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Preston, Lancashire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Deptford, Kent [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Southport England [2]

Southport, Lancashire [2]

Bolton Lancs [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hampstead [1]

Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Kirkaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Lytham, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Much Hoole, Lancashire [1]

Palston, Lancashire [1]

Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Preston England [1]

Saint Mary's Preston, Lancashire [1]

Surrey England [1]

Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [189]

Gunner [31]

Driver [23]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Hand [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32]

Labour Corps [24]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

82nd Punjabis [1]

Anson Battalion Naval Brigade [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [280]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [339]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [330]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [340] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Preston, Lancashire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Deptford, Kent [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool England [2] Southport England [2] Southport, Lancashire [2] Bolton Lancs [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hampstead [1] Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Kirkaldy, Fifeshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] Lytham, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Much Hoole, Lancashire [1] Palston, Lancashire [1] Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire [1] Preston England [1] Saint Mary's Preston, Lancashire [1] Surrey England [1] Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [189] Gunner [31] Driver [23] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [8] Serjeant [8] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [2] Stoker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Hand [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32] Labour Corps [24] Liverpool Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] East Lancashire Regiment [13] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Military Foot Police [2] North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 82nd Punjabis [1] Anson Battalion Naval Brigade [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [280] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [339] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [330] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Thomas Wignall

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 165544 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 250th Siege Battery

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William Wignall

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 28592 East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8047 Lance Corporal Army Pay Corps Pay Office (Preston)

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Frederick Wignall

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army 202089 Private Border Regiment

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Frank Wignall

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101609

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James Thomason Wignall

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15417

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John Utley Wignall

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199811

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Joseph Wignall

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 58402 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 58402 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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George Wignall

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115830

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Reginald Wignall

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65171

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Richard Wignall

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105389

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Laurence Wignall

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 7719 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frederick Charles Wignall

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 315/DA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 315 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler, Falmouth III

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Harry Wignall

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1555 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery. 276th Bde

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Charles Edward Wignall

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/75144 Private Middlesex Regiment 29th Battalion

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William Wignall

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3198 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3198 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Henry R Wignall

Died 1918

British Army 20778 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John William Wignall

Born 1898

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757221

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757221 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry Wignall

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army M2/177114 Private Army Service Corps

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John Wignall

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 31324 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Matthew Wignall

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 90989 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 90989 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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