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Bolton Lancashire [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Clunes Victoria [3]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bolton England [2]

Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire [2]

Manchester England [2]

Northfleet, Kent [2]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [2]

Radcliffe, Lancashire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Salford Lancashire [2]

5 Bridge Street, Pendlebury, Lancashire [1]

Ardwick Manchester [1]

Aughton, Lancashire, England [1]

BArrow in Furness, Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bermuda, West Indies [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Blackburn, England [1]

Bollow, Lancashire [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bury England [1]

Bury, Lancs [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea [1]

Copley, Halifax, Yorks [1]

Copley, Yorkshire [1]

Darwen, Lancashire, England [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Farnworth Lancashire [1]

Farnworth, Lancashire [1]

Glanville South Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Haddingfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hadfield, Derbyshire [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Heckmondwyke, Yorkshire [1]

Holt, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hutton, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [573]

Gunner [69]

Serjeant [46]

Driver [39]

Corporal [38]

Sapper [29]

Lance Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [9]

Captain [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [6]

Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Reverend [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Chaplain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Saddler Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Domestic (under 18) [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [86]

Royal Field Artillery [78]

Labour Corps [76]

Royal Engineers [61]

Liverpool Regiment [60]

Manchester Regiment [53]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [45]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

East Lancashire Regiment [32]

Cheshire Regiment [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

South Lancashire Regiment [21]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Army Cyclist Corps [8]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Service

British Army [865]

Royal Navy [56]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

R [1055]

Contribution

Military Service [1046]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Bolton Lancashire [7] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Clunes Victoria [3] Ormskirk, Lancashire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bolton England [2] Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire [2] Manchester England [2] Northfleet, Kent [2] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [2] Radcliffe, Lancashire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Salford Lancashire [2] 5 Bridge Street, Pendlebury, Lancashire [1] Ardwick Manchester [1] Aughton, Lancashire, England [1] BArrow in Furness, Barrow, Lancashire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bermuda, West Indies [1] Blackburn England [1] Blackburn, England [1] Bollow, Lancashire [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bury England [1] Bury, Lancs [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsea [1] Copley, Halifax, Yorks [1] Copley, Yorkshire [1] Darwen, Lancashire, England [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Farnworth Lancashire [1] Farnworth, Lancashire [1] Glanville South Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Haddingfield, Yorkshire [1] Hadfield, Derbyshire [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Heckmondwyke, Yorkshire [1] Holt, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hutton, Preston, Lancashire [1] Kentish Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [573] Gunner [69] Serjeant [46] Driver [39] Corporal [38] Sapper [29] Lance Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [9] Captain [9] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Rifleman [6] Major [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Reverend [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Chaplain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Nurse [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Saddler Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Domestic (under 18) [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [86] Royal Field Artillery [78] Labour Corps [76] Royal Engineers [61] Liverpool Regiment [60] Manchester Regiment [53] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [45] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] Machine Gun Corps [34] East Lancashire Regiment [32] Cheshire Regiment [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] South Lancashire Regiment [21] Royal Lancaster Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [15] Army Ordnance Corps [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] London Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Army Cyclist Corps [8] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Border Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Artillery [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Army Pay Corps [3]

Service

British Army [865] Royal Navy [56] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

R [1055]

Contribution

Military Service [1046] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Richard Henry Rothwell

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 203723 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 11499 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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John Henry Rothwell

Born 1881

Died 1921

British Army 4318 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion.

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Alfred George Rothwell

Born 1886

Died 1943

Royal Navy 359847 Domestic (under 18) H.M.S. Duke of Wellington I

British Army Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army L/7830 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Reginald Fleetwood Rothwell

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4434 Rifleman London Regiment 16th Battalion London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd Battalion attached London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)

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Stanley Rothwell

Born 1883

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35918

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Gerald Holt Rothwell

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army R9693 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 8th Battalion

British Army R9693 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 8th Battalion

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Alexander John Rothwell

Born 1882

British Army 926 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 926 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Henry Rothwell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142789

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Arthur Fred Rothwell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42653

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Herbert S Rothwell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148479

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George Rothwell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135386

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Francis Rothwell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123814

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Alfred Rothwell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 17474 Private Manchester Regiment

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George A Rothwell

Died 1917

British Army T457 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 446120 Sapper Royal Engineers 121st Field Coy

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Greenwood Rothwell

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 26949 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 39828 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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William Rothwell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 46533 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 114211 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 49077 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Lincoln Rothwell

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12499 Serjeant Royal Air Force

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Stanley Rothwell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102463

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David Rothwell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44553

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James Knowles Rothwell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37641

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