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Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Aintree, Lancashire, England [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Bolton Lancs [1]

Broadwater Victoria [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Grimsargh, Lancashire, England [1]

Kendal, Westmorland [1]

Kendale, Westmorland [1]

Kirkham Lancashire England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Port Fairy Victoria [1]

Preston, Lancs. [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [126]

Gunner [17]

Driver [15]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Driver /Acting Corporal [1]

Driver/Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Border Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Scots [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

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

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Green Howards [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Dragoon Guards [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [208]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [8]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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S [249]

Contribution

Military Service [245]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [249] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Aintree, Lancashire, England [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Bolton Lancs [1] Broadwater Victoria [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Grimsargh, Lancashire, England [1] Kendal, Westmorland [1] Kendale, Westmorland [1] Kirkham Lancashire England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Port Fairy Victoria [1] Preston, Lancs. [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [126] Gunner [17] Driver [15] Corporal [13] Serjeant [11] Acting Corporal [9] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Driver /Acting Corporal [1] Driver/Acting Lance Corporal [1] Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Corporal [1] Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [23] Liverpool Regiment [23] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] East Lancashire Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Labour Corps [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Border Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Scots [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Scottish Rifles [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Green Howards [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hussars [1] King's Dragoon Guards [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [208] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [8] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [249]

Contribution

Military Service [245] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

George Swarbrick

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41544

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Walter Swarbrick

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50008 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 58163 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Richard Swarbrick

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 45904 Private South Wales Borderers

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Harry Swarbrick

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 9961 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 9961 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Charles Alfred Swarbrick

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 193167

Canadian Expeditionary Force 193167 Private Canadian Infantry

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Tom Swarbrick

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112059

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William Swarbrick

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 79776 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 79776 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Swarbrick

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 28481 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Swarbrick

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 63259 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Henry Swarbrick

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3735 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Swarbrick

Died 1916

British Army 5024 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201694 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201694 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Harold Swarbrick

Died 1918

British Army 37802 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James W Swarbrick

Died 1918

British Army 201122 Private Tank Corps

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Joseph Swarbrick

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 75251 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Henry Swarbrick

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 277551 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frederick Swarbrick

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 12874 Private Scots Guards

British Army 12874 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

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William A Swarbrick

Died 1920

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

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Richard Swarbrick

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295973

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James Swarbrick

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156958

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William Swarbrick

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144014

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