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Bolton Lancashire [126]

Preston [22]

Preston, Lancashire [17]

Manchester [13]

Preston Lancashire [13]

Bolton [10]

Bolton, Lancashire [10]

Liverpool [8]

Chorley, Lancashire [6]

Farnworth Lancashire [6]

Wigan, Lancashire [5]

Chorley Lancashire [4]

Liverpool Lancashire [4]

St Helens, Lancashire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Kearsley, Lancashire [3]

Salford [3]

Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [2]

Burnley [2]

Burnley Lancashire [2]

Croston, Lancashire [2]

Farnworth, Lancashire [2]

Fleetwood [2]

Hindley Lancashire [2]

Horwich Lancashire [2]

Leyland Lancashire [2]

Leyland, Lancashire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Oldham Lancashire [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Preston, Lancashire, England [2]

Preston, lancashire [2]

Preston,Lancashire. [2]

Radcliffe Lancashire [2]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [2]

Rochdale Lancashire [2]

St Annes-on-Sea, Lancs [2]

Surrey [2]

Wigan Lancashire [2]

25 Clover Street, Preston [1]

Accrington Lancashire [1]

Adlington Lancashire [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Ainsworth, Bolton Lancashire [1]

Aintree Lancashire [1]

Alfreton Derbyshire [1]

Anerley Bromley Kent [1]

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Askin, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [3216]

Corporal [177]

Serjeant [145]

Lance Corporal [91]

Acting Corporal [27]

Lieutenant [18]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [11]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Major [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Regimental Serjeant Major [4]

Sergeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Colonel [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Drummer [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lt [1]

A/Cpl [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

Act. RSM [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Apprentice [1]

Bandsman Private [1]

Captain and Honorary Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Cpl [1]

Dragoon [1]

Driver [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Pioneer Sergeant [1]

Unit

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3451]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3327]

Manchester Regiment [96]

East Lancashire Regiment [45]

North Lancashire Regiment [32]

The Queen's Regiment [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

North Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Labour Corps [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Army Cyclist Corps [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Manitoba Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Loyal North lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [6]

The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Labour Company [3]

Loyal North Lancashire [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Reg. [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

15th Punjab Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Indian Staff Corps [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. [2]

Loyal North Lancs [2]

Loyal North Lancs Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancs Regt. [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [3519]

Indian Army [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [385]

H [369]

C [307]

W [303]

S [290]

M [278]

R [183]

L [164]

G [163]

D [152]

P [143]

F [140]

T [135]

A [103]

J [88]

K [86]

E [72]

N [56]

O [31]

Y [26]

I [14]

U [13]

V [11]

Q [7]

Contribution

Military Service [3423]

Country

United Kingdom [238]

India [16]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Bolton Lancashire [126] Preston [22] Preston, Lancashire [17] Manchester [13] Preston Lancashire [13] Bolton [10] Bolton, Lancashire [10] Liverpool [8] Chorley, Lancashire [6] Farnworth Lancashire [6] Wigan, Lancashire [5] Chorley Lancashire [4] Liverpool Lancashire [4] St Helens, Lancashire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Kearsley, Lancashire [3] Salford [3] Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [2] Burnley [2] Burnley Lancashire [2] Croston, Lancashire [2] Farnworth, Lancashire [2] Fleetwood [2] Hindley Lancashire [2] Horwich Lancashire [2] Leyland Lancashire [2] Leyland, Lancashire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Oldham Lancashire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Preston, Lancashire, England [2] Preston, lancashire [2] Preston,Lancashire. [2] Radcliffe Lancashire [2] Rawtenstall, Lancs [2] Rochdale Lancashire [2] St Annes-on-Sea, Lancs [2] Surrey [2] Wigan Lancashire [2] 25 Clover Street, Preston [1] Accrington Lancashire [1] Adlington Lancashire [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Ainsworth, Bolton Lancashire [1] Aintree Lancashire [1] Alfreton Derbyshire [1] Anerley Bromley Kent [1] Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Askin, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [3216] Corporal [177] Serjeant [145] Lance Corporal [91] Acting Corporal [27] Lieutenant [18] Acting Serjeant [16] Company Serjeant Major [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [11] Lance Serjeant [10] Major [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [4] Regimental Serjeant Major [4] Sergeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Colonel [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Drummer [2] Pioneer [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lt [1] A/Cpl [1] ALIAS Private [1] Act. RSM [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Apprentice [1] Bandsman Private [1] Captain and Honorary Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Cpl [1] Dragoon [1] Driver [1] First Lieutenant [1] Honorary Major [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Pioneer Sergeant [1]

Unit

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3451] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3327] Manchester Regiment [96] East Lancashire Regiment [45] North Lancashire Regiment [32] The Queen's Regiment [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Liverpool Regiment [26] North Staffordshire Regiment [22] Labour Corps [19] South Lancashire Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [16] Army Cyclist Corps [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [10] Manitoba Regiment [10] Border Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [8] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Loyal North lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [6] The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [3] Labour Company [3] Loyal North Lancashire [3] Loyal North Lancashire Reg. [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] 15th Punjab Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Indian Staff Corps [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. [2] Loyal North Lancs [2] Loyal North Lancs Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancs Regt. [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [3519] Indian Army [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [385] H [369] C [307] W [303] S [290] M [278] R [183] L [164] G [163] D [152] P [143] F [140] T [135] A [103] J [88] K [86] E [72] N [56] O [31] Y [26] I [14] U [13] V [11] Q [7]

Contribution

Military Service [3423]

Country

United Kingdom [238] India [16] Canada [2]

James Clarke

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 17807 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17807 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17807 Private

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John James Child

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 3001 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial)

British Army 3001 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Henry Harrison

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 18190 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 18190 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter Else

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 18039 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 18039 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Don Alphonso Humberston

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 5832 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5832 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5832 Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Clarkson

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 6276 Pioneer Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6276 Pte Loyal North Lancs 1st Battalion

British Army 6276 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard Alty

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5101 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202213 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202213 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Fred Watson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 14044 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14044 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14044 Sergt Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Percy Edward Morter

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 18386 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 18386 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9 Battalion

British Army 18386 Lance Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Walter Billsborough

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 13171 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13171 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13171 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th (Service)

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Thomas Davies

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 5532 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202513 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th battalion

British Army 177 Tunneling Company.

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Richard Beckett

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 44285 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Oakes

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2511 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment "C" Company,1st/5th Battalion.

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Lawrence Thompson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 6639 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242953 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242953 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Bilsborough

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 20113 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 20113 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 20113 Private Loyal

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Richard Waring

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10445 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10445 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard Brown

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 18312 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 18312 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st battalion.

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George Eastham

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 8973 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8973 Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Edmund Bennett

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 13175 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13175 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th battalion

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Richard Bilsborough

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4400 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4 Battalion

British Army 4400 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3/4

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