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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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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]

George Starkie

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 23097 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 23097 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Starkie

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 13549 Private Scots Guards

British Army 2560 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Tom Starkie

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 4164 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241652 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Louis Starkie

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 31155 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Starkie

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143263

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James Starkie

Born 1892

Royal Navy 1440 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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John Starkie

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1944 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Starkie

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 62912 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Walter Starkie

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 547 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Lee Starkie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 21818 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Leonard Starkie

Died 1915

British Army 555 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert Starkie

Died 1918

British Army 34928 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Parker Starkie

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 141943 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard Starkie

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 26441 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Starkie

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 80037 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Starkie

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 14446 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Thomas Starkie

Born 1887

Died 1953

British Army 11530 Serjeant Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant and Quarter Master Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain and Quarter Master Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leonard Starkie

Born 1897

Royal Navy 19623 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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George William Starkie

Australian Imperial Force 2482

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Joseph Starkie

Born 1895

Royal Navy 730 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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