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Devonport Tasmania [3]

Ormskirk [2]

Railton Tasmania [2]

Atherton [1]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man [1]

Eccleston, Prescot, Lancashire [1]

Garston, Liverpool [1]

Lathom, Lancashire [1]

Latrobe Tasmania [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Nelligen New South Wales [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

St Helens England [1]

St Helens, Lancashire [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

Upholland Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Upholland, Wigan, Lancs [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [75]

Corporal [8]

Gunner [7]

Sapper [6]

Driver [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Craftsman 1st Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Farrier [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Cheshire Regiment Depot [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers Field Company [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [1]

Royal Signals [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

South Wales Borderers TF [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [115]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Royal Navy [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [135]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [134]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [136] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport Tasmania [3] Ormskirk [2] Railton Tasmania [2] Atherton [1] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Douglas, Isle of Man [1] Eccleston, Prescot, Lancashire [1] Garston, Liverpool [1] Lathom, Lancashire [1] Latrobe Tasmania [1] Liverpool England [1] Nelligen New South Wales [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] St Helens England [1] St Helens, Lancashire [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Upholland Wigan, Lancashire [1] Upholland, Wigan, Lancs [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [75] Corporal [8] Gunner [7] Sapper [6] Driver [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Craftsman 1st Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Farrier [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

South Lancashire Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Cheshire Regiment Depot [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Military Mounted Police [1] North Lancashire Regiment [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers Field Company [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marines Medical Unit [1] Royal Signals [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1] South Wales Borderers [1] South Wales Borderers TF [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [115] Australian Imperial Force [10] Royal Navy [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [135] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [134] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William Roughley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 17943 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 17943 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 18th Battalion

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William Roughley

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 25065 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Abraham Roughley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 2732 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 308292 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

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William Roughley

Born 1882

British Army 7326 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Henry Roughley

Born 1885

British Army 93088 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 2nd Battery

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William Pugh Roughley

Born 1894

Died 1965

British Army 1751 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Roughley

Born 1876

British Army 7063 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 426307 Sapper Royal Engineers 422 Field Company

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William Ewart Roughley

Born 1898

Died 1958

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217499 Air Craftsman 1st Class

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John Roughley

Died 1917

British Army 32154 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Alan Roughley

Born 1890

Died 1957

British Army Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Henry Roughley

Died 1918

British Army 1966 Private North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240393 Private North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240393 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Roughley

Died 1918

British Army 65055 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 16052 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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John Roughley

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 3175 Private Welsh Guards

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Thomas Roughley

Died 1916

British Army 20887 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 20887 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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George Asher Roughley

Australian Imperial Force 982

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John Roughley

Born 1890

Died 1946

British Army 12752 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 47366 Private Royal Defence Corps

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William Roughley

British Army 10974 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John William Roughley

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 14830 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Gilbert Roughley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1548 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Peter Roughley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 7090 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 7090 Corporal Royal Engineers

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