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Liverpool, Lancashire [16]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [16]

Wigan, Lancashire [11]

Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Bolton, Lancashire [6]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [6]

Preston, Lancashire [5]

Southport, Lancashire [5]

Coleraine Victoria [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Lancashire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [3]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Warwick Queensland [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bilston, Staffordshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bordertown South Australia [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Glebe New South Wales [2]

Lancashire England [2]

London England [2]

Manchester [2]

Morley, Yorkshire [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Wigan [2]

Yangan Queensland [2]

Accington, Lancashire [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Altrincham [1]

Annitsford, Northumberland [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Auckland [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Blythe, Kent [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Lancashire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broomfield Victoria [1]

Burramine South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [966]

Driver [102]

Gunner [98]

Corporal [72]

Serjeant [67]

Sapper [57]

Lance Corporal [43]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Lieutenant [28]

Captain [25]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Major [6]

Rifleman [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [2]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

1 Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

3rd Writer [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [134]

Royal Field Artillery [125]

Royal Engineers [113]

Liverpool Regiment [104]

Army Service Corps [91]

Manchester Regiment [88]

Lancashire Fusiliers [85]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [83]

South Lancashire Regiment [75]

Royal Army Medical Corps [70]

Royal Garrison Artillery [70]

Cheshire Regiment [52]

Machine Gun Corps [50]

East Lancashire Regiment [40]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [29]

Border Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

North Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

London Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

West Riding Regiment [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Training Reserve Battalion [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers Transport [9]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

King's Liverpool Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Monmouthshire Regiment [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Scots Guards [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1509]

Royal Navy [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [63]

Australian Imperial Force [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [1875]

C [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1836]

Merchant Navy [30]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Canada [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turks and Caicos Islands [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [16] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [16] Wigan, Lancashire [11] Manchester, Lancashire [9] Bolton, Lancashire [6] Saint Helens, Lancashire [6] Preston, Lancashire [5] Southport, Lancashire [5] Coleraine Victoria [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Lancashire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [3] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Warwick Queensland [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Bilston, Staffordshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bordertown South Australia [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Glebe New South Wales [2] Lancashire England [2] London England [2] Manchester [2] Morley, Yorkshire [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Wigan [2] Yangan Queensland [2] Accington, Lancashire [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Altrincham [1] Annitsford, Northumberland [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Auckland [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn England [1] Blythe, Kent [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Lancashire [1] Brixton, London [1] Broomfield Victoria [1] Burramine South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [966] Driver [102] Gunner [98] Corporal [72] Serjeant [67] Sapper [57] Lance Corporal [43] Second Lieutenant [29] Lieutenant [28] Captain [25] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Pioneer [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Major [6] Rifleman [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [2] Mechanist Serjeant Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 1 Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] 3rd Writer [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [134] Royal Field Artillery [125] Royal Engineers [113] Liverpool Regiment [104] Army Service Corps [91] Manchester Regiment [88] Lancashire Fusiliers [85] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [83] South Lancashire Regiment [75] Royal Army Medical Corps [70] Royal Garrison Artillery [70] Cheshire Regiment [52] Machine Gun Corps [50] East Lancashire Regiment [40] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36] Royal Fusiliers [29] Royal Lancaster Regiment [29] Border Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] North Staffordshire Regiment [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] London Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Defence Corps [15] Shropshire Light Infantry [14] West Riding Regiment [14] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Training Reserve Battalion [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Rifle Brigade [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] South Wales Borderers [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Royal Engineers Transport [9] Seaforth Highlanders [9] Tank Corps [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] King's Liverpool Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Monmouthshire Regiment [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Scots Guards [7] Suffolk Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1509] Royal Navy [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78] Canadian Expeditionary Force [63] Australian Imperial Force [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [1875] C [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1836] Merchant Navy [30] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [41] Canada [1] India [1] New Zealand [1] Turks and Caicos Islands [1]

Thomas Henry Rigby

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 08717 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Herbert Rigby

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267641

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Charles Rigby

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33708

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Thomas Rigby

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407719

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William Rigby

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100898

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Frederick George Rigby

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29613

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Walter Rigby

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58592

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George Rigby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239010

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Thomas Edward Rigby

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73678

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Isaac Rigby

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 49940 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 49940 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 44940

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James Edward Rigby

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148880

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Alfred George Rigby

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1805 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 240369 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/6th Battalion

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John Thomas Rigby

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 4/64584 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 30629 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Peter Rigby

Died 1916

British Army 26408 Private Liverpool Regiment 1st. Battalion

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William John Rigby

Born 1892

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Infantry 9th Battalion

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Harry Rigby

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292478

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Henry Harrison Rigby

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29599

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Thomas Rigby

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121739

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Edward Rigby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281090

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John Rigby

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68516

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