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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]

William Postlethwaite

British Army 277464 Private Essex Regiment

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Thomas Richard Postlethwaite

British Army R/32934 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot

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William Postlethwaite

British Army 65446 Private Welsh Regiment

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William Postlethwaite

British Army 30662 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Postlethwaite

British Army 696028 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Victor Horace Postlethwaite

British Army 2480 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Northern General Hospital

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Edward Postlethwaite

British Army 36668 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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William Postlethwaite

British Army 112936 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Postlethwaite

British Army 202592 Acting Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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James Postlethwaite

British Army 200606 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2716 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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John R Postlethwaite

British Army 21869 Private Liverpool Regiment

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John W Postlethwaite

British Army 58083 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 58083 Corporal Royal Engineers

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George N Postlethwaite

British Army 4365 Private Border Regiment

British Army 242274 Private Border Regiment

British Army WR/207312 Private Royal Engineers

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John B Postlethwaite

British Army 306900 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 72493 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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H W Postlethwaite

British Army 329378 Private Labour Corps Northern Command ex South Staffordshire Regiment

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Harry Postlethwaite

British Army 40262 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 31216 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George Postlethwaite

British Army 240332 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Postlethwaite

British Army 10/15786 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Stephen Postlethwaite

British Army 138305 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Postlethwaite

British Army 19016 Private Coldstream Guards

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