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Hyde, Cheshire [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Stalybridge, Cheshire [2]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bardsley, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Barnsley England [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Reddish, Stockport [1]

Riggs Creek Victoria [1]

Sharrow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Teralba New South Wales [1]

Tyne Dock, Durham [1]

Yorkshire [1]

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Private [156]

Gunner [15]

Driver [12]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lt [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy II [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lt [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Orderly Room Clerk [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

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Manchester Regiment [25]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Royal Engineers [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Yorkshire Dragoons [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Corps Of Dragoons [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East York [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Thunderer [1]

Headquarters attached Nigeria Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [220]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [10]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [260]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [1]

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People [267] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hyde, Cheshire [3] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Stalybridge, Cheshire [2] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bardsley, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Barnsley England [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Reddish, Stockport [1] Riggs Creek Victoria [1] Sharrow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Teralba New South Wales [1] Tyne Dock, Durham [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [156] Gunner [15] Driver [12] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy II [1] Captain [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lt [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Orderly Room Clerk [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [25] Labour Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [20] Cheshire Regiment [19] Royal Engineers [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Border Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Yorkshire Dragoons [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Corps Of Dragoons [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East York [1] Essex Regiment [1] First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Thunderer [1] Headquarters attached Nigeria Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [220] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [10] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [267]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Conscientious Objector [4] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [1]

Abraham Sidebottom

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army M2/053806 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/053806 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/053806 Private Army Service Corps 621st (Mechanical Transport) Company

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Robert Yardley Sidebottom

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Lt Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 2nd Lt Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Bttn

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Joseph William Sidebottom

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1166 Gunner Royal Field Artillery C Battery

British Army 800522 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Sidebottom

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1742 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Edward Sidebottom

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48035

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George Sidebottom

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 5654 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 5654 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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George William Sidebottom

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165932

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John C Sidebottom

Died 1915

British Army 2101 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 2101 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 2101 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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Benjamin Sidebottom

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 300061 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 300061 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frank Sidebottom

Died 1918

British Army 80334 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Sidebottom

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11472

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Ernest Sidebottom

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231912

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James Ernest Sidebottom

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72467

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Arthur Sidebottom

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 2363 Private Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 2363 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd/9th Battalion

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Roland Sidebottom

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124517

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Ernest Sidebottom

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124801

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Herbert Sidebottom

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 276523 Private Manchester Regiment

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Samuel Sidebottom

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 15407 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 15407 Acting Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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John Sidebottom

Died 1916

British Army 19634 Private South Wales Borderers

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Tom Sidebottom

Died 1919

British Army 52026 Private Manchester Regiment

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