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Bolton, Lancashire [8]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bolton Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Islington, London [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Boughton Manchester [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cheshire [1]

Coburg Victoria [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Devonport England [1]

Dinton, Wiltshire [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Foleshill,Warwickshire. [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Gatesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Handsworth, London [1]

Hopkins Town, Glamorgan [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Limerick [1]

Llandudno, Carnarvonshire [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Micksgove England [1]

Montreal, Canada [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Northcote Victoria [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Old Heath, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [306]

Gunner [44]

Driver [29]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Reverend [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Bugler [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Fitter/Gunner [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pilot 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Acting Captain [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Labour Corps [43]

Royal Engineers [32]

Army Service Corps [31]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [28]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [483]

Royal Navy [42]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [623]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [609]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [624] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [8] Brisbane Queensland [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bolton Lancashire [3] London England [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Islington, London [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Boughton Manchester [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cheshire [1] Coburg Victoria [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Devonport England [1] Dinton, Wiltshire [1] Dulwich, London [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Foleshill,Warwickshire. [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Gatesbury, Wiltshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Handsworth, London [1] Hopkins Town, Glamorgan [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Lancashire England [1] Limerick [1] Llandudno, Carnarvonshire [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire, England [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Micksgove England [1] Montreal, Canada [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Old Heath, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [306] Gunner [44] Driver [29] Serjeant [22] Corporal [21] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Pioneer [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Reverend [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Bugler [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Fitter/Gunner [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pilot 1st Class [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Acting Captain [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [50] Labour Corps [43] Royal Engineers [32] Army Service Corps [31] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [28] Manchester Regiment [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Liverpool Regiment [17] London Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Wiltshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [483] Royal Navy [42] Australian Imperial Force [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [623] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [609] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

William James Lever

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 70300

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William Lever

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 76822

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Florence Annie Silman

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16531

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Mary Lilian Lever

British Army MMC

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