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Horsham Victoria [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [2]

Manchester [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adlington Lancashire [1]

Akaroa [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Barton Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Benenden, Kent [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broken Hill Western Australia [1]

Burtonwood, Lancashire [1]

Chelsea, South West London [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Deane Bolton, Lancs [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Great Lever Bolton Lancashire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Haslingden England [1]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Hurst, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kent [1]

Lancashire [1]

Longley Tasmania [1]

Lowton, Lancashire [1]

Luton [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Margate Tasmania [1]

North Kensington, London [1]

Northwick, Cheshire [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Nottingham [1]

Pembroke [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Regent's Park, London [1]

Regents Park, London [1]

Sarnesfield [1]

Sedbury, Glos [1]

Rank

Private [304]

Serjeant [32]

Gunner [30]

Corporal [24]

Driver [22]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lieutenant [12]

Captain [10]

Major [9]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Canteen Worker [3]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Reverend [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier and Lance Serjeant [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal and Sapper [1]

Filter [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Q S M and Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Labour Corps [36]

Manchester Regiment [34]

Lancashire Fusiliers [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [25]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

French Red Cross [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [479]

Royal Navy [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [601]

D [2]

C [1]

N [1]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [601]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

China [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Horsham Victoria [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Bolton Lancashire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [2] Manchester [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adlington Lancashire [1] Akaroa [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Barton Manchester, Lancashire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Benenden, Kent [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill Western Australia [1] Burtonwood, Lancashire [1] Chelsea, South West London [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Deane Bolton, Lancs [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Great Lever Bolton Lancashire [1] Hackney, London [1] Haslingden England [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Hurst, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kent [1] Lancashire [1] Longley Tasmania [1] Lowton, Lancashire [1] Luton [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Margate Tasmania [1] North Kensington, London [1] Northwick, Cheshire [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Nottingham [1] Pembroke [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Regent's Park, London [1] Regents Park, London [1] Sarnesfield [1] Sedbury, Glos [1]

Rank

Private [304] Serjeant [32] Gunner [30] Corporal [24] Driver [22] Second Lieutenant [17] Lieutenant [12] Captain [10] Major [9] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [8] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Canteen Worker [3] Commander [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Reverend [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier and Lance Serjeant [1] Brevet Major [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal and Sapper [1] Filter [1] Fitter [1] Flight Officer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Q S M and Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42] Labour Corps [36] Manchester Regiment [34] Lancashire Fusiliers [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Army Service Corps [26] Royal Engineers [25] Cheshire Regiment [17] Liverpool Regiment [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] South Lancashire Regiment [14] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] French Red Cross [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [479] Royal Navy [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [601] D [2] C [1] N [1] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [601] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10] China [1] Ireland [1]

Frank Pickford Worsley

Born 1874

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Prince of Wales' Own West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Peter Worsley

Born 1892

Died 1972

British Army 149228 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR253810 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers 118th Railway Co

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Frederick Worsley

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 5674 Filter Royal Field Artillery

British Army 5674 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 5674 Fitter Royal Field Artillery

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Basil David Arthur Worsley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 12509 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 12509 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Worcestershire Regiment

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Frank Arthur Worsley

Born 1872

Died 1943

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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Richard Stanley Worsley

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army Major Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Army Service Corps

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David Inches Worsley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16282

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Thomas Worsley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190390

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Joseph Worsley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1854 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 5/1854 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 1854 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Cyril Worsley

Died 1917

British Army 1231 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army T/240190 Private East Kent Regiment 5th Battalion

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William Worsley

Died 1917

British Army 385146 Private London Regiment

British Army 385146 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3686 Rifleman London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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Elijah Worsley

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 3621 Private Manchester Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Charles James Worsley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127966

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Henry Charles Worsley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93227

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John Worsley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3228 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 49365 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Worsley

Died 1918

British Army 41968 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/7th. Battalion

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John William Worsley

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 12117 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th. Battalion

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Richard Haworth Worsley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196280

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Frank Worsley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3596

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James Arthur Worsley

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army 266175 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 205023 Serjeant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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