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Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Manchester England [5]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Ramsbottom, Lancashire [2]

20 Belgrave St, Witton, Blackburn, Lancs [1]

Astley, Lancashire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bury England [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chichester, Sussex, England [1]

Chorlton, Lancs [1]

Dronfield, Derbyshire [1]

Everton Victoria [1]

Farnworth, Bolton [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Goodshaw, Crawshawbooth, Lancashire [1]

Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Howlong New South Wales [1]

Leigh, Lancashire, England. [1]

Longridge, Lancashire [1]

Manchester [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Oldham England [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [1]

Ripon, Yorkshire [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Stockport [1]

Tottington, Bury, Lancashire [1]

West Maitland New South Wales [1]

Westleigh Leigh Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [264]

Corporal [32]

Gunner [32]

Sapper [18]

Driver [15]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Fitter [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37]

Lancashire Fusiliers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Manchester Regiment [34]

Royal Engineers [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [16]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment Depot [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [377]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [467]

Contribution

Military Service [462]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Manchester England [5] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Ramsbottom, Lancashire [2] 20 Belgrave St, Witton, Blackburn, Lancs [1] Astley, Lancashire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bury England [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chichester, Sussex, England [1] Chorlton, Lancs [1] Dronfield, Derbyshire [1] Everton Victoria [1] Farnworth, Bolton [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Goodshaw, Crawshawbooth, Lancashire [1] Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Howlong New South Wales [1] Leigh, Lancashire, England. [1] Longridge, Lancashire [1] Manchester [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Oldham England [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire [1] Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [1] Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire, England [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Stockport [1] Tottington, Bury, Lancashire [1] West Maitland New South Wales [1] Westleigh Leigh Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [264] Corporal [32] Gunner [32] Sapper [18] Driver [15] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [3] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Fitter [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37] Lancashire Fusiliers [36] Royal Field Artillery [35] Manchester Regiment [34] Royal Engineers [25] East Lancashire Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [16] Liverpool Regiment [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment Depot [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [377] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [467]

Contribution

Military Service [462] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Fred Wolstenholme

Born 1884

Died 1977

British Army 7847 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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William Wolstenholme

Born 1886

Died 1957

British Army 7732 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 7732 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 7732 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Robert Wolstenholme

Born 1889

Died 1968

British Army 8540 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Skaife Wolstenholme

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army Corporal Prince of Wales' Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion

British Army Private Prince of Wales' Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 3rd Volunteer Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) 4th Lancashire (Heavy Artillery)

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Herbert Wolstenholme

Born 1892

Died 1973

British Army 2101 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 236063 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Private

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Willis Wolstenholme

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 15880 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 15880 Sergeant Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 12th Battalion

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James Edward Wolstenholme

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9433 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd. Battalion

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William Wolstenholme

Born 1882

British Army 035217 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 035217 Private Army Ordnance Corps 63 Company

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Albert Wolstenholme

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121967

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Leonard Wolstenholme

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119839

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Arthur Wolstenholme

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82588

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James Wolstenholme

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302095

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Granville Wolstenholme

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32912

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Joseph Wolstenholme

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298324

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Herbert Wolstenholme

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20960

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Lewis Wolstenholme

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141812

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William Eguth Wolstenholme

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196229

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George Mellor Wolstenholme

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

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John Alfred Wolstenholme

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40765

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Bold Wolstenholme

Born 1897

Died 1940

British Army 218569 Private Labour Corps

British Army 2786 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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