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Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

16 Leigh Street, Westhoughton, Lancashire [1]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1]

Blackburn [1]

Brierfield, Lancashire [1]

Brierfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Padiham, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale [1]

Tyldesley, Lancashire [1]

Walsden, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [135]

Gunner [13]

Driver [11]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Commander Engineer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Senior Reserve Attendant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Labour Corps [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [187]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [224]

Contribution

Military Service [221]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [224] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [6] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] 16 Leigh Street, Westhoughton, Lancashire [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Blackburn [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Brierfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Padiham, Lancashire [1] Rochdale [1] Tyldesley, Lancashire [1] Walsden, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [135] Gunner [13] Driver [11] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Commander Engineer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Senior Reserve Attendant [1] Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [26] Labour Corps [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [8] Army Service Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Cheshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Border Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [187] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [224]

Contribution

Military Service [221] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

John Starkie

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army T/16298 Driver Army Service Corps

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George William Starkie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 38692 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 9 Battalion

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Beanland Kay Starkie

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301050

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Benjamin Louis Starkie

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20505

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William Starkie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114477

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Piers Cecil Le Gendre Starkie

Born 1882

Died 1947

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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John James Starkie

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106533

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Herbert Starkie

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264482

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William Starkie

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22528

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Leonard Starkie

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 24246 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harry Starkie

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/10506 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Starkie

Died 1916

British Army 1840 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Fred Starkie

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 6540 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Charles William Starkie

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 61814 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Earl Starkie

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 24262 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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John Starkie

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 12071 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Frederic John Starkie

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 81776 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George William Starkie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 7907 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 26041 Private Grenadier Guards

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John W. Starkie

Died 1915

British Army S/18049 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Richard G. Starkie

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 701178 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 701178 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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