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Lancashire [7]

Bacup, Lancashire [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2]

St Helens, Lancashire [2]

Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

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Bury, Lancashire [1]

Castleton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

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Ordsall, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Piercy, Waterfoot, Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

South Elmsall, Yorks [1]

South Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Todmorden, West Yorkshire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

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Private [382]

Driver [35]

Gunner [32]

Corporal [26]

Serjeant [21]

Sapper [15]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Pioneer [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Probationer Nurse [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Labour Corps [56]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Lancashire Fusiliers [40]

Royal Engineers [36]

Manchester Regiment [32]

Army Service Corps [31]

East Lancashire Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

South Lancashire Regiment [23]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Service

British Army [540]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Royal Navy [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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P [651]

Contribution

Military Service [640]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [651] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lancashire [7] Bacup, Lancashire [5] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Oldham, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Dukinfield, Cheshire [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2] St Helens, Lancashire [2] Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Bacup, Lancs [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Burnley Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Castleton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Cloughfold, Lancashire [1] Cragg Vale [1] Derby [1] Dunedin [1] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Helmshore, Lancashire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Littleborough, Lancs [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llanfairfechan, Caernarvonshire [1] Longford Tasmania [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Meredith Victoria [1] Mexborough, Yorkshire [1] Milnsbridge, Yorkshire [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Ordsall, Salford, Lancashire [1] Piercy, Waterfoot, Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] South Elmsall, Yorks [1] South Fremantle Western Australia [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Todmorden, West Yorkshire [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [382] Driver [35] Gunner [32] Corporal [26] Serjeant [21] Sapper [15] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Pioneer [7] Lance Corporal [5] Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Probationer Nurse [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [56] Royal Field Artillery [53] Lancashire Fusiliers [40] Royal Engineers [36] Manchester Regiment [32] Army Service Corps [31] East Lancashire Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [27] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] South Lancashire Regiment [23] Cheshire Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] West Riding Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] Border Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3]

Service

British Army [540] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Royal Navy [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [651]

Contribution

Military Service [640] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Edgar Pilling

Died 1918

British Army 25995 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3387 Private Royal Scots

British Army 270067 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Samuel Pilling

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 21872 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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George Pilling

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 6278 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion-Territorial.

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Thomas Arthur Pilling

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 46946 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 53577 Sergeant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 229045 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 12th Battery

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Edward Pilling

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army A-382208 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 47173 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion

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Frank Pilling

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80246

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Eli Pilling

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9200

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James Pilling

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 9440 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Caslow Pilling

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31292

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George Pilling

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2811

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Tom Pilling

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77661

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Doris Ellen Pilling

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army Probationer Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Herbert Pilling

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 26362 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Nathan Hill Pilling

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301870

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Ernest Pilling

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104478

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Frank Pilling

Born 1893

Died 1958

British Army 46627 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Pilling

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90658

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Walter Pilling

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47563

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Ashworth Pilling

Born 1876

Died 1941

British Army 267493 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Joseph Pilling

Died 1918

British Army 243218 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 29113 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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