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Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [3]

Garstang, Lancashire [3]

Hampton Hill, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Dunscar Bolton Lancashire [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Nottingham [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sassafras Tasmania [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Singleton New South Wales [2]

Southall, Middlesex [2]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2]

Windsor New South Wales [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Avening, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Avening, Worcestershire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belgravia, London [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blackwall New South Wales [1]

Blandford New South Wales [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Carshalton [1]

Rank

Private [664]

Gunner [79]

Driver [69]

Corporal [58]

Serjeant [47]

Sapper [30]

Lance Corporal [27]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [12]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier Artillery Clerk /Acting Serjeant /Artillery Clerk [1]

Bombardier Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Filter [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [99]

Labour Corps [79]

Royal Engineers [75]

Army Service Corps [61]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

East Lancashire Regiment [38]

Manchester Regiment [36]

Liverpool Regiment [35]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [34]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [29]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

London Regiment [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

West Riding Regiment [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Border Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Royal Irish Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Service

British Army [1023]

Royal Navy [89]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [54]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

S [1330]

C [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1299]

Merchant Navy [26]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Coonabarabran New South Wales [3] Garstang, Lancashire [3] Hampton Hill, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Dunscar Bolton Lancashire [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Liverpool [2] Nottingham [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Sassafras Tasmania [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Singleton New South Wales [2] Southall, Middlesex [2] Stamford, Lincolnshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2] Windsor New South Wales [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Avening, Gloucestershire, England [1] Avening, Worcestershire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belgravia, London [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blackwall New South Wales [1] Blandford New South Wales [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Carshalton [1]

Rank

Private [664] Gunner [79] Driver [69] Corporal [58] Serjeant [47] Sapper [30] Lance Corporal [27] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [12] Staff Serjeant [8] Bombardier [7] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier Artillery Clerk /Acting Serjeant /Artillery Clerk [1] Bombardier Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Filter [1] Hon Capt [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [99] Labour Corps [79] Royal Engineers [75] Army Service Corps [61] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] East Lancashire Regiment [38] Manchester Regiment [36] Liverpool Regiment [35] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [34] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Royal Lancaster Regiment [29] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24] Cheshire Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [22] London Regiment [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] West Riding Regiment [20] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Border Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Defence Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Royal Irish Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Scots Guards [6]

Service

British Army [1023] Royal Navy [89] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Canadian Expeditionary Force [54] Australian Imperial Force [52] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

S [1330] C [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1299] Merchant Navy [26] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Ireland [1]

Harry Singleton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 45028 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edward Marshall Singleton

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 209192 Driver Royal Engineers 1st Field Squadron

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Frank Singleton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 331065 Private Royal Scots

British Army 2998 Notts and Derbys Regiment

British Army 331065 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment ) 8th Battalion

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Mark Basil Singleton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army R4314 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/4314 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Singleton

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7556 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 7556 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harold Frederick Singleton

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 7/2374 Private Hampshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 306037 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion

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Frank Whiteley Singleton

Born 1898

Died 1981

British Army 204558 Private West Riding Regiment

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James Singleton

Died 1915

British Army 10135 Private Scots Guards

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John Singleton

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 476023

Canadian Expeditionary Force 476023 Staff Sergeant Canadian Ordnance Corps

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John Singleton

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 55415 Private Cheshire Regiment 53rd

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David Singleton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299937

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Mark Rodney Singleton

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Lewin Singleton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119376

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Charles Singleton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147245

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William James Singleton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Henry Singleton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286595

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James Singleton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army TR4/38835 Private Training reserve 66th

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William James Singleton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5047 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Arthur Singleton

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278938

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Wilfred Singleton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70845

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