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Dewsbury, Yorkshire [406]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [28]

Dewsbury, West Yorkshire [8]

Thornhill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [8]

Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [7]

Dewsbury, Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Dewsbury,Yorkshire [6]

Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5]

Hanging Heaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5]

Liversedge, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5]

St Johns, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5]

Mirfield, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [4]

Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Dewsbury,Yorkshire. [3]

Heckmondwike, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Batley Carr, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Batley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Batley, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Dewsbury Yorkshire [2]

Bank Top, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenshaw, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Combs Top, Thornhill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury West Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, County Yorkshire West Riding [1]

Dewsbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire West Riding [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1]

Dewsbury. Yorkshire. [1]

Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Riding, Yorkshire [1]

Gomersal, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Hangingheaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Heckmondwike, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Heckmondwike,Dewsbury,Yorkshire. [1]

Hellen Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Lightcliffe, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Liversedge near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Liversedge, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Low Green, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Morley Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Morley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Ossett, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

St John's, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

St Marks, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Westborough, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Woodkirk, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Able Seaman [8]

Gunner [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Captain [4]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Major [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Signaller [2]

Trimmer [2]

2nd Leuitenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Class 1 [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Leuitenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Painter 2nd Class [1]

Private & Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Leiutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

HMS Queen Mary [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS LION [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

12th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

4 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

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

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Artillery [1]

Corps of Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

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

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

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

Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

General Staff [1]

H.M. Submarine E47 [1]

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

HM Submarine E50 [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS ENGADINE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [271]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [166]

British Army [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [59]

S [59]

H [55]

W [47]

C [36]

R [36]

L [34]

F [33]

T [31]

P [23]

D [22]

M [21]

A [19]

N [16]

J [11]

G [10]

E [9]

K [8]

O [8]

I [3]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [507]

Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

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Dewsbury, Yorkshire [406] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [28] Dewsbury, West Yorkshire [8] Thornhill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [8] Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [7] Dewsbury, Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Dewsbury,Yorkshire [6] Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5] Hanging Heaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5] Liversedge, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5] St Johns, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5] Mirfield, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [4] Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Dewsbury,Yorkshire. [3] Heckmondwike, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Batley Carr, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Batley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Batley, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Dewsbury Yorkshire [2] Bank Top, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Birkenshaw, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Combs Top, Thornhill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury West Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, County Yorkshire West Riding [1] Dewsbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire West Riding [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1] Dewsbury. Yorkshire. [1] Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Riding, Yorkshire [1] Gomersal, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Hangingheaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Heckmondwike, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Heckmondwike,Dewsbury,Yorkshire. [1] Hellen Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Lightcliffe, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Liversedge near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Liversedge, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Low Green, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Morley Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Morley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Ossett, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] St John's, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] St Marks, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Westborough, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Woodkirk, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [54] Able Seaman [8] Gunner [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Captain [4] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Major [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Signaller [2] Trimmer [2] 2nd Leuitenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic Class 1 [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colonel [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Leuitenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Painter 2nd Class [1] Private & Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Leiutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Army Service Corps [3] HMS Queen Mary [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS LION [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 12th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] 4 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Artillery [1] Corps of Canadian Railway Troops [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] General Staff [1] H.M. Submarine E47 [1] H.M.S. "Newark" [1] HM Submarine E50 [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS ENGADINE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [271] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [166] British Army [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [59] S [59] H [55] W [47] C [36] R [36] L [34] F [33] T [31] P [23] D [22] M [21] A [19] N [16] J [11] G [10] E [9] K [8] O [8] I [3] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [507] Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [1] Germany [1]

Charles James Pickering

Born 1880

Died 1951

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Volunteer Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 1st Battalion

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Mark Milner

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 14/530 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14/530 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14 Service Battalion

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Harry Parsons

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 12/1258 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 12/1258 Private & Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI). 12th Battalion L.I. and 2/4th Yorks L.I.

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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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Sam Nussey

Born 1898

Died 1958

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6247 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division 4th Battalion

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6247 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division 4th Battalion

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6247 Signaller Royal Naval Division HMS Pembroke Chatham

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Benjamin Farnhill

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 2260 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 265632 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Bernard Walton Batley

Died 1916

British Army 16/1228 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1228 Private Prince Of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Henry Ellis

Died 1915

British Army 2273 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Arthur Nottingham

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 106407 Corporal Royal Engineers 2nd Battalion Special Brigade

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William Reginald Balden

Born 1892

Died 1981

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Leiutenant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Leuitenant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Leuitenant

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Clifford Oxley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 127376 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Batteryy

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Herbert Ingham Armitage

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 371174 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3257 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James William Oldroyd

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8756

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Eli Rowland Spurr

Born 1880

Died 1938

British Army 200921 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harry Saville

Born 1878

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4531 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Fred Todkill

Born 1877

Died 1935

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1099029 Sapper Corps of Canadian Railway Troops 256th Railway Construction Battalion

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Maurice Keighley

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Army Reserve

British Army M/318993 Private Army Service Corps M.T. attch 88 Siege Battery

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Herbert James Fletcher

Died 1918

British Army 77597 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army TR/5/6082 Training Reserve 2nd Battalion

British Army 34839 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Arthur Heaton

Died 1918

British Army 196779 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery

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Bertram James Wells

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7581

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