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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Geelong Victoria [6]

Wigan, Lancashire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackpool, Lancs [1]

Blackrod, Lancashire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Chorlton [1]

Deal England [1]

Egremont, Cheshire [1]

Fleet, Lancashire [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Gower, Glamorgan [1]

Hale Barns Hale Cheshire. [1]

Haydock, Lancashire, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire [1]

Llandudno, Carnarvonshire [1]

Llandudus, Carnarvonshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Northwich Cheshire [1]

Nowra New South Wales [1]

Pemberton, Lancashire [1]

Portslade, Sussex [1]

Portslade, Sussex, England [1]

Rainford, Lancashire [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Sheringa South Australia [1]

St. Helens, Lancashire [1]

Staffordshire England [1]

Standish, Lancashire [1]

Venus Bay South Australia [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Wath [1]

Rank

Private [337]

Driver [43]

Gunner [38]

Sapper [28]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [16]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Rifleman [5]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/ Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Matron [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

private [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [55]

Royal Field Artillery [48]

Lancashire Fusiliers [45]

Liverpool Regiment [44]

Royal Engineers [43]

Army Service Corps [39]

Labour Corps [36]

South Lancashire Regiment [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Border Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [516]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [624]

Contribution

Military Service [599]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Australia [1]

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People [624] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Geelong Victoria [6] Wigan, Lancashire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackpool, Lancs [1] Blackrod, Lancashire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Chorlton [1] Deal England [1] Egremont, Cheshire [1] Fleet, Lancashire [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Gower, Glamorgan [1] Hale Barns Hale Cheshire. [1] Haydock, Lancashire, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Llandudno, Caernarvonshire [1] Llandudno, Carnarvonshire [1] Llandudus, Carnarvonshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Northwich Cheshire [1] Nowra New South Wales [1] Pemberton, Lancashire [1] Portslade, Sussex [1] Portslade, Sussex, England [1] Rainford, Lancashire [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Sheringa South Australia [1] St. Helens, Lancashire [1] Staffordshire England [1] Standish, Lancashire [1] Venus Bay South Australia [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Wath [1]

Rank

Private [337] Driver [43] Gunner [38] Sapper [28] Corporal [24] Serjeant [16] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [8] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Rifleman [5] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bandsman [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/ Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Matron [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] private [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [55] Royal Field Artillery [48] Lancashire Fusiliers [45] Liverpool Regiment [44] Royal Engineers [43] Army Service Corps [39] Labour Corps [36] South Lancashire Regiment [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21] Cheshire Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Border Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Liverpool Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Connaught Rangers [2] Essex Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Herefordshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [516] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [624]

Contribution

Military Service [599] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Australia [1]

John George Winstanley

Born 1895

British Army 31186 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd

British Army 46605 private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd

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Ernest Joseph Winstanley

Died 1917

British Army 21813 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 21813 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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William Winstanley

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army R/1265 Private Royal Irish Rifles 2n Battalion.

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James Winstanley

Died 1918

British Army 42207 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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Herbert Winstanley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31329

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Alfred Winstanley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54468

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Albert Winstanley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113775

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John Frederick Winstanley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72813

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John Winstanley

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army D/16539 Private Norfolk Yeomanry 2nd/1st Battalion

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Herbert Winstanley

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 20299 Corporal Royal Defence Corps 344th Protection Company

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Ernest Winstanley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126090

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William Thomas Winstanley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13983

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William Winstanley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118950

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John William Winstanley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15400 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15400 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Samuel Winstanley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227560

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William Francis Winstanley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116218

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George Thomas Winstanley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405712

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Charles Winstanley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217722

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Albert Winstanley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30169 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Batallion

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Harry Winstanley

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 13093 Serjeant Manchester Regiment Depot

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