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Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [65]

Hebden Bridge [36]

Hebden Bridge, Yorks [5]

Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [4]

Erringden, Hebden Bridge [2]

Hebden Bridge, Lancashire [2]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England [2]

Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge [2]

16 Balmoral Street, Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge [1]

Barkers Terrace, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge [1]

Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge [1]

Erringden, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

HEBDEN BRIDGE, YORKS [1]

Hebden Bridge England [1]

Hebden Bridge Near Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hebden Bridge Yorkshire [1]

Hebden Bridge, [1]

Hebden Bridge,Todmorden,Yorks. [1]

Hebden Bridge,Todmorden,Yorkshire. [1]

Heptonstall, near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Old Chamber, Errinden, Hebden Bridge, W. Yorkshire [1]

Old Town, near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [5]

Driver [4]

Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

1/4th Battalion, West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellington's) (Territorial Force) [1]

103 Brigade (3rd Tyneside Irish) [1]

62 Brigade 21st Division [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

General List Attached West African Air Force [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Company (Territorial) (Infantry). [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment. [1]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [1]

The Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment [1]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [69]

Royal Navy [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [23]

C [18]

H [16]

T [11]

W [9]

G [8]

B [6]

D [6]

L [6]

A [5]

M [5]

F [4]

R [4]

I [3]

P [3]

U [3]

K [2]

O [2]

E [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [133]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

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Place of birth

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [65] Hebden Bridge [36] Hebden Bridge, Yorks [5] Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [4] Erringden, Hebden Bridge [2] Hebden Bridge, Lancashire [2] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England [2] Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge [2] 16 Balmoral Street, Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge [1] Barkers Terrace, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge [1] Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge [1] Erringden, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] HEBDEN BRIDGE, YORKS [1] Hebden Bridge England [1] Hebden Bridge Near Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge, [1] Hebden Bridge,Todmorden,Yorks. [1] Hebden Bridge,Todmorden,Yorkshire. [1] Heptonstall, near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Old Chamber, Errinden, Hebden Bridge, W. Yorkshire [1] Old Town, near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [46] Gunner [9] Corporal [5] Driver [4] Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [11] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Tank Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 1/4th Battalion, West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellington's) (Territorial Force) [1] 103 Brigade (3rd Tyneside Irish) [1] 62 Brigade 21st Division [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] General List Attached West African Air Force [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Honourable Artillery Company (Territorial) (Infantry). [1] Labour Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment. [1] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [1] The Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment [1] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [69] Royal Navy [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [23] C [18] H [16] T [11] W [9] G [8] B [6] D [6] L [6] A [5] M [5] F [4] R [4] I [3] P [3] U [3] K [2] O [2] E [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [133] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Frank Charnley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 83877 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Halstead Bamford

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 10808 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 308509 Private Tank Corps 18th

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George Wilson Crabtree

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 20583 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 12th Battalion

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Fred Haigh

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army

British Army 72761 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 117th Heavy Battery

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Fred Holt

Born 1883

Died 1943

British Army 5392 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 478080 Private Labour Corps

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Giles Sunderland

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 15582 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15582 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 15582 Private The Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Wilfred Greenwood

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 203150 Private West Riding Regiment 1/4th Battalion.

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Harry Pickles

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery D Battery 285th Brigade

British Army L/25549 Driver Royal Field Artillery D Battery 285th Brigade

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Herbert Rawson

Born 1882

Died 1943

British Army Manchester Regiment 11th Bn

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division Hood Bttn BEF

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Thomas Henry Uttley

Born 1899

Died 1973

British Army 43716 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Frank Hartley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 20153 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Armstrong Cotton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 202501 Private West Riding Regiment

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Gilbert Redman Snowden

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 12780 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 70296 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 70296 Sergeant Machine Gun Corps 11th Battalion

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James Robertshaw

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 202534 Private West Riding Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army 202534 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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George Hinchliffe

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 11180 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 11180 Acting Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 11180 Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Lister

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army PS/7235 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George William Dyson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army GS/6992 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army W/57596 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Ernest Thornton

Born 1888

British Army 1002 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 200487 Serjeant Tank Corps

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James Sutcliffe Shackleton

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

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

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James Henry Feather

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army PS/6972 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Service Battalion

British Army SS/16525 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

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