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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Preston, Lancashire [5]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Moree New South Wales [2]

Spalding, Lincolnshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Towcester [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ashburton [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1]

Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire [1]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England [1]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Blackbury, Lancashire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bombay [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brinscall, Lancashire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Chorley England [1]

Chorley, Lancs [1]

Church [1]

Clayton le Dale [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Derby [1]

Dewsbury England [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Eltham New South Wales [1]

Erringden, Mytholmroyd [1]

Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Farndon, Chester [1]

Farnworth Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [669]

Gunner [76]

Corporal [53]

Driver [50]

Serjeant [49]

Sapper [40]

Lance Corporal [30]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Captain [18]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Corporal [11]

Bombardier [11]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting AM I [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander RNR [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106]

Labour Corps [95]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [79]

East Lancashire Regiment [67]

Royal Engineers [57]

Army Service Corps [55]

Lancashire Fusiliers [55]

Liverpool Regiment [55]

Manchester Regiment [45]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [35]

Cheshire Regiment [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

London Regiment [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

West Riding Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Military Foot Police [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers Transport [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Service

British Army [1039]

Royal Navy [65]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1289]

Contribution

Military Service [1261]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Preston, Lancashire [5] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Moree New South Wales [2] Spalding, Lincolnshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Towcester [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ashburton [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1] Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire [1] Aston Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England [1] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackburn England [1] Blackbury, Lancashire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bombay [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brinscall, Lancashire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Chorley England [1] Chorley, Lancs [1] Church [1] Clayton le Dale [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Derby [1] Dewsbury England [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dulwich, London [1] Eltham New South Wales [1] Erringden, Mytholmroyd [1] Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Farndon, Chester [1] Farnworth Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [669] Gunner [76] Corporal [53] Driver [50] Serjeant [49] Sapper [40] Lance Corporal [30] Second Lieutenant [23] Captain [18] Lieutenant [14] Acting Corporal [11] Bombardier [11] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Major [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting AM I [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander RNR [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Fitter [1] Flight Officer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106] Labour Corps [95] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [79] East Lancashire Regiment [67] Royal Engineers [57] Army Service Corps [55] Lancashire Fusiliers [55] Liverpool Regiment [55] Manchester Regiment [45] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Lancaster Regiment [35] Cheshire Regiment [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Royal Defence Corps [18] London Regiment [16] South Lancashire Regiment [16] West Riding Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Coldstream Guards [7] Military Foot Police [7] Royal Air Force [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Engineers Transport [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Scottish Rifles [6] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Service

British Army [1039] Royal Navy [65] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59] Australian Imperial Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1289]

Contribution

Military Service [1261] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

John Walmsley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308005

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Robert Walmsley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64475

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Joseph Thomas Walmsley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234848

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Richard Walmsley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3063 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241128 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Charles Walmsley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311149

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George Walmsley

Died 1918

British Army 41169 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Harry Walmsley

Died 1917

British Army 1172 Private Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 56746 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 56746 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Thomas Walmsley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6902 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 203138 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 203138 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Stephen Walmsley

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 28953 Lance Corporal Royal Defence Corps 313th Protection Coy

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Peter Benjamin Walmsley

Born 1885

Died 1955

British Army 58873 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5677 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 49657 Private Liverpool Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Walmsley

Born 1889

Died 1922

British Army 8832 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8832 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Squire M Walmsley

Born 1896

Died 1967

British Army 106043 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Walmsley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405968

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William Edward Walmsley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30260

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Walter Arthur Walmsley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14038

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Harry Walmsley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27239

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Thomas Walmsley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54400

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Joseph Walmsley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141250

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Arthur William Walmsley

Born 1899

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2602072

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2602072 Gunner Canadian Garrison Artillery

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Harold Walmsley

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 50618 Private Border Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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