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Clayton, Bradford, Yorkshire [13]

Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire [10]

Clayton Victoria [8]

Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire [6]

Clayton West, Yorkshire [6]

Clayton, Yorkshire [6]

Clayton West, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Clayton, Lancashire [5]

Clayton Le Moors, Accrington, Lancashire [3]

Clayton le Moors,Blackburn,Lancashire. [3]

Clayton, Sussex [3]

Clayton [2]

Clayton England [2]

Clayton Green, Lancashire [2]

Clayton Le Moors [2]

Clayton Manchester [2]

Clayton le Moors [2]

Clayton le Moors, Lancashire [2]

Clayton near Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Clayton, Manchester [2]

Clayton,Bradford,Yorks [2]

Clayton Heights, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Clayton Lane Openshaw Manchester [1]

Clayton Le Moor England [1]

Clayton Manchester. [1]

Clayton Mills, Hassocks, Sussex [1]

Clayton West [1]

Clayton West , Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Clayton West England [1]

Clayton West, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Clayton le Dale [1]

Clayton le Moors Lancs [1]

Clayton le Moors, Lancashire England [1]

Clayton le Moors, Lancashire, England [1]

Clayton le moors, Lancashire [1]

Clayton near Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Clayton the Moors, Lancashire [1]

Clayton, West Yorkshire [1]

Clayton, Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Clayton, Bradford Parish, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Clayton, Bradford, West Yorkshire [1]

Clayton, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Clayton, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Clayton, Hassocks, Sussex [1]

Clayton, Lanark, Ontario [1]

Clayton, Mancester, Lancashire [1]

Clayton, Somerset [1]

Clayton, Staffordshire [1]

Clayton,Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [3]

Driver [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

1st Airman [1]

2nd Airman [1]

AC1 Fitter Aero [1]

Acting Corporal Mechanic [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

Border Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

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

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

HMS "Volage" [1]

HMS *Forward" [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Horse Guards [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

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

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

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Royal Navy [27]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [17]

S [14]

H [13]

W [13]

A [12]

C [12]

R [9]

F [7]

P [7]

J [6]

M [6]

L [5]

T [4]

G [3]

N [3]

E [2]

D [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [134]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

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People [135] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Clayton, Bradford, Yorkshire [13] Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire [10] Clayton Victoria [8] Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire [7] Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire [6] Clayton West, Yorkshire [6] Clayton, Yorkshire [6] Clayton West, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Clayton, Lancashire [5] Clayton Le Moors, Accrington, Lancashire [3] Clayton le Moors,Blackburn,Lancashire. [3] Clayton, Sussex [3] Clayton [2] Clayton England [2] Clayton Green, Lancashire [2] Clayton Le Moors [2] Clayton Manchester [2] Clayton le Moors [2] Clayton le Moors, Lancashire [2] Clayton near Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Clayton, Manchester [2] Clayton,Bradford,Yorks [2] Clayton Heights, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Clayton Lane Openshaw Manchester [1] Clayton Le Moor England [1] Clayton Manchester. [1] Clayton Mills, Hassocks, Sussex [1] Clayton West [1] Clayton West , Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Clayton West England [1] Clayton West, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Clayton le Dale [1] Clayton le Moors Lancs [1] Clayton le Moors, Lancashire England [1] Clayton le Moors, Lancashire, England [1] Clayton le moors, Lancashire [1] Clayton near Manchester, Lancashire [1] Clayton the Moors, Lancashire [1] Clayton, West Yorkshire [1] Clayton, Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Clayton, Bradford Parish, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Clayton, Bradford, West Yorkshire [1] Clayton, Brighton, Sussex [1] Clayton, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Clayton, Hassocks, Sussex [1] Clayton, Lanark, Ontario [1] Clayton, Mancester, Lancashire [1] Clayton, Somerset [1] Clayton, Staffordshire [1] Clayton,Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [37] Corporal [7] Gunner [3] Driver [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] 1st Airman [1] 2nd Airman [1] AC1 Fitter Aero [1] Acting Corporal Mechanic [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Commander [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [14] Border Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] HMS "Volage" [1] HMS *Forward" [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers Trench Mortar Battery [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Horse Guards [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own) [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Royal Navy [27] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [17] S [14] H [13] W [13] A [12] C [12] R [9] F [7] P [7] J [6] M [6] L [5] T [4] G [3] N [3] E [2] D [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [134]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Ernest Henry Parsons

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army GS/24772 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Albert Bradbury

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 203113 Private Border Regiment

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Percy Voltelin Heath

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

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Albert Edward Tetlow

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 21187 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 21187 Private Manchester 22nd

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James Woods

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 154 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 154 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 154 Bombardier East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Jackson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 17972 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11 Battalion

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Ambrose William Nye

Born 1875

Died 1946

British Army 35385 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 284898 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Richard Grimshaw Calvert

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 34758 Private Border Regiment 11th Battalion

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Israel Charles John Avery

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army GS/27651 Private Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Thomas Green

Born 1886

Died 1957

British Army 150396 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 150396 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 178 SB

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James Aspden

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 27394 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Thomas Darby

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S/12156 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Henry Herbert Bradshaw

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 74th Field Company

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Joseph Acton

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 8373 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8373 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 8373 Private Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st BN

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Benjamin Balme

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16/736 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own) 16th Battalion (1st Bradford Pals)

British Army 16/736 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harry Cunliffe

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 138553

Canadian Expeditionary Force 138553 Private Canadian Infantry

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Christopher Bowers

Born 1888

Died 1947

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42809 1st Airman Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42809 1st Airman Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42809 Acting Corporal Mechanic Royal Air Force

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Peter Sharples

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 16608 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 16608 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Ramsbottom

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 100736 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Division, 1st Field Ambulance

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Frank Stott

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 19935 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 19935 Private West Riding Regiment 2nd. Battalion

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