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Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Blackburn [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Glossop, Derbyshire [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

Sale, Cheshire [2]

Sleaford, Lincolnshire [2]

Walkden, Lancashire [2]

Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Barhead, Renfrewshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol. [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bury [1]

Cheadle, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Claythorpe England [1]

Farnworth Lancashire [1]

Federated Malay States [1]

Grimsby England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Holborn, London, Middlesex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leyland, Lancashire [1]

Leyland, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Lincoln [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middleton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [331]

Gunner [38]

Serjeant [24]

Sapper [22]

Corporal [20]

Driver [15]

Lance Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver and Shoeing Smith [1]

Engineman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant and Mechanic [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49]

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Manchester Regiment [44]

Labour Corps [42]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Army Service Corps [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Service

British Army [490]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Royal Navy [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [591]

D [1]

K [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [583]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [5] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Blackburn [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Glossop, Derbyshire [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Sale Victoria [2] Sale, Cheshire [2] Sleaford, Lincolnshire [2] Walkden, Lancashire [2] Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Barhead, Renfrewshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol. [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bury [1] Cheadle, Chester, Cheshire [1] Claythorpe England [1] Farnworth Lancashire [1] Federated Malay States [1] Grimsby England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Holborn, London [1] Holborn, London, Middlesex [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Leyland, Lancashire [1] Leyland, Preston, Lancashire [1] Lincoln [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middleton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [331] Gunner [38] Serjeant [24] Sapper [22] Corporal [20] Driver [15] Lance Corporal [11] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Bombardier [5] Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver and Shoeing Smith [1] Engineman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant and Mechanic [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49] Royal Field Artillery [46] Manchester Regiment [44] Labour Corps [42] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Cheshire Regiment [26] Liverpool Regiment [23] Army Service Corps [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Pay Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Service

British Army [490] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Royal Navy [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [591] D [1] K [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [583] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Malaysia [1]

Ernest Thornley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261060

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Henry Thornley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 26642 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 26642 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Harry Thornley

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 33703 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert Thornley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 19188 Private Border Regiment

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Newall Thornley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 205073 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 205073 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Fred Thornley

Died 1917

British Army 53421 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Richard Thornley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army C/6924 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert Thornley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 112738 Private Tank Corps

British Army 112738 Gunner Tank Corps

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William Thornley

Died 1917

British Army 88952 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 88952 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur Thornley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 35627 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Thornley

Died 1916

British Army 12332 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harold Thornley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3187 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266112 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266112 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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George Albert Thornley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 39335 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Willacy Thornley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 40522 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Thornley

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 30266 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Herbert Thornley

Died 1917

British Army 31381 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Thornley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15548 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William J. A. Thornley

Died 1916

British Army 9511 Acting Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 9511 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 9511 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Thornley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 14424 Private Coldstream Guards

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James Thornley

Died 1916

British Army 20507 Private Welsh Regiment

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