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Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Church, Lancashire, England [2]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

20 North Church St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bootham, Yorkshire [1]

Bretherton, Lancashire [1]

Church [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liscard, Cheshire, England [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Urmston, Manchester [1]

Whalley, Lancashire [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [128]

Gunner [13]

Driver [11]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Serjeant [4]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Motor Cyclist Corporal [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [19]

East Lancashire Regiment [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery/Royal Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Battalion Durham Light Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Examination Services [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [185]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [224]

Contribution

Military Service [220]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Accrington, Lancashire [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Church, Lancashire, England [2] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] 20 North Church St, Fleetwood, Lancashire, [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bootham, Yorkshire [1] Bretherton, Lancashire [1] Church [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liscard, Cheshire, England [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire [1] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Urmston, Manchester [1] Whalley, Lancashire [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [128] Gunner [13] Driver [11] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [4] Serjeant [4] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Motor Cyclist Corporal [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [19] East Lancashire Regiment [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Manchester Regiment [5] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Royal Scots [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery/Royal Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry [1] Battalion Durham Light Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Examination Services [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [185] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [224]

Contribution

Military Service [220] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Thomas Aloysius Rawcliffe

Died 1917

British Army P/1306 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Herbert Charles Rawcliffe

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17936 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 17936 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Francis Rawcliffe

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 440274 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William John Rawcliffe

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 96981 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 96981 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Samuel Richard Doke Rawcliffe

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51813

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Thomas Welburn Rawcliffe

Born 1893

Died 1984

British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Hornby Rawcliffe

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 2696 King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 220414 Private East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion

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Ernest Rawcliffe

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21649

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Arthur Rawcliffe

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 03450 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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James Mawdsley Rawcliffe

Born 1896

Died 1965

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Rawcliffe

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76248

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Thomas Rawcliffe

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292857

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Henry Rawcliffe

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190563

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Robert Rawcliffe

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 20235 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 3rd/5th Bn. 2nd Supply Coy

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Felix Rawcliffe

Born 1895

Died 1960

British Army 15776 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 275445 Private Labour Corps

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Herbert Barnes Rawcliffe

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160470

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T Rawcliffe

Died 1918

British Army 59462 Private The Welsh Regiment

British Army 59462 Private Welsh Regiment

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Richard Rawcliffe

Died 1918

British Army 30022 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 16369 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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James Rawcliffe

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 136230 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Wilfred Rawcliffe

Died 1917

British Army 33644 Private Manchester Regiment

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