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Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Accrington, Lancashire [4]

Manchester England [4]

Wigan, Lancashire [4]

Bolton Lancashire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Cobden Victoria [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Camperdown Victoria [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Dalby Queensland [2]

Darcy Lever Bolton Lancashire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Auckland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Blacks River Victoria [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Bundaleer South Australia [1]

Burnley [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Clarecastle, co Clare [1]

Cloughfold, Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Cobram Victoria [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Dromedary Tasmania [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunedin [1]

Ealing [1]

Euston, Lancashire [1]

Farnworth, Lancashire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [607]

Gunner [54]

Driver [50]

Corporal [35]

Serjeant [33]

Sapper [31]

Captain [17]

Lieutenant [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Major [11]

Pioneer [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

1st Class Serjeant Major [1]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Civilian [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver /Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [77]

Royal Engineers [72]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Army Service Corps [65]

East Lancashire Regiment [62]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [55]

Liverpool Regiment [51]

Lancashire Fusiliers [48]

Manchester Regiment [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

South Lancashire Regiment [32]

Cheshire Regiment [28]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Border Regiment [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

London Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Hussars [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [904]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61]

Royal Navy [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Last name first letter

P [1123]

M [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1108]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Burnley, Lancashire [6] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Accrington, Lancashire [4] Manchester England [4] Wigan, Lancashire [4] Bolton Lancashire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Cobden Victoria [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Camperdown Victoria [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Dalby Queensland [2] Darcy Lever Bolton Lancashire [2] Fulham, London [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Auckland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Blackburn England [1] Blacks River Victoria [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Bundaleer South Australia [1] Burnley [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Clarecastle, co Clare [1] Cloughfold, Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Cobram Victoria [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Dromedary Tasmania [1] Dublin [1] Dunedin [1] Ealing [1] Euston, Lancashire [1] Farnworth, Lancashire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [607] Gunner [54] Driver [50] Corporal [35] Serjeant [33] Sapper [31] Captain [17] Lieutenant [17] Lance Corporal [15] Major [11] Pioneer [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Acting Corporal [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Transport Corporal [2] 1st Class Serjeant Major [1] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Civilian [1] Clerk [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Driver /Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [77] Royal Engineers [72] Royal Field Artillery [68] Army Service Corps [65] East Lancashire Regiment [62] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [55] Liverpool Regiment [51] Lancashire Fusiliers [48] Manchester Regiment [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] South Lancashire Regiment [32] Cheshire Regiment [28] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Border Regiment [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] London Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Hussars [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Leicestershire Regiment [9] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Monmouthshire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [6] Canadian Infantry [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Tank Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [904] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61] Royal Navy [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Australian Imperial Force [36] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Last name first letter

P [1123] M [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1108] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Thomas Worsley Pilkington

Born 1892

Died 1981

British Army 9705 Private Scots Guards

British Army Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment

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Wellington Pilkington

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 14959 Private East Lancashire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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James Pickup Pilkington

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11601 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Pilkington

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 240617 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harold Pilkington

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 17459 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City).

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Albert Pilkington

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army T/406610 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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William Henry Pilkington

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120810

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William Pilkington

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114575

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Frederick Pilkington

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14800 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 12th Battalion

British Army 14800 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Leslie Pilkington

Born 1901

British Army 96122 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

British Army 96286 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Thomas Pilkington

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279979

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John Pilkington

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83823

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John Harry Pilkington

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29287

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James Pilkington

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306015

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Charles Gordon Pilkington

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11973

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William Frederic Longley Pilkington

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77457

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77457 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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William Alexander Cunningham Pilkington

Born 1869

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16734

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16734 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Hugh Brocklehurst Pilkington

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 6th battalion, manchest Battalion

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James Pilkington

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 126261 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 54418 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 77036 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 11th Battalion.

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James Pilkington

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 6025 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 6025 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 6025 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) "B" Company, 1st Battalion.

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