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Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

St Arnaud Victoria [2]

Accrington England [1]

Barrow-in-Furness [1]

Bebington, Cheshire, England [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burscough, Lancashire [1]

Carlisle England [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Denholme, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Haggerston, North London [1]

Hanging Heaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Healesville Victoria [1]

Islington, North London [1]

Keswick, Cumberland [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

St Andrew's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Stroud,Gloucs. [1]

Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire. [1]

Toxteth Park,Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [117]

Corporal [10]

Gunner [9]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private27876 [1]

Steward [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Base Unit in Salonica [1]

Border Regiment Depot [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Civil Service/General List [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment attached Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [174]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [212]

T [2]

Contribution

Military Service [211]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Poland [1]

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People [214] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] St Arnaud Victoria [2] Accrington England [1] Barrow-in-Furness [1] Bebington, Cheshire, England [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burscough, Lancashire [1] Carlisle England [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Denholme, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Haggerston, North London [1] Hanging Heaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Healesville Victoria [1] Islington, North London [1] Keswick, Cumberland [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] St Andrew's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Stroud,Gloucs. [1] Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire. [1] Toxteth Park,Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [117] Corporal [10] Gunner [9] Serjeant [9] Driver [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Private27876 [1] Steward [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Army Service Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Base Unit in Salonica [1] Border Regiment Depot [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Civil Service/General List [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment attached Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [174] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [212] T [2]

Contribution

Military Service [211] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Poland [1]

Herbert William Postlethwaite

Born 1880

Died 1940

British Army M-281705 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Thomas William Postlethwaite

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1782 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370301 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Postlethwaite

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 19198 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 19198 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment Attached to 15th Battalion

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Ernest James Postlethwaite

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1294 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Henry Postlethwaite

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292569

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Thomas Bell Postlethwaite

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299049

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William Postlethwaite

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291620

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William George Postlethwaite

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251132

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James Postlethwaite

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 247917 Private Employment Company

British Army 9711 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James Albert Postlethwaite

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81437

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Abraham Postlethwaite

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 66522 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 66522 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army 33544 Private Labour Corps 73rd Company

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Morton Ewart Postlethwaite

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 30920 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Private27876 Wiltshire. Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Postlethwaite

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185412

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William Postlethwaite

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 239121

Royal Navy 239121 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Tom Bennett Postlethwaite

Born 1857

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine S.S. "Daybreak" (West Hartlepool)

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Percy Douglas Postlethwaite

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105766

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Albert Edward Postlethwaite

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223916

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John Bowness Postlethwaite

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446216

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446216 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Matthew Postlethwaite

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS/325 Able Seaman HMPMS "Ascot"

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John R Postlethwaite

Died 1918

British Army 117388 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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