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Halifax, Yorkshire [1320]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [111]

Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [18]

Halifax, West Yorkshire [17]

Lightcliffe, Halifax, West Yorkshire [10]

Brighouse, Halifax, Yorkshire [9]

Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire [8]

Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [8]

Halifax Yorkshire [7]

Halifax,Yorkshire [5]

Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Ripponden, Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Stainland, Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire. England [4]

Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Hipperholme, Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Queensbury, Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Greetland, Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

West Vale, Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Wheatley, Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Halifax, Elland, Yorkshire [2]

Holmfield, Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Lee Mount, Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Lightcliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Luddenden Foot, Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Southowram, Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Ambletown West Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Attercliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Barkisland, Halifax, West Yorkshire [1]

Booth Town, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Boothtown, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Brighouse Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Claremont, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Coley, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Cragg Vale near Mytholmroyd, near Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Elland near Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Exley, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Greetland, Halifax, Yorkshire. [1]

Halifax Yorkshire [1]

Halifax , Yorkshire [1]

Halifax West Yorkshire [1]

Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax, West Yorkshire, England [1]

Halifax, Westt Yorkshire [1]

Halifax, York, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax,West Riding Yorkshire [1]

Halifax. Yorkshire. [1]

Rank

Private [115]

Ordinary Seaman [19]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Corporal [13]

Able Seaman [12]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Serjeant [10]

Captain [8]

Deck Hand [8]

Gunner [7]

Rifleman [6]

Sergeant [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Sapper [4]

Driver [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

AC2 Electrician [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Group Captain [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Air Marshal [1]

Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1]

Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1]

Air Mechanic (3rd Class) [1]

Air Vice-Marshal [1]

Aircraft Mechanic [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brevet Lieutenant General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [34]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Naval Reserve [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

HMS LION [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

Labour Corps [4]

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

HMS Good Hope [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Service

Royal Navy [838]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [507]

British Army [165]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [213]

H [185]

S [185]

C [144]

W [136]

M [118]

G [77]

F [72]

T [66]

L [65]

P [56]

R [56]

D [50]

A [49]

K [34]

N [32]

J [28]

E [22]

O [9]

Y [8]

V [7]

U [5]

Q [4]

I [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1498]

Merchant Navy [111]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [84]

India [3]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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Halifax, Yorkshire [1320] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [111] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [18] Halifax, West Yorkshire [17] Lightcliffe, Halifax, West Yorkshire [10] Brighouse, Halifax, Yorkshire [9] Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire [8] Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [8] Halifax Yorkshire [7] Halifax,Yorkshire [5] Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Ripponden, Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Stainland, Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Halifax, Yorkshire. England [4] Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Hipperholme, Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Queensbury, Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Greetland, Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire [3] West Vale, Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Wheatley, Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Halifax, Elland, Yorkshire [2] Holmfield, Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Lee Mount, Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Lightcliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Luddenden Foot, Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Southowram, Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Ambletown West Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Attercliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Barkisland, Halifax, West Yorkshire [1] Booth Town, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Boothtown, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Brighouse Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Claremont, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Coley, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Cragg Vale near Mytholmroyd, near Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Elland near Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Exley, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Greetland, Halifax, Yorkshire. [1] Halifax Yorkshire [1] Halifax , Yorkshire [1] Halifax West Yorkshire [1] Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire [1] Halifax, West Yorkshire, England [1] Halifax, Westt Yorkshire [1] Halifax, York, Yorkshire [1] Halifax,West Riding Yorkshire [1] Halifax. Yorkshire. [1]

Rank

Private [115] Ordinary Seaman [19] Second Lieutenant [17] Stoker 1st Class [14] Corporal [13] Able Seaman [12] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [11] Serjeant [10] Captain [8] Deck Hand [8] Gunner [7] Rifleman [6] Sergeant [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Sapper [4] Driver [3] Leading Stoker [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Telegraphist [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] AC2 Electrician [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Group Captain [1] Air Commodore [1] Air Marshal [1] Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1] Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1] Air Mechanic (3rd Class) [1] Air Vice-Marshal [1] Aircraft Mechanic [1] Assistant Matron [1] Band Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brevet Lieutenant General [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [34] Royal Field Artillery [12] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Naval Reserve [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] HMS BELLEROPHON [4] HMS LION [4] HMS Vivid I [4] Labour Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] HMS Good Hope [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Service

Royal Navy [838] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [507] British Army [165] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [213] H [185] S [185] C [144] W [136] M [118] G [77] F [72] T [66] L [65] P [56] R [56] D [50] A [49] K [34] N [32] J [28] E [22] O [9] Y [8] V [7] U [5] Q [4] I [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1498] Merchant Navy [111] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [84] India [3] France [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

John Wainwright Anderton

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy PO/14411 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/14411 Corporal HMS Good Hope Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Ephraim Atkinson

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 2031 Private West Riding Regiment

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George Henry Gibson

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 39665 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 39665 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st/7th Battalion

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Frederick George Washington

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 46595 Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 5705 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 30629 Private Border Regiment

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Sam Morton

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2536 Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 2536 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 2536 Lance Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Giordano Bruno Wakefield

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 6848 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Barlow Dempsey

Born 1890

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 20th battalion manchest Battalion

British Army Captain and Adjutant Manchester Regiment 24th battalion manchest Battalion

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Lawrence Bedworth

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2105 Private London Regiment 1/5 (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

British Army 301314 Serjeant London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

British Army 301314 Serjeant London Regiment 1/5 (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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Albert Hilton

Born 1893

Died 1953

Royal Navy K14443 Leading Stoker HMS COLLINGWOOD

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Alan Morley Wakefield-Saunders

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion

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Patrick Ward

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 28804 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Harry George Spencer Short

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2519 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 2519 Corporal West Riding Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Walter Field

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 325969 Private Royal Scots 9th Bn.

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Norris Schofield

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 19327 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19327 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 11308 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Herbert Broadbent

Born 1872

Died 1921

British Army SS/20441 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 307776 Private Labour Corps 730 Company

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Fred Kendall

Born 1878

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94023

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Herbert Harrison

Born 1888

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240820

Air Force (RAF/RFC) W/N240820 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 84th Wing

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Brinton Hollows

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 9073 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st/6th Battalion

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Samuel Harry Ashworth

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 735

Canadian Expeditionary Force 735 Private Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion

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Robert Dowd Mullin

Born 1882

British Army Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry attached British West Indies Regiment

British Army 2887 / 200450 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry attached British West Indies Regiment

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