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Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Birmingham [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hallifield, Yorkshire [1]

Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Kimbolton, Herefordshire [1]

Leominster, Herefordshire [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale [1]

Ryhope, Durham [1]

Saint Helen's, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shefford, Staffordshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Stone, Staffordshire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [88]

Corporal [8]

Driver [8]

Gunner [8]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Commissary [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker [1]

Surgeon [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Labour Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment attached York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Orthopaedic Unit Harvard Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hampshire [1]

Service

British Army [138]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [174]

Contribution

Military Service [172]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [174] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Birmingham [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hallifield, Yorkshire [1] Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Kimbolton, Herefordshire [1] Leominster, Herefordshire [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Rochdale [1] Ryhope, Durham [1] Saint Helen's, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shefford, Staffordshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Stone, Staffordshire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [88] Corporal [8] Driver [8] Gunner [8] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Commissary [1] Lance Corporal [1] Sister [1] Stoker [1] Surgeon [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [13] Labour Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Army Service Corps [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Liverpool Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Herefordshire Regiment [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment attached York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Orthopaedic Unit Harvard Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hampshire [1]

Service

British Army [138] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [174]

Contribution

Military Service [172] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

William Henry Withington

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 7816 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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William Henry Withington

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 17269 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Richard Withington

Born 1900

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313300 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Thomas Henry Withington

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 2414 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 235757 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Frederick Withington

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3703 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 236358 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1

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John Withington

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192559

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Edwin Withington

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297157

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James Edward Withington

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234138

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William Withington

Died 1918

British Army 201458 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Henry John Withington

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 10/2796 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 290895 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Wesley Withington

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17268 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Withington

Died 1916

British Army 15418 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15418 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Battalion

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George Withington

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 26014 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 15349 Private Leinster Regiment

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William Withington

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 97056 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 97056 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William Withington

Died 1917

British Army 43974 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Withington

Died 1915

British Army 10795 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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George Withington

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 20741 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harold Withington

Died 1918

British Army 201049 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Withington

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 32249 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Walter Withington

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131071

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