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Bolton Lancashire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Lancashire [3]

Manchester [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Accrington [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Barton upon Irwell, Lancs [1]

Bowden, Cheshire [1]

Bowdon, Cheshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Bury Lancashire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Eccles Lancashire [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Heywood, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Heywood, Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Oldham, Lancashire, England [1]

Osmotherley, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Prescot, Lancashire, England [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Saint Georges, Bermuda [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Winton, Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [237]

Corporal [26]

Gunner [23]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [18]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant /Acting Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [55]

Lancashire Fusiliers [36]

Royal Engineers [36]

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Employment Company [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Household Battalion [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [372]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Royal Navy [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

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P [444]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [435]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [445] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bolton Lancashire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Lancashire [3] Manchester [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Accrington [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Barton upon Irwell, Lancs [1] Bowden, Cheshire [1] Bowdon, Cheshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury Lancashire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Eccles Lancashire [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Heywood, Bury, Lancashire [1] Heywood, Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Osmotherley, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Prescot, Lancashire, England [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Saint Georges, Bermuda [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Winton, Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [237] Corporal [26] Gunner [23] Driver [21] Serjeant [18] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Major [3] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant /Acting Serjeant [1] Major [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [55] Lancashire Fusiliers [36] Royal Engineers [36] Labour Corps [30] Royal Field Artillery [29] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23] Army Service Corps [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] Liverpool Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [7] South Lancashire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Employment Company [2] Essex Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Household Battalion [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [372] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Royal Navy [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

P [444] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [435] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Thomas Pollitt

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army P/1756 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/1756 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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Leonard Pollitt

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 1308 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 240075 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 240075 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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John James Pollitt

Born 1896

Died 1989

British Army 14784 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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William Alfred Pollitt

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19490 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 19490 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Herbert Tomlin Pollitt

Born 1897

Died 1965

British Army Lieutenant Deccan Horse

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Jack Pollitt

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46857

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Joseph Pollitt

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119253

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William Pollitt

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26882

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John Pollitt

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292095

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Arthur Pollitt

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3917

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John Pollitt

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 2682 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Pollitt

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164399

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James William Pollitt

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 3462 Private Manchester Regiment

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W Pollitt

Died 1921

British Army 7811687 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 146211 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7811687 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Thomas Pollitt

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108252

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John Pollitt

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116360

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Fred Pollitt

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238668

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John Pollitt

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132898

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George Henry Pollitt

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 278446 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Joseph Pollitt

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288520

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