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Ballam England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brighton Tasmania [1]

Cressy Tasmania [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deans Marsh Victoria [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Earnley, near Chichester, Sussex [1]

Fingal, Tasmania [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1]

North Shields [1]

Orford Tasmania [1]

Pettinain, Lanarkshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Steepleston, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [1]

Toronto ON [1]

Tranent, East Lothian [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Westbury Tasmania [1]

sheffield [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [15]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Gunner [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pte [1]

Quarter Master Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion [24]

12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [15]

North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [14]

12th Battalion Royal Scots [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [8]

12th Battalion [7]

12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [7]

12th Infantry Battalion [6]

12th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

12th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment 12th Battalion [5]

12th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [4]

12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

12th Officer Cadet Battalion [4]

12th Tank Battalion [4]

Army Service Corps [4]

12th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

12th Battalion Tank Corps [3]

12th Battalion, Australian Infantry [3]

12th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3]

Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

York and Lancaster 12th Battalion [3]

12th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

12th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [2]

12th Cyclist Battalion Corps [2]

12th Labour Battalion [2]

12th Royal Scots [2]

26th Division Cyclist Corps [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Imperial Army [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

109th Infantry Brigade [1]

10th Battalion Royal Scots [1]

10th General Service Reinforcements [1]

127th Battalion (12th York Rangers) [1]

12th Battalion Australian Infantry [1]

12th (Reserve) Battalion [1]

12th Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

12th Band Reserve Battalion [1]

12th Battalion (South Australia, West Australia, Tasmania) Australian Infantry [1]

12th Battalion 1st Canadian Corps [1]

12th Battalion Attached Administration Head Quarters [1]

12th Battalion Cavalry [1]

12th Battalion Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [199]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [59]

C [54]

G [25]

A [18]

H [15]

F [11]

D [10]

E [7]

M [5]

S [3]

L [2]

P [2]

R [2]

T [2]

W [2]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

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People [218] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballam England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brighton Tasmania [1] Cressy Tasmania [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deans Marsh Victoria [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Earnley, near Chichester, Sussex [1] Fingal, Tasmania [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1] North Shields [1] Orford Tasmania [1] Pettinain, Lanarkshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sheffield [1] Steepleston, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [1] Toronto ON [1] Tranent, East Lothian [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Westbury Tasmania [1] sheffield [1]

Rank

Private [155] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [17] Captain [15] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Corporal [4] Major [4] Gunner [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Pte [1] Quarter Master Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Captain [1] Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion [24] 12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [15] North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [14] 12th Battalion Royal Scots [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [8] 12th Battalion [7] 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles [7] York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [7] 12th Infantry Battalion [6] 12th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [5] 12th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment 12th Battalion [5] 12th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [4] 12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [4] 12th Officer Cadet Battalion [4] 12th Tank Battalion [4] Army Service Corps [4] 12th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] 12th Battalion Tank Corps [3] 12th Battalion, Australian Infantry [3] 12th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3] Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Scots [3] York and Lancaster 12th Battalion [3] 12th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [2] 12th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [2] 12th Cyclist Battalion Corps [2] 12th Labour Battalion [2] 12th Royal Scots [2] 26th Division Cyclist Corps [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Imperial Army [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] 109th Infantry Brigade [1] 10th Battalion Royal Scots [1] 10th General Service Reinforcements [1] 127th Battalion (12th York Rangers) [1] 12th Battalion Australian Infantry [1] 12th (Reserve) Battalion [1] 12th Australian Infantry Battalion [1] 12th Band Reserve Battalion [1] 12th Battalion (South Australia, West Australia, Tasmania) Australian Infantry [1] 12th Battalion 1st Canadian Corps [1] 12th Battalion Attached Administration Head Quarters [1] 12th Battalion Cavalry [1] 12th Battalion Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [199] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [59] C [54] G [25] A [18] H [15] F [11] D [10] E [7] M [5] S [3] L [2] P [2] R [2] T [2] W [2] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Canada [3] Australia [1]

H G Harmer

British Army Temporary Lieutenant 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles

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Ed John Cunningham

British Army 534 Private 12th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment

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Geoffrey Grimes

British Army 265053 Serjeant 12th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment

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Richard Cooke

British Army 848 Private 12th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Blake

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 12th Battalion 1st Canadian Corps

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James Aitchison

British Army 17881 Corporal 12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps

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John W Greenwood

British Army 19398 Private Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion

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Edward Gill

British Army 22762 Private South Wales Borderers 12th Battalion

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James Hardman

British Army 265111 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion

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James Brennan

British Army 17896 Private Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion

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Robert Creighton

British Army 30563 Private Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion

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Lewis Evans

British Army 19472 Private 12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps

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John Battersby

British Army 987 Private North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Robert Brierley

British Army 265866 Private 12th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Dawson

British Army 36995 Private 12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps

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Martin Brennan

British Army 265985 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion

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David O Cragg

British Army 265785 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion

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George Crook

British Army 19382 Private Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion

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Frank Cooley

British Army 17910 Private Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion

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Emmanuel Evans

British Army 32948 Private 12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps

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