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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1307]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [52]

Lockwood, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [24]

Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [11]

Meltham, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [11]

Golcar, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10]

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire [10]

Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9]

Linthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9]

Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8]

Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7]

Marsh, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7]

Paddock, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7]

Longwood, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [6]

Marsden, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [6]

Clayton West, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Dalton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Honley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Huddersfield Yorkshire [5]

Kirkburton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Lindley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Primrose Hill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Thurstonland, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Huddersfield,Yorkshire [4]

Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4]

Mirfield, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4]

Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Brighouse, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

New Mill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Newsome, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Berry Brow, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Birkby, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Deighton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Fartown, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire [2]

Netherton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Rashcliffe, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Rastrick, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Almondbury, Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire [1]

Brockholes/Honley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Clayton West , Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Clifton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Colne Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Denby Dale, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Elland, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Farnley Tyas, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [57]

Deck Hand [26]

Ordinary Seaman [23]

Lieutenant [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Able Seaman [11]

Captain [8]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Corporal [6]

Rifleman [4]

Serjeant [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Gunner [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Stoker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Assistant General War Office [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Balloon Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Dental Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Honourable Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Honourary Colonel [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant (acting Major) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private/Rifleman [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [28]

West Riding Regiment [20]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [16]

HMS Vivid I [8]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

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

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

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

15/19th Hussars [1]

15th/19th King's Royal Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps [1]

21st (Empress of India's) Lancers [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Army Vetinary Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding Regiment) [1]

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

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

H.M. Coastguard Station (Eyemouth) [1]

HMS Anchusa [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS CHESTER [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1003]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [482]

British Army [88]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [214]

H [204]

S [191]

W [137]

C [108]

M [94]

T [86]

L [79]

G [76]

R [72]

D [70]

A [59]

F [52]

P [46]

K [29]

E [28]

J [22]

N [19]

V [10]

I [8]

Q [8]

O [6]

Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1556]

Merchant Navy [52]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

Ireland [2]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1307] Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [52] Lockwood, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [24] Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [11] Meltham, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [11] Golcar, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10] Huddersfield, West Yorkshire [10] Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9] Linthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9] Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8] Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7] Marsh, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7] Paddock, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7] Longwood, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [6] Marsden, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [6] Clayton West, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Dalton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Honley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Huddersfield Yorkshire [5] Kirkburton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Lindley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Primrose Hill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Thurstonland, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Huddersfield,Yorkshire [4] Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4] Mirfield, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4] Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Brighouse, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] New Mill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Newsome, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Berry Brow, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Birkby, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Deighton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Fartown, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire [2] Netherton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Rashcliffe, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Rastrick, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Almondbury, Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire [1] Brockholes/Honley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Clayton West , Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Cleckheaton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Clifton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Colne Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Denby Dale, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Elland, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Farnley Tyas, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [57] Deck Hand [26] Ordinary Seaman [23] Lieutenant [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Able Seaman [11] Captain [8] Stoker 1st Class [7] Corporal [6] Rifleman [4] Serjeant [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Gunner [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Stoker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Assistant General War Office [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Balloon Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Dental Surgeon Lieutenant [1] Fitter [1] Flight Commander [1] Honourable Chaplain to the Forces [1] Honourary Colonel [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant (acting Major) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Munitions Worker [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private/Rifleman [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [28] West Riding Regiment [20] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [16] HMS Vivid I [8] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] (Duke of Wellington's) West Riding Regiment [1] 15/19th Hussars [1] 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps [1] 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Army Vetinary Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding Regiment) [1] Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] H.M. Coastguard Station (Eyemouth) [1] HMS Anchusa [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS CHESTER [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1003] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [482] British Army [88] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [214] H [204] S [191] W [137] C [108] M [94] T [86] L [79] G [76] R [72] D [70] A [59] F [52] P [46] K [29] E [28] J [22] N [19] V [10] I [8] Q [8] O [6] Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1556] Merchant Navy [52]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Ireland [2] Egypt [1] France [1] Germany [1]

Lionel Brook Holliday

Born 1880

Died 1965

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Volunteer Battalion

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

British Army Captain Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Volunteer Battalion

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John Henry Hastings

Born 1858

Died 1940

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

British Army Major West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

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Arthur John Dillon Preston

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 3rd (Militia) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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James William Lee

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 25705 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15tth Battalion

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Geoffrey Ernest Douglas Learoyd

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards

British Army Lieutenant 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

British Army Captain 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

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Edward Thomas Aked Murgatroyd

Born 1890

Died 1963

British Army 185556 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Army Reserve

British Army 185556 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Divisional Artillery

British Army 185556 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 110th Brigade

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Arthur Nottingham

Born 1899

Died 1991

British Army 5/3786 Private Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) 2/5th Battalion

British Army 5/3786 Private Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

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Wilson Haigh

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109302

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Irvin Horsfall

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 13904 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 13904 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Holland Towlson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 122nd Machine Gun Company

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Charles Henry Cocker

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army A/200533 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army 5587 Rifleman London Regiment 3/8th (City of London) Reserve Battalion

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Frank Hanson Chambers

Born 1877

Died 1957

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Department

British Army Honourable Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Harrop

Born 1880

Died 1941

British Army 6766 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 22716 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

British Army Company Serjeant Major West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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John Morris

Died 1916

British Army 4591 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 49535 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James Willie Peace

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 32424 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Reginald William Yates

Born 1882

Died 1957

British Army Private Honourable Artillery Company

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14300

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Thomas F C Lord

Born 1890

Died 1941

British Army 22089 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 22089 Private Kings Own Royal Lancasters Infantry 12th Battalion

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Sidney Arthur Sutcliffe

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147332

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Edward Vigrass

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 36166 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Arnold Fawcett

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 372239 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 372239 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4780 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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