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Radcliffe, Lancashire [4]

Salford, Lancashire [4]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Lara Victoria [3]

London England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Pilkington, Lancashire [2]

Selby, Yorkshire [2]

Shepparton Victoria [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wedderburn Victoria [2]

Acton, London [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bury England [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Coraki New South Wales [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Frome, Somerset, England [1]

Kerang Victoria [1]

Kildare, Kildare [1]

Klerburdorp T [1]

Lawrence New South Wales [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Methania Victoria [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

New Orleans, United States of America [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Norwich [1]

Olveston Thornbury Gloucestershire [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Portscatho, Cornwall, England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Pymble New South Wales [1]

South Grafton New South Wales [1]

Thames Ditton, Surrey [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Westport [1]

Whitstable, Kent [1]

Whitstable, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [13]

Gunner [9]

Driver [8]

Sapper [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Bmbr Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Pioneer/Cadet [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

South African Horse [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

34th Reinforcements [1]

36th Reinforcements [1]

37th Reinforcements [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps/Labour Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps Now Machine Gun Battalion [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [196]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Royal Navy [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [290]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [277]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [291] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Radcliffe, Lancashire [4] Salford, Lancashire [4] Canterbury, Kent [3] Lara Victoria [3] London England [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Pilkington, Lancashire [2] Selby, Yorkshire [2] Shepparton Victoria [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wedderburn Victoria [2] Acton, London [1] Barking, Essex [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bury England [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Coraki New South Wales [1] Edmonton, London [1] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Frome, Somerset, England [1] Kerang Victoria [1] Kildare, Kildare [1] Klerburdorp T [1] Lawrence New South Wales [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Methania Victoria [1] Moonta South Australia [1] New Orleans, United States of America [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Norwich [1] Olveston Thornbury Gloucestershire [1] Plumstead, London [1] Portscatho, Cornwall, England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Pymble New South Wales [1] South Grafton New South Wales [1] Thames Ditton, Surrey [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Westport [1] Whitstable, Kent [1] Whitstable, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [133] Corporal [15] Serjeant [13] Gunner [9] Driver [8] Sapper [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Bmbr Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Commander [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Pioneer/Cadet [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Engineers [14] London Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] East Kent Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Military Foot Police [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] South African Horse [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 34th Reinforcements [1] 36th Reinforcements [1] 37th Reinforcements [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps/Labour Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps Now Machine Gun Battalion [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [196] Australian Imperial Force [30] Royal Navy [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [290] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [277] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Malta [1] New Zealand [1]

William J Olive

British Army 242891 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Olive

British Army 2053 Transport Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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John W Olive

British Army 6/412 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Olive

British Army 46249 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 110186 Private Labour Corps

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Wilfred Olive

British Army 20187 Private Essex Regiment

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Francis Edwin Olive

British Army 496694 Private Labour Corps ex Training Reserve

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Cecil J Olive

British Army M2/116342 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Alfred W Olive

British Army 23107 Private Devonshire Regiment

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F Olive

British Army 8964 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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T B Olive

British Army Captain Hussars

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Olive Stocks

British Army Assistant Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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