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Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beddington, Surrey [1]

Blackburn [1]

Bolton [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Farnworth Bolton Lancashire. [1]

Farnworth, Lancashire [1]

Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lawson New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlesborough England [1]

New York Of America [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Radcliffe England [1]

Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1]

Whitefield, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [224]

Corporal [15]

Lance Corporal [12]

Gunner [11]

Driver [9]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [2]

Major [2]

Reverend [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [36]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [21]

Royal Engineers [21]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Hussars [4]

London Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [292]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [12]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [341]

Contribution

Military Service [339]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beddington, Surrey [1] Blackburn [1] Bolton [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Cardiff [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Farnworth Bolton Lancashire. [1] Farnworth, Lancashire [1] Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Lancashire [1] Lawson New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlesborough England [1] New York Of America [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Radcliffe England [1] Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1] Whitefield, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [224] Corporal [15] Lance Corporal [12] Gunner [11] Driver [9] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Pioneer [4] Captain [2] Major [2] Reverend [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Midshipman [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [36] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23] East Lancashire Regiment [21] Royal Engineers [21] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Manchester Regiment [16] Cheshire Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Hussars [4] London Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Scots [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [292] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [12] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [341]

Contribution

Military Service [339] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Arthur Henry Rostron

Born 1869

Died 1940

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve

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Joseph Rostron

Born 1882

Died 1962

Royal Navy K39297

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James Rostron

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 10338 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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John Rostron

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 13326 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 485122 Private Labour Corps

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James Rostron

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 16403 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 16403 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Gilbert Rostron

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army GS/57590 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John William Rostron

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89277

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Harry Rostron

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129294

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John Rostron

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165140

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Robert Rostron

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35469

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Robert Henry Rostron

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299072

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John Rostron

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64960

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Harry Rostron

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 240765 Lance Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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George Rostron

Died 1918

British Army 36988 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Walter Pyne Rostron

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army L/9634 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/9634 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Rostron

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59202

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Arthur Rostron

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305221

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Joseph Rostron

Died 1916

British Army 5071 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

British Army 5071 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Francis William Rostron

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 242082 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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John Rostron

Died 1915

British Army 1268 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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