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Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [73]

Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [9]

Cartworth, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [4]

Underbank, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [3]

Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire [2]

Arrunden, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Burnlee, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Cinderhills, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Cross, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Flowery Field, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Gully, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Magnum, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Totties, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Upperbridge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [77]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [5]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Sapper [1]

Signaller Acting Bombardier [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [39]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Labour Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Household Battalion [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Light Trench Mortar Battery attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment and Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [99]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [24]

H [14]

S [10]

W [10]

C [8]

T [7]

M [5]

R [5]

A [3]

E [3]

F [3]

L [3]

D [2]

O [2]

J [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [97]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [101] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [73] Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [9] Cartworth, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [4] Underbank, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [3] Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire [2] Arrunden, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Burnlee, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Cinderhills, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Cross, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Flowery Field, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Gully, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Magnum, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Totties, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Upperbridge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [77] Corporal [7] Gunner [5] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Cadet [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant [1] Sapper [1] Signaller Acting Bombardier [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [39] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Field Artillery [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Labour Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Household Battalion [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Light Trench Mortar Battery attached Royal Field Artillery [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment and Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [99] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [24] H [14] S [10] W [10] C [8] T [7] M [5] R [5] A [3] E [3] F [3] L [3] D [2] O [2] J [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [97]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Frank Armitage

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2390 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 2390 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Joe Woodhead

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 46769 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Charlesworth

Born 1896

Died 1972

British Army 30651 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frank Fitton

Born 1894

Died 1966

British Army 240922 Private West Riding Regiment

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Harold Charlesworth

Born 1893

British Army 612345 Private London Regiment

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John Edward Hebblethwaite

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 40370 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Henry Beaumont

Born 1886

Died 1981

British Army 37023 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Albert Battye

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 38142 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 381958 Private Labour Corps

British Army 48004 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Albert Atkinson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 5/3679 Private West Riding Regiment

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Joseph Mellor

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 22237 Private West Riding Regiment

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Benjamin Ramsden

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 242010 Private West Riding Regiment

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Ernest Butterworth

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2165 Private West Riding Regiment

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John Lewis Lockwood

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army C/7695 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Fred Sandford

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 241540 Private West Riding Regiment

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John Woodcock

Born 1899

Died 1970

British Army 37156 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Fred Sykes

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 35706 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Harold Haigh

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army 241544 Private West Riding Regiment

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Sam Walker Haigh

Born 1898

Died 1951

British Army TR/5/26785 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 36995 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harold Kaye

Born 1896

British Army 28828 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harpin Battye

Born 1883

Died 1945

British Army 87871 Private Machine Gun Corps

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