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Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Manchester England [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Essendon Victoria [2]

Sale Cheshire [2]

Salford Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bolton England [1]

Brooklands, Sale, Cheshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chorlton-on-Midlock, Lancashire [1]

Clough Road Blackley Manchester Lancashire [1]

Crewe England [1]

Didsbury, Lancashire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Irlam [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Little Peover [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lower Peover [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moorside, Swinton, Lancashire ( now Greater Manchester) [1]

Oakfield, Hale, Cheshire [1]

Oldham [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Patricroft, Salford [1]

Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Randwick, New South Wales [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Sale [1]

Sale, Cheshire [1]

Sale, Cheshire. [1]

Rank

Private [438]

Gunner [36]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [23]

Sapper [22]

Driver [21]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Major [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Commander [2]

Guardsman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Admiral [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Observer Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Fitter [1]

Gunner Fitter [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal. [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Local and Temporary Captain [1]

Mechanic [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Shorthand Typist [1]

Signal Sgt [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [109]

Labour Corps [59]

Lancashire Fusiliers [52]

Royal Engineers [51]

Cheshire Regiment [41]

Army Service Corps [39]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

Border Regiment [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment attached Royal Scots [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [633]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Royal Navy [31]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [755]

Contribution

Military Service [735]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [8] Manchester England [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Essendon Victoria [2] Sale Cheshire [2] Salford Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Altrincham Cheshire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bolton England [1] Brooklands, Sale, Cheshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chorlton-on-Midlock, Lancashire [1] Clough Road Blackley Manchester Lancashire [1] Crewe England [1] Didsbury, Lancashire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Irlam [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Little Peover [1] Liverpool England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lower Peover [1] Manchester [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moorside, Swinton, Lancashire ( now Greater Manchester) [1] Oakfield, Hale, Cheshire [1] Oldham [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Patricroft, Salford [1] Pendleton, Lancashire [1] Randwick, New South Wales [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Sale [1] Sale, Cheshire [1] Sale, Cheshire. [1]

Rank

Private [438] Gunner [36] Serjeant [33] Corporal [23] Sapper [22] Driver [21] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [15] Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Major [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Commander [2] Guardsman [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Admiral [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Observer Officer [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Saddler [1] Fitter [1] Gunner Fitter [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal. [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Local and Temporary Captain [1] Mechanic [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Shorthand Typist [1] Signal Sgt [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [109] Labour Corps [59] Lancashire Fusiliers [52] Royal Engineers [51] Cheshire Regiment [41] Army Service Corps [39] Royal Field Artillery [37] Liverpool Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] Border Regiment [14] South Lancashire Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment attached Royal Scots [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [633] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Royal Navy [31] Australian Imperial Force [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [755]

Contribution

Military Service [735] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Australia [1]

George Royle

Born 1894

Died 1933

British Army 9014 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 9014 Signal Sgt Manchester Regiment Platoon XIV 'D" Company

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John Bedward Royle

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant and Adjutant Imperial Yeomanry 3rd battalion

Other Empire Force Gold Coast Regiment

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Jonathan Royle

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 20182 Private Border Regiment

British Army 20182 Lance Corporal Border Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal. Border Regiment. 1st Battalion

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Henry Royle

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 23909 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 8th Service Battalion

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Hugh Royle

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 35866 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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George Royle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 20772 Private Border Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Leonard Royle

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 39442 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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John Harold Royle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 11524 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion. 2nd Salford Pals.

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Joseph A Royle

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 38893 Private Border Regiment

British Army G/31598 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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Samuel Royle

Died 1918

British Army 22133 Private Border Regiment

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Frederick Royle

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 188515 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 188515 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery, 250th Brigade

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Leonard Royle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4611 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Samuel Royle

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 3897 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion.

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Charles Royle

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 11174 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Harry Royle

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2529 Private Manchester Regiment

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Arthur Clegg Fanshawe Royle

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Royle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 11691 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11691 Sergeant Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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John Royle

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135769

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James Royle

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311180

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Albert Harry Royle

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102699

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