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Bury, Lancashire [6]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bury Lancs [1]

Cheddar, near Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Clifton New South Wales [1]

Colombo, Ceylon [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Lancashire England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lower Broughton, Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Swanscombe, Kent, England [1]

Westbury on Trym, Bristol [1]

Rank

Private [134]

Gunner [17]

Captain [10]

Driver [10]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Commander [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper/Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [31]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Border Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Young Men's Christian Association [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Medical Service [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [209]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

O [251]

Contribution

Military Service [244]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [251] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bury, Lancashire [6] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Dartford, Kent [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bury Lancs [1] Cheddar, near Axbridge, Somerset [1] Clifton New South Wales [1] Colombo, Ceylon [1] East Ham, London [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Lancashire England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lower Broughton, Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Swanscombe, Kent, England [1] Westbury on Trym, Bristol [1]

Rank

Private [134] Gunner [17] Captain [10] Driver [10] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [6] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Commander [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Saddler [1] Sapper/Acting Lance Corporal [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [31] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Army Service Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Border Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Herefordshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] North Lancashire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Young Men's Christian Association [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Medical Service [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [209] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

O [251]

Contribution

Military Service [244] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Edward Hyde Openshaw

Born 1867

Died 1917

British Army Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Somerset Light Infantry 4th Battalion Territorial

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Francis Noel Openshaw

Born 1886

British Army 80168 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 251 Siege Battery

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John Openshaw

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 21432 Private Manchester Regiment

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Robert Openshaw

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279939

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Thomas Bernard Openshaw

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164356

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George Ernest Salisbury Openshaw

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114504

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Fred Openshaw

Born 1896

Died 1964

British Army 97483 Sapper Royal Engineers 466th Field Company

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Edward Reginald Openshaw

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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Louis John Openshaw

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 82278 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Walter Openshaw

Died 1916

British Army 23913 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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John Openshaw

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310340

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Ainsworth Openshaw

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246784

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Robert Openshaw

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 37587 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frank Alexander Openshaw

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 451121

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George Openshaw

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 152605

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Sam Stanley Openshaw

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121391

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Walter Openshaw

Australian Imperial Force 3096

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James Edward Openshaw

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232868

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John Harold Openshaw

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242478

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Arthur Openshaw

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 37863 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th

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