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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]

Arthur Stanley Warburton

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 6994 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 202572 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harry Warburton

Died 1917

British Army 202636 Private Manchester Regiment

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Tom Warburton

Died 1917

British Army 200742 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas William Warburton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 42269 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 36468 Private Labour Corps

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John James Warburton

Died 1917

British Army 102233 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John James Warburton

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2580 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Warburton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 39092 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 214670 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 112353 Private Machine Gun Corps

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James Warburton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 33366 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 33366 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Thomas Warburton

Died 1917

British Army 46637 Private Manchester Regiment

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Richard H Warburton

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 28888 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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James Warburton

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 4318 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 291520 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Sydney Warburton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 36488 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 36488 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Allan Warburton

British Army 74610 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 74610 Private Royal Field Artillery 110 Battery

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William Warburton

Died 1917

British Army 202752 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Warburton

Died 1916

British Army 15682 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Warburton

Died 1917

British Army 20395 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Warburton

Died 1916

British Army 6110 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 1938 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Samuel Warburton

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 204143 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 204143 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Joseph Warburton

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army M2/193659 Private Army Service Corps

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John Warburton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 200112 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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