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Halifax, Yorkshire [1320]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [132]

Halifax [122]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [111]

Halifax England [86]

Halifax NS [38]

Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [18]

Halifax Queensland [17]

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, Canada [5]

Halifax,Yorkshire [5]

Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Ripponden, Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Stainland, Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Halifax, Yorks [4]

Halifax, Yorkshire. England [4]

Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Hipperholme, Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Queensbury, Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Copley, Halifax [3]

Greetland, Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Halifax Nova Scotia [3]

Halifax Yorks [3]

Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Warley, Halifax [3]

Halifax Co NS [2]

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]

West Vale, Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Wheatley, Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Africville, Halifax NS [1]

Ambletown West Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Attercliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Barkisland, Halifax, West Yorkshire [1]

Bastrick Halifax [1]

Booth Town, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Boothtown, Halifax [1]

Boothtown, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Boutilier's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Rank

Private [218]

Captain [30]

Lieutenant [28]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Civilian [25]

Nursing Sister [25]

Lance Corporal [21]

Ordinary Seaman [21]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [18]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Able Seaman [14]

Gunner [9]

Major [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Rifleman [7]

Sapper [7]

Sergeant [7]

Driver [6]

Brigadier General [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Telegraphist [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

AB [1]

AC2 Electrician [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Group Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Air Marshal [1]

Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1]

Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [66]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [33]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [17]

Canadian Infantry [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [6]

Halifax Explosion Victim [6]

Halifax Explosion victim [6]

London Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

HMS LION [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Border Regiment [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Service

Royal Navy [901]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [515]

British Army [290]

Australian Imperial Force [128]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [107]

Other Empire Force [29]

Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [263]

S [231]

H [230]

C [181]

W [170]

M [160]

G [97]

T [88]

L [83]

F [81]

A [80]

D [76]

R [75]

P [72]

K [42]

N [37]

J [32]

E [29]

O [18]

V [10]

Y [10]

U [5]

I [4]

Q [4]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1917]

Merchant Navy [112]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [149]

Canada [22]

India [4]

Ireland [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Jamaica [1]

Malaysia [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [1320] Halifax, Nova Scotia [132] Halifax [122] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [111] Halifax England [86] Halifax NS [38] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [18] Halifax Queensland [17] 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, Canada [5] Halifax,Yorkshire [5] Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Ripponden, Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Stainland, Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Halifax, Yorks [4] Halifax, Yorkshire. England [4] Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Hipperholme, Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Queensbury, Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Copley, Halifax [3] Greetland, Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Halifax Nova Scotia [3] Halifax Yorks [3] Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Warley, Halifax [3] Halifax Co NS [2] 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] West Vale, Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Wheatley, Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Africville, Halifax NS [1] Ambletown West Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Attercliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Barkisland, Halifax, West Yorkshire [1] Bastrick Halifax [1] Booth Town, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Boothtown, Halifax [1] Boothtown, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Boutilier's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Rank

Private [218] Captain [30] Lieutenant [28] Second Lieutenant [26] Civilian [25] Nursing Sister [25] Lance Corporal [21] Ordinary Seaman [21] Corporal [20] Serjeant [18] Stoker 1st Class [15] Able Seaman [14] Gunner [9] Major [9] Deck Hand [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Rifleman [7] Sapper [7] Sergeant [7] Driver [6] Brigadier General [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Leading Stoker [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Boy [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Leading Seaman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Telegraphist [2] 2nd Corporal [1] AB [1] AC2 Electrician [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Group Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Commodore [1] Air Marshal [1] Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1] Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [66] Canadian Army Medical Corps [33] Royal Field Artillery [23] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [17] Canadian Infantry [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Engineers [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] Army Service Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Labour Corps [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [6] Halifax Explosion Victim [6] Halifax Explosion victim [6] London Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment [4] HMS Good Hope [4] HMS LION [4] HMS Vivid I [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Border Regiment [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [3] HMS Monmouth [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Engineers [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Service

Royal Navy [901] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [515] British Army [290] Australian Imperial Force [128] Canadian Expeditionary Force [107] Other Empire Force [29] Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [263] S [231] H [230] C [181] W [170] M [160] G [97] T [88] L [83] F [81] A [80] D [76] R [75] P [72] K [42] N [37] J [32] E [29] O [18] V [10] Y [10] U [5] I [4] Q [4] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1917] Merchant Navy [112] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [149] Canada [22] India [4] Ireland [2] Australia [1] France [1] Jamaica [1] Malaysia [1] Malta [1]

Michael Moughan

Born 1898

Died 1947

British Army 25485 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 383066 Private Labour Corps

British Army G/110104 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Herbert Dean

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 20288 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9th Battalion

British Army 20288 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 20288 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Harold Todkill

Born 1882

Died 1941

British Army 203060 Private Border Regiment 4th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 203060 Private Border Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Herbert Crossley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 36516 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 10445 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 36516 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Harry Riley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 200953 Serjeant The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 200953 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 200953 Serjeant The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Edwin Roy Wilmshurst

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army 6213 Captain Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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Edward John Duffus

Born 1866

Died 1937

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

British Army Brigadier General Royal Field Artillery

British Army Royal Artillery

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Frederick William Knowles

Born 1898

Died 1975

British Army 32248 Private The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 13th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 32248 Private The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 6th (Training Reserve) Battalion

British Army 32248 Private The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 9th (Training Reserve) Battalion

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William James Hartnett

Born 1888

Died 1960

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718802

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718802 private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718802 107th Overseas Battalion

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Alfred Stephen Todkill

Born 1875

Died 1960

British Army 65400 Sapper Royal Engineers 461st Field Company

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Lewis Harrison

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army M2/082369 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/082369 Driver Army Service Corps

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Walter Green

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2134 Private West Riding Regiment

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Horace Sykes

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 3406 Private West Riding Regiment

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Eli Stott

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 6101 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 12th. Battalion

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Colin Lawrence Macnab

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army Border Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain 5th Fusiliers

British Army Major Royal Sussex Regiment

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West Town

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 4316 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 4316 Private 1/5 Duke of Wellington's Regiment

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Ernest Holway

Born 1891

Died 1949

Royal Navy 1093/S Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 1st Battalion

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John Sutcliffe Bates

Born 1866

British Army T/2SR/01835 Driver Army Service Corps 9th Reserve Park

British Army T/2SR/01835 Warrant Officer Class II (Staff Serjeant) Army Service Corps 9th Reserve Park

British Army T/2SR/01835 WO Class II (Staff Sergeant Major) Army Service Corps 9th Reserve Park

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Isaac Johnston

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army S/43203 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Royden Lees Bancroft

Born 1891

Died 1969

Royal Navy 671 Lance Corporal Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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