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Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Barton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Costock [1]

Costock, Nottinghamshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, England [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Saltash, Cornwall [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Stapleford, Nottinghamhamshire [1]

Rank

Private [36]

Gunner [12]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Master Tailor [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Chester [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment att. Labour Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment attached Labour Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [99]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [103] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Barton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Costock [1] Costock, Nottinghamshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire, England [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, England [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Saltash, Cornwall [1] Southwark, London [1] Stapleford, Nottinghamhamshire [1]

Rank

Private [36] Gunner [12] Second Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Master Tailor [1] Quarter Master Serjeant Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Quartermaster and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Corporal [1] Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Chester [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment att. Labour Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment attached Labour Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

O [103]

Contribution

Military Service [99] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Charles Oldershaw

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 52036 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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Mark Oldershaw

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 73162 Canadian Infantry 28th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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John Joseph Fritz Oldershaw

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Cyril J Oldershaw

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 21795 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Harriman Oldershaw

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160492

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Frank Arthur Oldershaw

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95895

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Ross Percival Oldershaw

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71934

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Lawrence William Oldershaw

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 19679 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Leslie Oldershaw

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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John Henry Oldershaw

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45922

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Edward Oldershaw

Died 1917

British Army 266418 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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James Vincent Oldershaw

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 228506 Yeoman of Signals HMS Chester

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James Henry Oldershaw

Born 1869

Royal Navy 230 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Richard Black Oldershaw

Born 1874

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Cyril Harry Oldershaw

Born 1893

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Robert Oldershaw

Born 1875

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Harry James Oldershaw

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 19134

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Arthur Omer Oldershaw

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3346911

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Philip Oldershaw

Born 1888

Royal Navy 231669

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William Alfred Oldershaw

Born 1899

Royal Navy R/1441 Royal Naval Division

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