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Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Rochdale, Lancashire [4]

Accrington, Lancashire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Glenelg South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Windsor New South Wales [2]

8 North Street, Lumb, Rossendale, Lancs [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Blackburn,Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Clowbridge, Lancs [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Crawshawbooth, Lancashire [1]

Crawshawbooth, Lancs [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Facit, Whitworth, Lancashire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gilgandra New South Wales [1]

Harlesden, Middlesex, England [1]

Haslingden, Lancs [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Hudclough Farm, Facit, Whitworth [1]

Hudclough Farm, Facit, Whitworth, Lancashire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kirkham, Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Loveclough, Lancs [1]

Lumb, Lancs [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

New Delph Oldham, Lancashire [1]

New Moston, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Philadelphia [1]

Prestwich, Lancashire [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Rickering, Yorkshire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [401]

Gunner [50]

Driver [37]

Corporal [30]

Serjeant [21]

Sapper [19]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [71]

Royal Field Artillery [63]

Labour Corps [55]

Lancashire Fusiliers [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Royal Engineers [37]

Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

London Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Scots Guards [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Denbigh Yeomanry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [584]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Royal Navy [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [720]

Contribution

Military Service [706]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Rochdale, Lancashire [4] Accrington, Lancashire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Glenelg South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Windsor New South Wales [2] 8 North Street, Lumb, Rossendale, Lancs [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Blackburn,Lancashire [1] Bolton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Clowbridge, Lancs [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Crawshawbooth, Lancashire [1] Crawshawbooth, Lancs [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Edinburgh [1] Facit, Whitworth, Lancashire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gilgandra New South Wales [1] Harlesden, Middlesex, England [1] Haslingden, Lancs [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Hudclough Farm, Facit, Whitworth [1] Hudclough Farm, Facit, Whitworth, Lancashire [1] Islington, London [1] Kirkham, Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Lewisham, London [1] Loveclough, Lancs [1] Lumb, Lancs [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] New Delph Oldham, Lancashire [1] New Moston, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newcastle England [1] Philadelphia [1] Prestwich, Lancashire [1] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Rickering, Yorkshire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire, England [1] Roma Queensland [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [401] Gunner [50] Driver [37] Corporal [30] Serjeant [21] Sapper [19] Second Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Surgeon Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [71] Royal Field Artillery [63] Labour Corps [55] Lancashire Fusiliers [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Royal Engineers [37] Army Service Corps [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Manchester Regiment [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [20] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17] Cheshire Regiment [15] West Riding Regiment [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Scottish Rifles [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Scots [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] London Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Scots Guards [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Denbigh Yeomanry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Herefordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [584] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Royal Navy [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [720]

Contribution

Military Service [706] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Pickup

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 282485 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 5425 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2/7th Battalion

British Army 103161 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Pickup

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408984

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Thomas Pickup

Died 1917

British Army 14000 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Thomas Pickup

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268820

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Fred Pickup

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15594 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 15594 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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William Pickup

Died 1919

British Army 142311 Private Machine Gun Corps

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James Pickup

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106039

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Henry T Pickup

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 241227 Private Liverpool Regiment

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James Pickup

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 28159 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 45145 Private Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Pickup

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8296 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8296 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Pickup

Died 1917

British Army 33386 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1/4th Battalion

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John Pickup

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292044

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Herbert Pickup

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 140460 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Woolfenden Pickup

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225656

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Thomas Pickup

Died 1918

British Army 201912 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 19773 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Pickup

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1596 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 1596 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Roger Pickup

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168606

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Harry Pickup

Died 1915

British Army 16605 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 16605 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Ernest Pickup

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 40262 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 40262 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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David Pickup

Died 1916

British Army 3877 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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