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Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Darwen, Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lancashire [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

5 Miller Street, Newcastle under Lyme [1]

Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1]

Addington, Surrey [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Bandon [1]

Bickerstaff, Lancashire [1]

Biddulph, Staffordshire [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blackrod, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradford, England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford, Monmouthshire [1]

Brierfield, Lancashire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

British Columbia, Nelson [1]

Bulwell,Notts [1]

Bundarra New South Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Claremont Western Australia [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Darwin, Lancashire [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Everton, Liverpool [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Hemmant Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [581]

Gunner [82]

Driver [52]

Corporal [32]

Serjeant [32]

Sapper [30]

Lance Corporal [17]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Bombardier [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Captain [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Forewoman [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Senior Reserve Attendant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Air Mechanic 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Hon Cpt [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer Corporal [1]

Priva [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Bombardier [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [103]

Labour Corps [91]

Royal Engineers [61]

East Lancashire Regiment [54]

Army Service Corps [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [42]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Cheshire Regiment [39]

Lancashire Fusiliers [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

South Lancashire Regiment [20]

Border Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [5]

Tank Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Service

British Army [867]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1055]

D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1035]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Darwen, Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire, England [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Lancashire [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] 5 Miller Street, Newcastle under Lyme [1] Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1] Addington, Surrey [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Bandon [1] Bickerstaff, Lancashire [1] Biddulph, Staffordshire [1] Blackburn [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blackrod, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford, England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford, Monmouthshire [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] British Columbia, Nelson [1] Bulwell,Notts [1] Bundarra New South Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Claremont Western Australia [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Darwin, Lancashire [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Everton, Liverpool [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Hemmant Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [581] Gunner [82] Driver [52] Corporal [32] Serjeant [32] Sapper [30] Lance Corporal [17] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [13] Bombardier [11] Acting Corporal [10] Captain [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Major [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Forewoman [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Senior Reserve Attendant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Air Mechanic 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Canteen Worker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Hon Cpt [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer Corporal [1] Priva [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Bombardier [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [103] Labour Corps [91] Royal Engineers [61] East Lancashire Regiment [54] Army Service Corps [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [42] Liverpool Regiment [40] Cheshire Regiment [39] Lancashire Fusiliers [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Manchester Regiment [31] Royal Lancaster Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [22] South Lancashire Regiment [20] Border Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Welsh Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] West Riding Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Essex Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [5] Tank Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Connaught Rangers [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Pay Corps [3]

Service

British Army [867] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1055] D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1035] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Douglas Rowley Whalley

Born 1899

Died 1980

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104613 57 Training Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104613 Air Mechanic 1 48 TDS

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Thomas Barter Whalley

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 36611 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 38247 Private Labour Corps

British Army 36611 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Whalley

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 15056 Guardsman Grenadier Guards Reserves

British Army 15056 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 15056 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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John Henry Whalley

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 8551 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 23203 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Edward Arthur Whalley

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army WR/305015 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Harold Whalley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 40603 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 40603 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 3435 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Augustine Whalley

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 4935 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26383 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4935 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 61st Company

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James Rainforth Whalley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198985

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John Edward Whalley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141507

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Thomas Whalley

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283687

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William Cartwright Whalley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293471

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Walter Whalley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107023

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Francis Henry Whalley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50303

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William Richard Whalley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32588

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James Whalley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24922

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John Henry Whalley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71773

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George Edward Whalley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64624

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George Whalley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83333

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Samuel Whalley

Born 1899

Died 1974

British Army GS/81614 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Leonard Whalley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 19145 Private Acting Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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