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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]

Arthur Hadden Kippax

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Arthur Carter

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army C/233 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/233 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

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William Edwin Trickett

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army Major Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

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Ernest Hastings Lewis

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army Major Hampshire Regiment

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Gilbert Swift Greenwood

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 22790 Private West Riding Regiment

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Alfred Bray

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 12687 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Sidney Wilson

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2486 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 2486 Lance Corporal Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) 1/4th Battalion

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Oswald Sutcliffe

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Rufus Buckley

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 201751 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 201751 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment

British Army 201751 Lance Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment 2/4th

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George Clewer

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 100801 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 33rd Field Ambulance

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Richard Edwin Feather

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army C/12291 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

British Army C/12291 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Francis John Bottomley

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 25005 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 25005 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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Willie Raymond Bairstow

Born 1896

Died 1965

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Dorothy Helen Thwaite

Born 1898

Died 1980

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps Netheravon

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7002 Member Women's Royal Air Force RAF Netheravon

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George Edward Stokes

Born 1883

Died 1951

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Acting Major London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment Prince of Wales's Own, Civil Service Rifles

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Arnold Clifford Stirzaker

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2353 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 2353 Warrant Officer Class 2 West Riding Regiment

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Charles Arnold Briggs

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 37052 North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 49991 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 6th Battalion

British Army 49991 Rifleman The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/6th Battalion

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David Bamford

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 241158 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Albert Town

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 60037 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 60037 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

British Army 60037 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Clarence Eastwood Peel

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army C/7044 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 18th (Service) Battalion

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