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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]

George Hale

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168023

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Edward Wiseman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268872

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Charles Edward Heywood

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303126

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Arthur Whitman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260336

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Charles Henry Sims

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163001

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James Henry Thwaite

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309872

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Wright Sykes

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278941

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Albert Pleasance

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302115

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Norman John Senior

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44135 Air Mechanic

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Henry Goldsbrough

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298195

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Walter Hammerton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278499

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Frank Holdroyd

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138797

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Harry Greenwood

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275465

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Norman Moodycliffe

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32562

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Joseph Percival Batley

Born 1884

Died 1967

Royal Navy J68775

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Rodney Francis Richardson

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 18th/3rd Battalion

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Fred Earnshaw

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282308

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Samuel Goddard

Died 1914

British Army 2534 Private Manchester Regiment Depot

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George Raymond Burhouse

Born 1897

Died 1968

British Army C/7465 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Arthur Shires

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403271

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