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Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Darwen England [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Ashby-De-La-Zouch England [1]

Bangalow New South Wales [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Burnley [1]

Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Darwen, Lancashire, England [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Launceston, Tasmania. [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Rishton, Lancashire, England [1]

Tumut New South Wales [1]

Walkden, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [137]

Driver [13]

Gunner [12]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Farrier Serjeant Major [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker R.A.N. [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

East Lancashire Regiment [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

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

Lancashire Hussars [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Africa Supply Corps [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Infantry Battalion Canadian Force [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

Service

British Army [207]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Royal Navy [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [252]

Contribution

Military Service [246]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Darwen England [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Ashby-De-La-Zouch England [1] Bangalow New South Wales [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Burnley [1] Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Darwen, Lancashire, England [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Launceston, Tasmania. [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Rishton, Lancashire, England [1] Tumut New South Wales [1] Walkden, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [137] Driver [13] Gunner [12] Serjeant [9] Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Farrier Serjeant Major [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker R.A.N. [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [20] East Lancashire Regiment [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Cheshire Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [14] Army Service Corps [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Lancashire Hussars [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Attached Royal Field Artillery [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Africa Supply Corps [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Infantry Battalion Canadian Force [1] Irish Guards [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

Service

British Army [207] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Australian Imperial Force [9] Royal Navy [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [252]

Contribution

Military Service [246] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Harry Walkden

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189697

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John Henry Walkden

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287105

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Arthur Chamberlain Walkden

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion

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John William Walkden

Born 1864

Died 1918

British Army 17260 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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John Walkden

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3233

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John Walkden

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 50286 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 20th Battalion

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William Thomas Walkden

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406677

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Thomas Walkden

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109929

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Wilfred Walkden

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53138

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Robert Walkden

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 129442 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harold Gordon Walkden

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2294 Leading Stoker R.A.N. Royal Australian Navy H.M. S/M. "L10."

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Hugh Cunliffe Walkden

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81024

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Albert Walkden

Died 1918

British Army 75305 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Walter Cecil Walkden

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1502 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 15590 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 244190 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Jonathan Walkden

Died 1916

British Army 14120 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Walkden

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 24506 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Walkden

Died 1916

British Army 18243 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18243 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Albert Walkden

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 8187 Private Irish Guards

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Alfred Walkden

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3699 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3699 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Walkden

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 31769 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 31769 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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