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Oldham, Lancashire [7]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Holbrook New South Wales [2]

Koondrook Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Burnley England [1]

Calgary [1]

Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cork [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Disley, Stockport [1]

Garland New South Wales [1]

Glossop [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Helensburgh New South Wales [1]

Hollingwood, Lancashire [1]

Kingston upon Hull [1]

Knottingley, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

Mandurama New South Wales [1]

Mansfield Nottinghamshire [1]

Mossley, Cheshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Preston [1]

Pyramid Hill Victoria [1]

Ravenswood Queensland [1]

Rishton, Lancashire [1]

Saint Nicholas Brighton, Sussex [1]

Southport, Lancashire, England [1]

St. Thomas, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Stalybridge, Cheshire [1]

Whitewell Bottom, Lancs [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

rock ferry, cheshire. [1]

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Private [287]

Gunner [17]

Sapper [17]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [15]

Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [3]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

1st Class Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Fitter [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lay Staff [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Pioneer Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Sub Major [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [51]

Labour Corps [41]

Royal Engineers [30]

Army Service Corps [28]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

West Riding Regiment [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Derby Yeomanry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Service

British Army [387]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Royal Navy [27]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

W [481]

Contribution

Military Service [477]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Oldham, Lancashire [7] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Eastleigh, Hampshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Holbrook New South Wales [2] Koondrook Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Burnley England [1] Calgary [1] Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cork [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Disley, Stockport [1] Garland New South Wales [1] Glossop [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Helensburgh New South Wales [1] Hollingwood, Lancashire [1] Kingston upon Hull [1] Knottingley, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] London [1] Mandurama New South Wales [1] Mansfield Nottinghamshire [1] Mossley, Cheshire [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Preston [1] Pyramid Hill Victoria [1] Ravenswood Queensland [1] Rishton, Lancashire [1] Saint Nicholas Brighton, Sussex [1] Southport, Lancashire, England [1] St. Thomas, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Stalybridge, Cheshire [1] Whitewell Bottom, Lancs [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] rock ferry, cheshire. [1]

Rank

Private [287] Gunner [17] Sapper [17] Corporal [16] Serjeant [16] Driver [15] Lance Corporal [12] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [3] Major [2] Pioneer [2] 1st Class Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Fitter [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lay Staff [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Pioneer Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting Sub Conductor [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Sub Major [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [51] Labour Corps [41] Royal Engineers [30] Army Service Corps [28] Liverpool Regiment [20] Royal Field Artillery [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] West Riding Regiment [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] East Lancashire Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4] Border Regiment [3] Derby Yeomanry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Lancashire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2]

Service

British Army [387] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Royal Navy [27] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

W [481]

Contribution

Military Service [477] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

James Winterbottom

Born 1868

Died 1928

British Army 3/7269 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7269 Private 3rd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur Winterbottom

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3192 Corporal 22 Squadron

British Army 3192 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3192 2nd Class Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps 22 Squadron

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George Winterbottom

Born 1896

Died 1980

British Army 31241 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Moses Winterbottom

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306398

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John Winterbottom

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119427

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Sam Winterbottom

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47462

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Robert Winterbottom

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93158

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Dudley Dickson Winterbottom

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion

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John Winterbottom

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 37177 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Roland Winterbottom

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army G/6522 Private East Kent Regiment

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James Henry Winterbottom

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20416

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Alexander Winterbottom

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2057 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 21079 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21079 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Henry Winterbottom

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 575

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Moses William Winterbottom

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200689

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Edward Winterbottom

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 7490 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd

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Vernon Edward Winterbottom

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114083

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Fred Kent Winterbottom

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30262

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Colin Frank Winterbottom

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243820

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Albert Winterbottom

Died 1918

British Army 16162 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 308176 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 308176 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Alfred Winterbottom

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 16283 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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