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Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Prahran Victoria [3]

Middleton, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ainsdale, Formby, Lancahire [1]

Blackley, Manchester [1]

Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newton Heath, Lancashire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rawmarsh, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Heliers, Channel Islands [1]

St Saviour, Southwark, London [1]

Rank

Private [89]

Driver [8]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant Gunner [1]

Bombardier [1]

Musician [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

London Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Indian Defence Corps Indian Army [1]

Indian Ordnance Department [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Provisional Battalion [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [1]

Service

British Army [125]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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L [159]

Contribution

Military Service [157]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [159] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [5] Prahran Victoria [3] Middleton, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Ainsdale, Formby, Lancahire [1] Blackley, Manchester [1] Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Frome, Somerset [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newton Heath, Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rawmarsh, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Saint Heliers, Channel Islands [1] St Saviour, Southwark, London [1]

Rank

Private [89] Driver [8] Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Gunner [5] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant Gunner [1] Bombardier [1] Musician [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Signalman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] London Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Indian Defence Corps Indian Army [1] Indian Ordnance Department [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Provisional Battalion [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [1]

Service

British Army [125] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [159]

Contribution

Military Service [157] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

William Ridley Lancashire

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army 9162 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9162 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Albert Lancashire

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 6039 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Tom Lancashire

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225044

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Francis Lancashire

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 24148 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 24148 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Joseph Roberts Lancashire

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20449

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Fred Lancashire

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113008

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Charles Ernest Lancashire

Died 1918

British Army 203676 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2/4 Battalion

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Simeon Lancashire

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42897 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 42897 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Ernest Lancashire

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182371

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Louis Lancashire

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90258

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Harry Lancashire

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141246

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George Rodwell Lancashire

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95748

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Timothy Lancashire

Died 1917

British Army 61056 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Christopher Lancashire

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army S/25071 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/22353 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1/13931 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Thomas Lancashire

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 6973 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Henry Harry Lancashire

Died 1918

British Army 110708 Private Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry

British Army 245526 Private Manchester Regiment 12th Battalion

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William Edward Lancashire

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2598 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 2598 Acting Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 2598 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Ernest Lancashire

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244276

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Henry Joseph Lancashire

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280797

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Cyril Thomas Lancashire

Australian Imperial Force

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