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Castleford, Yorkshire [282]

Castleford, Yorkshire, England [18]

Castleford, Pontefract, Yorkshire [8]

Castleford Yorkshire [4]

Castleford, Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Alverthorpe,Castleford,Wakefield,Yorkshire. [1]

Burton Salmon, Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Castleford Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire, England [1]

Fryston, Castleford, West Yorkshire [1]

Methley, Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Pontefract, Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

St Peter's, Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Whitwood Mere, Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Whitwood, Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [31]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

VAD [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

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

HMS 'Barham' [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS SHARK [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Works Company [1]

Life Guards [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Ministry of Munitions [1]

Northern Cyclist Battalion [1]

Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) [1]

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

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pekin [1]

Royal Reg, of Artillery [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment, QAIMNS [1]

Service

Royal Navy [197]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66]

British Army [43]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [50]

W [46]

H [32]

C [23]

G [23]

S [20]

F [19]

D [18]

T [16]

P [14]

A [12]

M [12]

R [10]

E [7]

L [6]

J [5]

K [4]

N [2]

O [2]

U [2]

V [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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People [326] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Castleford, Yorkshire [282] Castleford, Yorkshire, England [18] Castleford, Pontefract, Yorkshire [8] Castleford Yorkshire [4] Castleford, Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Alverthorpe,Castleford,Wakefield,Yorkshire. [1] Burton Salmon, Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Castleford Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire, England [1] Fryston, Castleford, West Yorkshire [1] Methley, Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Pontefract, Castleford, Yorkshire [1] St Peter's, Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Whitwood Mere, Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Whitwood, Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [31] Stoker 1st Class [5] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Able Seaman [2] Deck Hand [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal [1] Munitions Worker [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1] VAD [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Engineers [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1] HMS 'Barham' [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS SHARK [1] HMS Warrior [1] Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Works Company [1] Life Guards [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Ministry of Munitions [1] Northern Cyclist Battalion [1] Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) [1] Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pekin [1] Royal Reg, of Artillery [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment, QAIMNS [1]

Service

Royal Navy [197] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66] British Army [43] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [50] W [46] H [32] C [23] G [23] S [20] F [19] D [18] T [16] P [14] A [12] M [12] R [10] E [7] L [6] J [5] K [4] N [2] O [2] U [2] V [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Edwin Bullock

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 14/8 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

British Army 20149 Private Royal Artillery

British Army 14/8 Sergeant York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley Pals)

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Ernest Copley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 13367 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13367 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James William Clayton

Died 1916

British Army 17281 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17281 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st Battalion

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Wilfred Howson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 22769 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 22769 Private Yorks and Lancs Regiment 10th Bn.

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Tom Dunwell

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 1651 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16516 Private Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Eliza Grant

Born 1876

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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Thomas Midwinter

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 12385 Private Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) 9th Battalion

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George Westerman

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army F/937 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Charles William Goodwin

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 19684 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 19684 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Harry Collett

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J49879 Ordinary Seaman HMS SHARK

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James Henry Messer

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3269S [ 3269TS ] Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy TS 3269 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pekin

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John Walter Watson

Born 1896

Died 1988

British Army 21192 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 14 21192 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 77994 Gunner Royal Reg, of Artillery

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William Walker

Born 1883

British Army 1494 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Horace Rollinson

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 12/1932 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 12th Battalion

British Army 12/1932 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 13th Reserve Battalion

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Joseph Clark

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125347

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John William Wilkinson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285873

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Isaac Shaw

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199334

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Reginald Charles Edmund Dickinson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265192

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Arthur John Barratt

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100903

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Thomas Halton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193086

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