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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]

Albert Edward Howarth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48244

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Edward Howarth

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296593

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Robert Howarth

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43198

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Harry Howarth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124189

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John Howarth

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309340

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Joseph Howarth

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124343

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Richard Howarth

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113673

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Henry Howarth

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144380

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Henry Howarth

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268338

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John Thomas Howarth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14179

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Albert Howarth

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59925

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John Howarth

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103721

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James Dudley Howarth

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97076

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James Howarth

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116064

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William Henry Howarth

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165999

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David Percy Howarth

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191954

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Alfred Howarth

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86253

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Tom Howarth

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J31132

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Defender

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Abram Howarth

Died 1916

British Army 21733 Private Manchester Regiment

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Edward Howarth

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 51230 Private Liverpool Regiment

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