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Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [112]

Holbeck, Yorkshire [20]

Holbeck Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Williamson Street, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England [1]

Holbeck,Leeds,Yorkshire. [1]

Leeds, Holbeck, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [6]

Corporal [4]

AM 2 (Draught) [1]

AM3 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2 (E) [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

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Engine Room Artificer [1]

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Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

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HMS Good Hope [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Training Reserve [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1]

The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Training Reserve [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [112]

Royal Navy [18]

British Army [11]

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B [18]

H [16]

L [14]

S [12]

W [12]

G [10]

A [7]

C [7]

M [7]

R [7]

J [6]

P [5]

T [4]

D [3]

K [3]

N [3]

F [2]

O [2]

E [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [138]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [112] Holbeck, Yorkshire [20] Holbeck Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Williamson Street, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Holbeck, Yorkshire, England [1] Holbeck,Leeds,Yorkshire. [1] Leeds, Holbeck, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [6] Corporal [4] AM 2 (Draught) [1] AM3 [1] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2 (E) [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Gunner [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] HMS Good Hope [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Training Reserve [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] South Wales Borderers [1] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1] The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Training Reserve [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [112] Royal Navy [18] British Army [11]

Last name first letter

B [18] H [16] L [14] S [12] W [12] G [10] A [7] C [7] M [7] R [7] J [6] P [5] T [4] D [3] K [3] N [3] F [2] O [2] E [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [138] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

John William Blackburn

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222786

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Henry Knowle Stubbs

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303301

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William Child

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241438

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Thomas Newton Gorrell Hall

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237212

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Rayner Barker

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169612

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Godfrey Lawson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238823

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Charles Henry Walshaw

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228813

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John Seel

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229338

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Joseph William Hopton Fraser

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233706

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Harry Roland Horrocks

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249069

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John Ryan Field

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247459

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Thomas Jackson Burnhill

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192438

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Cyril Grattidge

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252515

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George Wilfred Parker

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266400

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Vernon Egerton Rawland Blunt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181693

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George William Spurr

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281225

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Wilfred Gatenby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164458

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Thomas Edward Lindsay

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158579

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Clifford Barker

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192433

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Clifford Liley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264621

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