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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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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]

George Dyson

Born 1883

Died 1964

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Squire M Walmsley

Born 1896

Died 1967

British Army 106043 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter Carter

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army C1392 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Herbert Jagger

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 12391 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Norrie Warden Marshall

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2146 Private West Riding Regiment

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James Trevor Riley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

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John Joseph Hurshman

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 223486

Canadian Expeditionary Force 223486 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Dewhirst

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 12392 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 12392 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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John William Stanger

Born 1895

Died 1963

British Army R4/062636 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 634979 Private London Regiment

British Army 47357 Private West Riding Regiment

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Harold Shaw

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 17387 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Percy Patrick Townsend

Born 1860

Died 1956

Australian Imperial Force 2028

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Sidney Herbert Bray

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edward Nathan Whitley

Born 1873

Died 1966

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

British Army Brigadier General Royal Field Artillery

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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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