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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]

Edward Pilkington

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 269975 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 269975 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Frank Arthur Pilkington

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 27014 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Pilkington

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2713 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 235305 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Arthur Pilkington

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4681 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4681 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4681 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Edmund Lawton Pilkington

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 8875 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 240258 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Pilkington

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4420 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242062 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242062 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Ernest Albert Pilkington

Died 1917

British Army TR/5/1700 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 36823 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alexander Pilkington

Died 1916

British Army 2691 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Fred Pilkington

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30126 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Peter Pilkington

Died 1916

British Army 19093 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 19093 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Robert Pilkington

Died 1919

British Army 28972 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Pilkington

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 3261 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235355 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 235355 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Joseph Pilkington

Died 1918

British Army 36169 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 36169 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Martin Pilkington

Died 1915

British Army 1339 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Joseph Harold Pilkington

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 83774 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 83774 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George William Pilkington

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 18538 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th. Battalion

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William Pilkington

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 45817 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Joseph Pilkington

Died 1918

British Army 9692 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Herman Pilkington

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 201683 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Pilkington

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 130201 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 130201 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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