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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [4]

Blackpool, Lancashire [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Wesham, Lancashire, England [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Lancaster, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melton Victoria [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Astley, Lancashire, England [1]

Auckland [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, County Antrim Northern [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Belfast, Ireland [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Billericay England [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Blue Spur [1]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England [1]

County Limerick [1]

Dean, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Formby, Lancashire, England [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Glenamore, Armagh [1]

Kirkham, Lancashire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Lancaster [1]

Leyland England [1]

Leyland, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Lytham, Lancashire [1]

Mains, Dundee [1]

Manchester [1]

Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [304]

Gunner [34]

Corporal [26]

Driver [26]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

VAD [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Fusilier [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Nurse and Sister in Charge [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Sub Lieutenant RNVR - Observer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [36]

Royal Engineers [32]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [30]

Labour Corps [28]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Irish Rifles [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Scots Guards [5]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4]

North Irish Horse [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [463]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [45]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [634]

Contribution

Military Service [613]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Ireland [2]

New Zealand [1]

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People [634] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Fleetwood, Lancashire [4] Blackpool, Lancashire [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Wesham, Lancashire, England [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Colne, Lancashire [2] Lancashire [2] Lancaster, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melton Victoria [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Astley, Lancashire, England [1] Auckland [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, County Antrim Northern [1] Belfast, Down [1] Belfast, Ireland [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Billericay England [1] Birkenhead England [1] Blue Spur [1] Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1] Cardiff [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire, England [1] County Limerick [1] Dean, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Formby, Lancashire, England [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Glenamore, Armagh [1] Kirkham, Lancashire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Lancaster [1] Leyland England [1] Leyland, Preston, Lancashire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool England [1] Lytham, Lancashire [1] Mains, Dundee [1] Manchester [1] Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [304] Gunner [34] Corporal [26] Driver [26] Sapper [23] Serjeant [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [12] Acting Corporal [9] Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] VAD [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Fusilier [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Nurse and Sister in Charge [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Sub Lieutenant RNVR - Observer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Lancaster Regiment [36] Royal Engineers [32] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [30] Labour Corps [28] East Lancashire Regiment [22] Liverpool Regiment [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Irish Rifles [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Highland Light Infantry [13] Royal Irish Fusiliers [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Border Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Royal Scots [5] Scots Guards [5] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4] North Irish Horse [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] Hussars [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [463] Canadian Expeditionary Force [45] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [634]

Contribution

Military Service [613] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Ireland [2] New Zealand [1]

Tom Whiteside

Born 1896

Died 1985

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20685

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20685 Corporal 29 Squadron

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Edward Whiteside

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army L17231 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army

British Army 17231 Driver Royal Field Artillery B Battery, 169th Brigade

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George Henry Whiteside

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4139 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 27453 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Whiteside

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 18816 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 18816 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Fred Whiteside

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 37981 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/5th Battalion

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Thomas Whiteside

Born 1890

Died 1955

British Army 2 200001 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200001 Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion TF

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William Graham Whiteside

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3241 Corporal Australian Infantry 11th Battalion

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John Whiteside

Died 1917

British Army 19555 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 6th. Battalion

British Army 19555 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Harry Whiteside

Born 1898

British Army T/307786 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T/307786 Private Royal Army Service Corps 613 Corps. Liverpool

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William Whiteside

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army S/12381 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Whiteside

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1240 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 1240 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion

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Joseph Whiteside

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army WR/355331 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 293678 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Edwin Grainger Whiteside

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186780

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John Whiteside

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191258

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Fred Whiteside

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406618

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Allan Whiteside

Died 1917

British Army S/14007 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Percy Rowland Whiteside

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209195

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Albert Edward Whiteside

Died 1918

British Army G/22395 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Thomas Wood Whiteside

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30311

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Richard Fletcher Whiteside

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285240

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