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Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Mt Morgan Queensland [2]

Winterton, Lincolnshire [2]

Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bretherton Lancashire [1]

Chillagoe Queensland [1]

Colchester England [1]

Fife [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hanchope New South Wales [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool [1]

London [1]

Middleton manchester [1]

Milton England [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Nyngan New South Wales [1]

Pas de Calais [1]

Radcliffe Lancashire [1]

Radcliffe, Lancashire [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

Wallasey, Cheshire [1]

West Green, Middlesex [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [208]

Serjeant [18]

Corporal [14]

Driver [14]

Gunner [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Driver Lance Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Private /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Signaller [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [30]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [27]

Army Service Corps [23]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [17]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Indian Army [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [306]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

K [373]

Contribution

Military Service [367]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [373] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Bury, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Mt Morgan Queensland [2] Winterton, Lincolnshire [2] Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bretherton Lancashire [1] Chillagoe Queensland [1] Colchester England [1] Fife [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hanchope New South Wales [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leicestershire [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] Middleton manchester [1] Milton England [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Nyngan New South Wales [1] Pas de Calais [1] Radcliffe Lancashire [1] Radcliffe, Lancashire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] Wallasey, Cheshire [1] West Green, Middlesex [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [208] Serjeant [18] Corporal [14] Driver [14] Gunner [13] Lieutenant [10] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Donkeyman [1] Driver Lance Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Private /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Signaller [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [30] Royal Field Artillery [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [27] Army Service Corps [23] Labour Corps [17] Royal Engineers [17] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Indian Army [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Scots [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Staffordshire Yeomanry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [306] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

K [373]

Contribution

Military Service [367] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Frank Kirkman

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 27438 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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George F Kirkman

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 35551 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 193359 Private Labour Corps

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Earnest Steward Kirkman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141600

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Fred Kirkman

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 170277 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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Matthew Kirkman

Born 1885

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Donkeyman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy), SS Aguila

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Henry Edmund Kirkman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50593

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Albert Edward Kirkman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33990

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Allan Kirkman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248773

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Charles Kirkman

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 46326 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Kirkman

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 243052 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 243052 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Bodden Kirkman

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 60324 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John William Kirkman

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 7721 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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William Kirkman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156289

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Arthur Kirkman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404329

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Thomas Howard Kirkman

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278775

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Charles Henry Kirkman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198791

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William Thomas Kirkman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96021

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Charles Frederick Kirkman

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79214

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79214 Private Canadian Infantry

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Horace Frederick Kirkman

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181014

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James Kirkman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112874

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