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Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Leicester [3]

Mildura Victoria [3]

Nottingham [3]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Manchester England [2]

Middleton, Lancashire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Northampton [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Pyengana Tasmania [2]

Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Auckland [1]

Australind Western Australia [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brabrook Victoria [1]

Braunston, Northamptonshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carlistle, Cumberland [1]

Clifton England [1]

Combroke, Warwickshire [1]

Cornwall, England [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Crawshawbooth, Lancashire [1]

Darjeeling [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Devonport Tasmania [1]

Doomka, Bengal [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Eppleton, Durham [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Rank

Private [558]

Gunner [71]

Corporal [39]

Driver [39]

Serjeant [35]

Sapper [31]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [15]

Captain [14]

Acting Corporal [12]

Major [12]

Pioneer [9]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Midshipman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Bearer [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Major /Temporary Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel / Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [71]

Labour Corps [68]

Manchester Regiment [65]

Royal Engineers [61]

Cheshire Regiment [58]

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Lancashire Fusiliers [36]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

London Regiment [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Artillery [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Service

British Army [864]

Royal Navy [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [1065]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1043]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Leicester [3] Mildura Victoria [3] Nottingham [3] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Manchester England [2] Middleton, Lancashire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Northampton [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Pyengana Tasmania [2] Rugby, Warwickshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Auckland [1] Australind Western Australia [1] Avoca Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brabrook Victoria [1] Braunston, Northamptonshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carlistle, Cumberland [1] Clifton England [1] Combroke, Warwickshire [1] Cornwall, England [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Crawshawbooth, Lancashire [1] Darjeeling [1] Derbyshire [1] Devonport Tasmania [1] Doomka, Bengal [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire, England [1] Edmonton, London [1] Eppleton, Durham [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Fulham, London [1]

Rank

Private [558] Gunner [71] Corporal [39] Driver [39] Serjeant [35] Sapper [31] Second Lieutenant [28] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [15] Captain [14] Acting Corporal [12] Major [12] Pioneer [9] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Midshipman [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Bearer [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Major /Temporary Colonel [1] Major Temporary Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel / Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [71] Labour Corps [68] Manchester Regiment [65] Royal Engineers [61] Cheshire Regiment [58] Army Service Corps [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Lancashire Fusiliers [36] Machine Gun Corps [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] London Regiment [21] East Lancashire Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Liverpool Regiment [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [18] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] South Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Artillery [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5]

Service

British Army [864] Royal Navy [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Australian Imperial Force [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [1065] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1043] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Timothy Oldham

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280836

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Samuel Oldham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289063

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James Oldham

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260927

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Ernest Oldham

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76285

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Frank Oldham

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41013

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Bertram Lindley Oldham

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230534

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Albert Oldham

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245740

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John Stanley Marshall Oldham

Born 1889

Died 1936

British Army 200028 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur Edward Oldham

Died 1916

British Army 1686 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 1686 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 1st/5th Bn.

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Samuel Oldham

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 674 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Henry Hewitt Oldham

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282756

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Ernest Oldham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245635

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Frederick James Oldham

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28554

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George Oldham

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291206

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Herbert Hadland Oldham

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 35904 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Herbert Oldham

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 531263 Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Alfred Oldham

Died 1915

British Army 17312 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Reginald Oldham

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 19305 Colour Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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Theodore Murley Oldham

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226281

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Edward Oldham

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23583

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