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Bolton, Lancashire [9]

Bury, Lancashire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Rochdale, Lancashire [4]

Lancashire England [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Littleborough, Lancashire [2]

Padiham, Lancashire [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Walhalla Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

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Birkenhead England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire. [1]

Bury Manchester [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

DIDSBURY, LANCS [1]

Durham [1]

Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Farnworth, Lancashire [1]

Freshfield, Lancashire, England [1]

Greenwich [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire, England [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

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Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leigh, Leigh Bedford, Lancs [1]

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Liverpool England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moss Side, Lancashire [1]

Narican Victoria [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Ranikhet [1]

Ratcliff, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Lancs [1]

Shuttleworth, Bury, Lancashire [1]

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Private [400]

Gunner [48]

Corporal [31]

Driver [31]

Serjeant [20]

Sapper [10]

Pioneer [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Colonel [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Pioneer Acting Corporal [1]

Priv [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [59]

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [48]

Manchester Regiment [47]

Labour Corps [45]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [40]

Liverpool Regiment [33]

Royal Engineers [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Medical Service [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [576]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [727]

Contribution

Military Service [706]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Bolton, Lancashire [9] Bury, Lancashire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Rochdale, Lancashire [4] Lancashire England [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Littleborough, Lancashire [2] Padiham, Lancashire [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Walhalla Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Batley Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire. [1] Bury Manchester [1] Cardiff [1] Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] DIDSBURY, LANCS [1] Durham [1] Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Farnworth, Lancashire [1] Freshfield, Lancashire, England [1] Greenwich [1] Haslingden, Lancashire, England [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Hulme, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leigh, Leigh Bedford, Lancs [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lower Broughton Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moss Side, Lancashire [1] Narican Victoria [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Ranikhet [1] Ratcliff, Lancashire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Salford, Lancs [1] Shuttleworth, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [400] Gunner [48] Corporal [31] Driver [31] Serjeant [20] Sapper [10] Pioneer [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Colonel [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Pioneer Acting Corporal [1] Priv [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [59] Royal Field Artillery [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [48] Manchester Regiment [47] Labour Corps [45] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [40] Liverpool Regiment [33] Royal Engineers [29] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Royal Lancaster Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [21] East Lancashire Regiment [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Border Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Territorial Force Nursing Service [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Medical Service [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [576] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [727]

Contribution

Military Service [706] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

James George Horrocks

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 763237 Private London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles) (Territorial Force)

British Army 763237 Private London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles) (Territorial Force)

British Army 763237 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Brian Gwynne Horrocks

Born 1895

Died 1985

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment Taken Prisoner of War at Armentieres, 21/10/1914

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John William Horrocks

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 18247 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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George Gibson Horrocks

Born 1880

Died 1960

British Army 536345 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Horrocks

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army R5862 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/5862 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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Frank Horrocks

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve, HMS REDBREAST

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Samuel Rigby Horrocks

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139137

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Frederick Ellison Horrocks

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116092

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William Horrocks

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44004

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Harold Wrigley Horrocks

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75012

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William H Horrocks

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 18970 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 18970 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Horrocks

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306021

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Grange Ross Horrocks

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5223

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Winston Horrocks

Born 1900

Died 1917

Royal Navy J57095 Boy 1st Class

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Vincent Horrocks

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229545

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Harry Roland Horrocks

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249069

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Harold Horrocks

Died 1915

British Army 24552 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Fred Horrocks

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235180

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Fred Horrocks

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 206182 Private Tank Corps

British Army 206182 Private Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch)

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George Hutchinson Horrocks

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85594

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