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Dewsbury, Yorkshire [406]

Dewsbury [32]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [28]

Dewsbury England [18]

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]

Birstal, Dewsbury [1]

Combs Top, Thornhill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury Registration District [1]

Dewsbury West Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, County Yorkshire West Riding [1]

Dewsbury, England [1]

Dewsbury, Leeds [1]

Dewsbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkhire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorks [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshiire [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]

Rank

Private [84]

Gunner [10]

Able Seaman [8]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Major [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]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Leuitenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Painter 2nd Class [1]

Private & Corporal [1]

Private (Signaller) [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 [18]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

HMS Queen Mary [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS LION [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

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

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [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 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]

Dorsetshire Regiment [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]

Service

Royal Navy [272]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [166]

British Army [113]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [66]

B [64]

H [57]

W [49]

C [42]

F [38]

R [36]

L [35]

T [35]

M [25]

P [25]

D [24]

A [23]

G [18]

N [17]

E [13]

J [11]

K [10]

O [8]

I [3]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [561]

Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Singapore [1]

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Dewsbury, Yorkshire [406] Dewsbury [32] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [28] Dewsbury England [18] 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] Birstal, Dewsbury [1] Combs Top, Thornhill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury Registration District [1] Dewsbury West Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, County Yorkshire West Riding [1] Dewsbury, England [1] Dewsbury, Leeds [1] Dewsbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkhire [1] Dewsbury, Yorks [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshiire [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]

Rank

Private [84] Gunner [10] Able Seaman [8] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Captain [5] Driver [5] Major [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] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Leuitenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Painter 2nd Class [1] Private & Corporal [1] Private (Signaller) [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 [18] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] HMS Queen Mary [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS LION [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [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 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] Dorsetshire Regiment [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]

Service

Royal Navy [272] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [166] British Army [113] Australian Imperial Force [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [66] B [64] H [57] W [49] C [42] F [38] R [36] L [35] T [35] M [25] P [25] D [24] A [23] G [18] N [17] E [13] J [11] K [10] O [8] I [3] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [561] Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Canada [1] Germany [1] Singapore [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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John Arnold Hemingway

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 19588 Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 18451 Private Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Henry Davill

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 30318 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 30318 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army 30318 Corporal King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 9th Battalion

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Leonard Ferrari

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 28970 King's Royal Rifles

British Army 42242 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 7th 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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Harold Grace

Died 1918

British Army 77274 Private Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Sam Goldthorpe

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 33201 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion.

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John Alexander Adams

Died 1916

British Army 1047 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st/4th Battalion

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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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Alfred Gildea

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 15739 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 15739 Private King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 8th Battalion

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James William Asquith

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 26447 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 26447 Private (Signaller) King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Francis Morgan Field

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1360 Lance Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Henry Barker

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 25219 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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Willie Berry

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 127349 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 127349 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery

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Fred Archer

Died 1916

British Army 25140 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 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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George Glew

Died 1915

British Army 11745 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 11745 Private King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 6th Battalion

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