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Bolton, Lancashire [15]

Rochdale, Lancashire [15]

Burnley, Lancashire [12]

Manchester, Lancashire [12]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Bury, Lancashire [7]

Preston, Lancashire [7]

Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Bolton Lancashire [5]

Heywood, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Nelson, Lancashire [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [5]

Bacup, Lancashire [4]

Lancashire [4]

Bolton England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Queenscliff Queensland [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bath, Somerset, England [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bury Lancashire [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Cloughfold, Lancashire [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Lancashire England [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

New Moston, Manchester [2]

Rochdale Lancashire [2]

Rochdale Lancashire [2]

Rufford, Lancashire [2]

St Annes-on-Sea, Lancs [2]

Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire, [1]

Alsager [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bacup, Lancs [1]

Bardley, Lancashire [1]

Barnsby, Yorkshire [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1772]

Gunner [158]

Driver [138]

Corporal [102]

Serjeant [93]

Sapper [56]

Lance Corporal [52]

Pioneer [35]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Acting Corporal [24]

Lieutenant [22]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Bombardier [15]

Captain [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Private/Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant/Piper [2]

Worker [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Filter Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

CSM [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major (WO2) [1]

Corpora/Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Driver (Private) [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [311]

Labour Corps [252]

Royal Field Artillery [221]

Manchester Regiment [170]

East Lancashire Regiment [149]

Army Service Corps [138]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [138]

Liverpool Regiment [115]

Royal Engineers [114]

Royal Army Medical Corps [100]

Machine Gun Corps [82]

Royal Garrison Artillery [73]

Cheshire Regiment [68]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [55]

West Riding Regiment [55]

South Lancashire Regiment [51]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Border Regiment [35]

West Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

York and Lancaster Regiment [28]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Royal Defence Corps [26]

Rifle Brigade [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Welsh Regiment [22]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

South Wales Borderers [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

London Regiment [15]

Grenadier Guards [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Coldstream Guards [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Training Reserve Battalion [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [2454]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145]

Royal Navy [124]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [76]

Australian Imperial Force [54]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [2884]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2851]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

India [1]

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Bolton, Lancashire [15] Rochdale, Lancashire [15] Burnley, Lancashire [12] Manchester, Lancashire [12] Sydney New South Wales [10] Bury, Lancashire [7] Preston, Lancashire [7] Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Bolton Lancashire [5] Heywood, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Nelson, Lancashire [5] Oldham, Lancashire [5] Bacup, Lancashire [4] Lancashire [4] Bolton England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Queenscliff Queensland [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bath, Somerset, England [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bury Lancashire [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Cloughfold, Lancashire [2] Colac Victoria [2] Colne, Lancashire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Hyde, Cheshire [2] Lancashire England [2] Manchester [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] New Moston, Manchester [2] Rochdale Lancashire [2] Rochdale Lancashire [2] Rufford, Lancashire [2] St Annes-on-Sea, Lancs [2] Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire, [1] Alsager [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bacup, Lancs [1] Bardley, Lancashire [1] Barnsby, Yorkshire [1] Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1772] Gunner [158] Driver [138] Corporal [102] Serjeant [93] Sapper [56] Lance Corporal [52] Pioneer [35] Second Lieutenant [35] Acting Corporal [24] Lieutenant [22] Acting Serjeant [17] Bombardier [15] Captain [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Colour Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Major [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Private/Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant/Piper [2] Worker [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Filter Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] CSM [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major (WO2) [1] Corpora/Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Driver (Private) [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [311] Labour Corps [252] Royal Field Artillery [221] Manchester Regiment [170] East Lancashire Regiment [149] Army Service Corps [138] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [138] Liverpool Regiment [115] Royal Engineers [114] Royal Army Medical Corps [100] Machine Gun Corps [82] Royal Garrison Artillery [73] Cheshire Regiment [68] Royal Lancaster Regiment [55] West Riding Regiment [55] South Lancashire Regiment [51] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41] Royal Fusiliers [36] Border Regiment [35] West Yorkshire Regiment [35] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] York and Lancaster Regiment [28] Durham Light Infantry [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Royal Defence Corps [26] Rifle Brigade [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Welsh Regiment [22] Royal Army Service Corps [20] South Wales Borderers [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Army Ordnance Corps [16] Devonshire Regiment [16] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] London Regiment [15] Grenadier Guards [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Coldstream Guards [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Training Reserve Battalion [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [2454] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145] Royal Navy [124] Canadian Expeditionary Force [76] Australian Imperial Force [54] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [2884] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2851] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [52] India [1]

Howarth

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy PLY/13025 Company Sergeant Major Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Howarth

Died 1917

British Army 38771 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd. Battalion

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William Howarth

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12369 Private Manchester Regiment 19th Battalion

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Franklin Howarth

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48574

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John Howarth

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48163

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Thomas Howarth

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135527

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Frederick Howarth

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 3742 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 3742 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 26311 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Henry Howarth

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145793

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Peter Howarth

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311276

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Harry Howarth

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119120

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Peter Ormshaw Howarth

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134296

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Harry Howarth

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82310

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Richard Howarth

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307659

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Ernest Howarth

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82998

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James Howarth

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282283

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Ivat Howarth

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30235

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Herbert Howarth

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 8658 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Ernest Howarth

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 15592 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Walter Howarth

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301052

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John Arthur Howarth

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307363

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