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Norwood South Australia [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Kendal, Westmorland [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Simla [2]

Accrington, Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alveston, Lancashire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bellerive Tasmania [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chorley [1]

Earls Barton, Northamptonshire [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Esk Queensland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Labrador [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Northampton [1]

Norwood Surrey [1]

Padiham England [1]

Platt Bridge, Lancashire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Saint Saviours, Yorkshire [1]

Salford England [1]

South Dundalk [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stockport England [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [230]

Gunner [29]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [18]

Driver [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Captain [6]

Sapper [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [2]

Service

British Army [350]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

T [435]

Contribution

Military Service [424]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [435] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Norwood South Australia [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Kendal, Westmorland [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Simla [2] Accrington, Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alveston, Lancashire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bellerive Tasmania [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chorley [1] Earls Barton, Northamptonshire [1] Edmonton, London [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Esk Queensland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Labrador [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Northampton [1] Norwood Surrey [1] Padiham England [1] Platt Bridge, Lancashire [1] Poplar, London [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Saint Saviours, Yorkshire [1] Salford England [1] South Dundalk [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stockport England [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [230] Gunner [29] Corporal [25] Serjeant [18] Driver [13] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Captain [6] Sapper [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Company Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [25] Cheshire Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Liverpool Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Border Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [2]

Service

British Army [350] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

T [435]

Contribution

Military Service [424] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Charles Henry Edmond Lawrence Townley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 551395 Private London Regiment

British Army 4047 Private London Regiment

British Army 551395 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th Battalion

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Harold Townley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 620369 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 620369 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Thomas Townley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15764 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 15764 Acting Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 15764 Serjeant Royal Scots 13th Battalion

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Frederick Townley

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 59560 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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William Harvey Townley

Died 1916

British Army 14864 Private Coldstream Guards

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John Townley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284758

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Samuel Nicholas Townley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89013

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Felix Lionel Townley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 1142 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1142 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Townley

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS117242 Stoker 1st Class Hecla - Ardent

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Thomas Townley

Born 1850

Died 1916

British Army 28524 Private Army Service Corps

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Francis Dudley Townley

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army 8078 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Worthington Townley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35793

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Sidney Arthur Townley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116603

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Charles Richard Townley

Born 1849

Died 1918

British Army Brigadier General Suffolk Regiment

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John Townley

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 12365 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 3rd

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Albert Edward Townley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221979

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William Townley

Died 1916

British Army 12724 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 12724 Acting Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 12724 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Townley

Died 1917

British Army 34840 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Lawrence Townley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5252

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George Frederick Townley

Born 1891

Died 1977

British Army 200401 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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