and Brevet Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Leading Mechanic [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Ac [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Temporary [1] Armourer [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [100] Labour Corps [89] Lancashire Fusiliers [89] Royal Engineers [73] Royal Field Artillery [60] Army Service Corps [54] Liverpool Regiment [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] Cheshire Regiment [39] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [27] Machine Gun Corps [25] Royal Fusiliers [24] East Lancashire Regiment [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [21] Border Regiment [17] London Regiment [17] South Lancashire Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] South Wales Borderers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Scots [8] Shropshire Light Infantry [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards/ Staff [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yeomanry [4]

Service

British Army [960] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Royal Navy [68] Australian Imperial Force [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [1178] B [1] D [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1166] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

John Heywood

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12103 Corporal Manchester Regiment 19th Battalion

British Army 12103 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 19th Battalion (4th Pals)

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Walter Heywood

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 14409 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 14409 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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James Heywood

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 27242 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Norman Heywood

Born 1897

Died 1964

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army 011555 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 011555 Acting Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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John Heywood

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 6173 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers 11th Battalion.

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Elias Heywood

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 6307 Private Border Regiment

British Army 6307 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 6307 Lieutenant/Sergeant Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Elias Heywood

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 6307 Private Border Regiment

British Army 6307 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 6307 Lance Serjeant Border Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Herbert Heywood

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276033

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William Heywood

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 444201 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army T3067 Corporal 2nd Manchester Regiment

British Army T1700 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

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Frank Heywood

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286061

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Norman Heywood

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165979

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Ernest Heywood

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229925

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Harold Wilson Heywood

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 56393 Private Liverpool Regiment 4th Battalion.

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Bertram Charles Percival Heywood

Born 1864

Died 1914

British Army Colonel Manchester Regiment

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Horace Grime Heywood

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108136

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John Heywood

Died 1915

British Army 2194 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Heywood

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 16233 Private Manchester Regiment

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Tom Aubrey Heywood

Born 1894

Died 1971

British Army 48165 Royal Engineers

British Army 104207 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Regiment

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John William Heywood

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289964

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George Henry Heywood

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287440

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