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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [6]

Salford, Lancashire [6]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Warrington, Lancashire [4]

Albany Western Australia [3]

Altrincham, Cheshire [3]

Caulfield Victoria [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bombala New South Wales [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Hawkesdale Victoria [2]

Kimbolton, Hereford [2]

Manchester [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stockport England [2]

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England [2]

32 Queen Street, Irlams o’th’Height, Pendleton, Salford, Lancs. [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Atherton, Lancashire, England [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Barrow In Furness England [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Bexleyheath, Kent [1]

Bimbala New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton [1]

Bombay [1]

Bowral New South Wales [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgetown Western Australia [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brooklands Cheshire [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Brunswick Western Australia [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cheltenham Victoria [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chicago, Illinois [1]

Rank

Private [761]

Gunner [94]

Serjeant [48]

Driver [47]

Corporal [42]

Sapper [39]

Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Captain [18]

Acting Corporal [12]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Major [7]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Guardsman [2]

Inspector of Police [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Quartermaster Captain [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

AM1 Fitter Aero Engines [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Transport Serjeant [1]

CQMS [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98]

Labour Corps [89]

Manchester Regiment [89]

Royal Engineers [78]

Lancashire Fusiliers [75]

Cheshire Regiment [64]

Army Service Corps [58]

Royal Army Medical Corps [58]

Liverpool Regiment [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [51]

South Lancashire Regiment [49]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [46]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

East Lancashire Regiment [37]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26]

Royal Defence Corps [20]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Army Cyclist Corps [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

London Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Military Foot Police [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1144]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78]

Royal Navy [64]

Australian Imperial Force [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

W [1400]

E [6]

B [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1384]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Bolton, Lancashire [6] Salford, Lancashire [6] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Warrington, Lancashire [4] Albany Western Australia [3] Altrincham, Cheshire [3] Caulfield Victoria [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bombala New South Wales [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Hawkesdale Victoria [2] Kimbolton, Hereford [2] Manchester [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stockport England [2] Tyldesley, Lancashire, England [2] 32 Queen Street, Irlams o’th’Height, Pendleton, Salford, Lancs. [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Atherton, Lancashire, England [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Barrow In Furness England [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Bexleyheath, Kent [1] Bimbala New South Wales [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton [1] Bombay [1] Bowral New South Wales [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridgetown Western Australia [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brooklands Cheshire [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Brunswick Western Australia [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cheltenham Victoria [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chicago, Illinois [1]

Rank

Private [761] Gunner [94] Serjeant [48] Driver [47] Corporal [42] Sapper [39] Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [21] Captain [18] Acting Corporal [12] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Major [7] Bombardier [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Sister [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Guardsman [2] Inspector of Police [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Quartermaster Captain [2] Serjeant Major [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] AM1 Fitter Aero Engines [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier Transport Serjeant [1] CQMS [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98] Labour Corps [89] Manchester Regiment [89] Royal Engineers [78] Lancashire Fusiliers [75] Cheshire Regiment [64] Army Service Corps [58] Royal Army Medical Corps [58] Liverpool Regiment [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [51] South Lancashire Regiment [49] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [46] Machine Gun Corps [39] East Lancashire Regiment [37] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26] Royal Defence Corps [20] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] South Wales Borderers [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Army Cyclist Corps [14] Rifle Brigade [13] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] London Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Training Reserve Battalion [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Grenadier Guards [7] Military Foot Police [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Tank Corps [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1144] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78] Royal Navy [64] Australian Imperial Force [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

W [1400] E [6] B [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1384] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26] New Zealand [1]

Henry Heap Warburton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5018 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 7th Battalion attached 48th Company Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Warburton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 30094 Lance Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 4th. Battalion

British Army 30094 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Warburton

Died 1918

British Army 18261 Lance Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 18261 Lance Corporal Army Cyclist Corps XIX

British Army 203 West Lancashire Divisional Cycling Company

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Arthur Warburton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 25254 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 10th. Battalion

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Harry Warburton

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 52059 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Herbert Warburton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 251963 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/6th Battalion.

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George Warburton

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army M2/193696 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/193696 Private Army Service Corps 402nd M.T. Company, attd. Siege Park, Canadian Corps

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John Thomas Warburton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 23986 Private Cheshire Regiment 53rd Battalion

British Army TR4/23986 Private Cheshire Regiment 53rd 'Young Soldiers' Battalion

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George Augustus Lowe Warburton

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 471360 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant 50 Training Squadron, Royal Flying Corps

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Lionel Robson Warburton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 24439 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur John Egerton Warburton

Died 1917

British Army 2135 Private London Regiment

British Army 650435 Private London Regiment

British Army 650435 Rifleman 1st Surrey Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Sydney Albert Warburton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116295

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Albert Warburton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88837

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Walter Warburton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64256

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Arthur Wright Warburton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95609

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William Warburton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124291

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George A Warburton

Born 1882

British Army 150088 Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army WR/287080 Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 150088 Private Army Reserve

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Charles Warburton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3828

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Edward Warburton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303783

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Benjamin Arthur Warburton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32470

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