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Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Walhalla Victoria [2]

Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Atherton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Calverley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Coldstream Victoria [1]

Dambury England [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Featherston [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leigh England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

North Finchley, London [1]

Pemberton, Wigan [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1]

Stockport, Lancashire [1]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Tolga Bay [1]

Tyldesley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [150]

Gunner [20]

Sapper [12]

Corporal [11]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [10]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17]

Royal Engineers [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Auckland Regiment New Zealand Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Civilian [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Depot Manchester Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Irish Guards [1]

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

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [216]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [274]

Contribution

Military Service [268]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Walhalla Victoria [2] Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Atherton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Calverley, Yorkshire, England [1] Coldstream Victoria [1] Dambury England [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Deptford, London [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Featherston [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Lancashire [1] Leigh England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] North Finchley, London [1] Pemberton, Wigan [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1] Stockport, Lancashire [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Tolga Bay [1] Tyldesley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [150] Gunner [20] Sapper [12] Corporal [11] Serjeant [11] Driver [10] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [19] Manchester Regiment [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17] Royal Engineers [16] Army Service Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Cheshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Auckland Regiment New Zealand Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Civilian [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Depot Manchester Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [216] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [274]

Contribution

Military Service [268] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John William Speakman

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 10383 Private Border Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Edward Speakman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33937

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Hugh Speakman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284710

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Ernest Speakman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294381

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Edwin Speakman

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3694 Private London Regiment

British Army 591564 Private London Regiment

British Army 591564 Rifleman London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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Solomon Ernest Speakman

Born 1873

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Ganges

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Arthur Speakman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51935

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Robert Speakman

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 60535 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas Speakman

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army S/360777 Private Army Service Corps

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Henry Speakman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11969 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 11969 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Richard Speakman

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1117 Colour Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 265061 Colour Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 265061 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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James Speakman

Died 1916

British Army 15673 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Ernest Speakman

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 36849 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alfred Speakman

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 5394 Private London Regiment

British Army 702185 Private London Regiment

British Army 702185 Lance Corporal London Regiment

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James Millington Speakman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 24377 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th

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John Speakman

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army R/7769 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/7769 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edward Speakman

Died 1916

British Army 34677 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Alan Edwards Speakman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 765604 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Norman Hebert Speakman

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157059

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Frederick Walter Speakman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166381

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