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Preston, Lancashire [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Preston [2]

Southport, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Barton, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Bedford [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Brindle, Lancashire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Crossens England [1]

Gainsborough England [1]

Guisborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Long Buckby, Northamptonshire [1]

Longton, Lancashire [1]

Lytham, Lancashire [1]

Northampton [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Preston England [1]

Priston, Lancashire [1]

Stoke Newington London [1]

Thornton, Lancashire [1]

Toxteth Park, Liverpool [1]

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Private [194]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [15]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [9]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Engineers [19]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [15]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Service

British Army [272]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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Contribution

Military Service [317]

Merchant Navy [4]

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United Kingdom [12]

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People [321] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Preston, Lancashire [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Preston [2] Southport, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Alberton South Australia [1] Barton, Preston, Lancashire [1] Bedford [1] Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Brindle, Lancashire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Crossens England [1] Gainsborough England [1] Guisborough, Lincolnshire [1] Long Buckby, Northamptonshire [1] Longton, Lancashire [1] Lytham, Lancashire [1] Northampton [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Preston England [1] Priston, Lancashire [1] Stoke Newington London [1] Thornton, Lancashire [1] Toxteth Park, Liverpool [1]

Rank

Private [194] Gunner [20] Corporal [15] Driver [12] Serjeant [12] Sapper [9] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Armourer's Crew [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32] Liverpool Regiment [23] East Lancashire Regiment [22] Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Engineers [19] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [15] Manchester Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS TIGER [1]

Service

British Army [272] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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W [321]

Contribution

Military Service [317] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Thomas Wareing

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 1720 Warrant Officer Class 2 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1720 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial)

British Army 1720 Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial)

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James Wareing

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3119 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 3119 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3119 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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James Wareing

Born 1871

British Army 10940 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Eric Neal Wareing

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/28034 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Stanley Wilfred Wareing

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 12624 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Wareing

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281172

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Thomas Wareing

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50606

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Joseph William Wareing

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56093

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George Wareing

Born 1895

Australian Imperial Force 6600 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

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Edward Wareing

Died 1916

British Army 4271 Private Manchester Regiment

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Daniel Wareing

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 34410 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 34410 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Reginald Frederick Wareing

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 33146 Private Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

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John H Wareing

Died 1918

British Army 118247 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Wareing

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10950 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Cyril Alfred Wareing

Born 1893

Died 1952

British Army 2522 / 27735 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Brookfield Wareing

Died 1917

British Army 266931 Private Liverpool Regiment 1st/7th Bn.

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Richard Waring

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10445 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10445 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Wareing

Died 1916

British Army 11928 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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James Wareing

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2368 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2368 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Richard Wareing

Died 1918

British Army 11368 Private Border Regiment

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