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Bingley, Yorkshire [106]

Bingley England [14]

Bingley, Bradford, Yorkshire [13]

Bingley [9]

Bingley, Yorkshire, England [6]

Bingley, Keighley, Yorkshire [5]

Bingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Harden, Bingley, Yorkshire [3]

Wilsden, Bingley, Yorkshire [2]

Bingley Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bingley, West Yorkshire [1]

Bingley, Yorks [1]

Bingley,Yorkshire. [1]

Crossflatts, Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Morton Nr Bingley [1]

Morton, Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Newton, Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

AC2 Fitter Aero Engines [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Writer 2nd Class [1]

Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [8]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Sandhurst." [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

London Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Officers Training Corps [1]

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

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

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

Welsh Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Dragoons [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

Royal Navy [51]

British Army [34]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [22]

W [22]

R [17]

H [16]

B [13]

C [11]

F [11]

L [11]

D [8]

P [8]

G [7]

M [6]

A [5]

V [4]

T [3]

E [2]

J [1]

K [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [159]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [169] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bingley, Yorkshire [106] Bingley England [14] Bingley, Bradford, Yorkshire [13] Bingley [9] Bingley, Yorkshire, England [6] Bingley, Keighley, Yorkshire [5] Bingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Harden, Bingley, Yorkshire [3] Wilsden, Bingley, Yorkshire [2] Bingley Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bingley, West Yorkshire [1] Bingley, Yorks [1] Bingley,Yorkshire. [1] Crossflatts, Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Morton Nr Bingley [1] Morton, Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Newton, Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [24] Second Lieutenant [5] Deck Hand [3] Lance Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] AC2 Fitter Aero Engines [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Writer 2nd Class [1] Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [8] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] Royal Naval Reserve [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Sandhurst." [1] HMS Victory I [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] London Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Officers Training Corps [1] Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Dragoons [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] Royal Navy [51] British Army [34] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [22] W [22] R [17] H [16] B [13] C [11] F [11] L [11] D [8] P [8] G [7] M [6] A [5] V [4] T [3] E [2] J [1] K [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [159] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Herbert Wilkinson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5606

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Tom Pickles

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13993

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William Case

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 7254 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Tom Harry Clapham

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 20007 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 20007 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Annie Halstead

Born 1894

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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George Wilson

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 16120 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 2324 Corporal Royal Guernsey Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 2324 Lance Corporal Royal Guernsey Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Walter Christopher Foster

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219726

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Percy Linford

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230255

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Herbert Fielding

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232263

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Ben Luscombe

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237654

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John William Cowling

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40133

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James Ernest Leach

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70730

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John William Dawson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164457

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Walter Garnett

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219255

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William Astley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226637

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Walker Rhodes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235862

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Hugh Mcgow

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 21298 Private Royal Scots 1st Battalion

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Harold Priestley Thornton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276181

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Hanson Bailey

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219866

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John Edward Petyt

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3476 Lance Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 276056 Lance Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 2nd/8th Battalion

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