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Batley, Yorkshire [209]

Batley, Yorkshire, England [14]

Batley, Leeds, Yorkshire [12]

Batley, West Yorkshire [3]

Batley Carr, Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Batley Carr, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Batley Carr, Yorkshire [2]

Batley Yorkshire [2]

Batley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Batley, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Batley Carr, West Yorkshire [1]

Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England [1]

Batley Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire. [1]

Brookroyd, Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire [1]

Brown Hill Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Brown Hill, Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Healey, Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Howden Clough, Batley, West yorkshire [1]

Soothill, Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire. [1]

Staincliffe, Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Deck Hand [4]

Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Air Mechanic Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Senior Reserve Attendant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Attached 89th Punjabis [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [146]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

British Army [24]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [43]

H [32]

S [29]

W [23]

C [17]

L [17]

G [12]

M [12]

A [11]

F [10]

R [8]

T [8]

D [7]

N [7]

P [7]

J [6]

K [5]

I [4]

E [2]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Batley, Yorkshire [209] Batley, Yorkshire, England [14] Batley, Leeds, Yorkshire [12] Batley, West Yorkshire [3] Batley Carr, Batley, Yorkshire [2] Batley Carr, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Batley Carr, Yorkshire [2] Batley Yorkshire [2] Batley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Batley, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Batley Carr, West Yorkshire [1] Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England [1] Batley Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire. [1] Brookroyd, Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire [1] Brown Hill Batley, Yorkshire [1] Brown Hill, Batley, Yorkshire [1] Healey, Batley, Yorkshire [1] Howden Clough, Batley, West yorkshire [1] Soothill, Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire. [1] Staincliffe, Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [17] Deck Hand [4] Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Air Mechanic Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant [1] Senior Reserve Attendant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Durham Light Infantry [2] HMS Victory I [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Attached 89th Punjabis [1] Connaught Rangers [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Victory [1] Indian Army [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [146] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] British Army [24] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [43] H [32] S [29] W [23] C [17] L [17] G [12] M [12] A [11] F [10] R [8] T [8] D [7] N [7] P [7] J [6] K [5] I [4] E [2] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [243] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Horsfall Nussey

Born 1887

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34641 Air Mechanic Class 1 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34641 Private Royal Air Force

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Edwin Whitmee

Born 1881

Died 1944

British Army S/18302 Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army S/18302 Staff Serjeant Major Royal Army Service Corps

British Army S/18302 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Service Corps

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Fred Sharpe

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 93167 Private Durham Light Infantry 19th Battalion

British Army 14/1020 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John William Horrocks

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 18247 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Ingham Walker

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 3rd Battalion

British Army C/12794 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 107910 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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George Hornby

Born 1897

Died 1951

British Army 94498 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 94498 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 39 Siege Battery

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Percy Blaber

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2829 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2829 Private London Regiment 1/15

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Edwin Walker Birkett

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241474

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Robert Bruce Scatchard

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48342

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Matthew Holdsworth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281675

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Charles Philandra Brown

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188523

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Joseph Fenton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180125

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Josiah Whitaker

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13/689 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Battalion (1st Barnsley)

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Thomas Alfred Fox

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192567

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Horace Brearey

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198941

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Harry Ellis

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267844

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Percy Hepworth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51271

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Wilfred Bruce Blackburn

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292458

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Edwin Hirst

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410222

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John Thomas Nussey

Born 1880

Died 1929

British Army 99477 Private Durham Light Infantry

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