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Rochdale, Lancashire [4]

Dinton, Buckinghamshire [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Howard Queensland [2]

Korumburra Victoria [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middleton, Lancashire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Rochdale England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Thornaby-On-Tees, Yorks [2]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Amherst Victoria [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boston Stump, Lincolnshire [1]

Broughton Lancashire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshie [1]

Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Dogdyke, Lincolnshire [1]

Elland, Yorkshire [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Fordham, Newmarket [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Halifax England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

Hardingstone, Northamptonshire [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Haslingdon, Lancashire [1]

Heywood England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Kempston, Bedfordshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lincoln [1]

Little Houghton, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [488]

Gunner [46]

Driver [33]

Corporal [31]

Lieutenant [23]

Sapper [22]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Captain [17]

Serjeant [16]

Lance Corporal [14]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Worker [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Admiral [1]

Cadet [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Pte. [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain /Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [67]

Army Service Corps [55]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Lancashire Fusiliers [51]

Manchester Regiment [45]

Royal Engineers [42]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Lincolnshire Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Border Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Service

British Army [713]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Royal Navy [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [877]

Contribution

Military Service [866]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Place of birth

Rochdale, Lancashire [4] Dinton, Buckinghamshire [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Howard Queensland [2] Korumburra Victoria [2] Manchester [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middleton, Lancashire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Rochdale England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Thornaby-On-Tees, Yorks [2] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Amherst Victoria [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boston Stump, Lincolnshire [1] Broughton Lancashire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshie [1] Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Dogdyke, Lincolnshire [1] Elland, Yorkshire [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Fordham, Newmarket [1] Grays, Essex [1] Halifax England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Hardingstone, Northamptonshire [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Haslingdon, Lancashire [1] Heywood England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Kempston, Bedfordshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lincoln [1] Little Houghton, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [488] Gunner [46] Driver [33] Corporal [31] Lieutenant [23] Sapper [22] Second Lieutenant [20] Captain [17] Serjeant [16] Lance Corporal [14] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Major [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Worker [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Admiral [1] Cadet [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Pte. [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain /Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [67] Army Service Corps [55] Royal Field Artillery [53] Lancashire Fusiliers [51] Manchester Regiment [45] Royal Engineers [42] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32] Machine Gun Corps [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Lincolnshire Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] East Lancashire Regiment [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] London Regiment [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] West Riding Regiment [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Border Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Essex Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Tank Corps [4]

Service

British Army [713] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Royal Navy [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Australian Imperial Force [23] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [877]

Contribution

Military Service [866] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Enos Bottomley Whitworth

Born 1876

Died 1938

British Army DM2-208528 Private Army Service Corps 18th Divisional Mechanical Transport Company

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John Haworth Whitworth

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Cadet Manchester University Officer Training Corps

British Army Major Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Alfred Joseph Whitworth

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army G/9804 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Harry Whitworth

Born 1897

British Army 18237 Pte. Lancashire Fusiliers 2/5th

British Army 18237 Pte. Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd

British Army 18237 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 10th

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Herbert William Whitworth

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 23236 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 23236 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2540 Private London Regiment 1/24th Battalion

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Reginald James Whitworth

Born 1891

Died 1979

British Army T4/038053 Driver Army Service Corps (H.T.) att. 1/3rd Lowland Field Ambulance

British Army T4/038053 Driver Army Service Corps 174th Company (Horse Transport)

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James Whitworth

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 59898 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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James Melville Whitworth

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry attached Essex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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Bertram Allen Whitworth

Born 1897

Died 1960

British Army 185307 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Stanley Whitworth

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Samuel Whitworth

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 3557 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Whitworth

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy M11785 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS INVINCIBLE

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Joseph Whitworth

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 31309 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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William Richard Whitworth

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 102943 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 102943 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 25th Battery, 35th Brigade

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Fred Whitworth

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35949

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Ernest Whitworth

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279153

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Harry Whitworth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33606

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Charles Whitworth

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301349

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John Whitworth

Died 1915

British Army 9403 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Arthur George Richard Whitworth

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 6633 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Regiment 24th battalion, northumberland Battalion

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