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Leeds, Yorkshire [4567]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [205]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [112]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [86]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [64]

Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [52]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [46]

Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [34]

Leeds Yorkshire [32]

Pudsey, Leeds, Yorkshire [31]

Morley, Leeds, Yorkshire [30]

New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [29]

Leeds, West Yorkshire [28]

Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [21]

Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [20]

Leeds, Yorkshire, England [20]

Yeadon, Leeds, Yorkshire [19]

Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [18]

Meanwood, Leeds, Yorkshire [14]

Harehills, Leeds, Yorkshire [13]

Otley, Leeds, Yorkshire [13]

Batley, Leeds, Yorkshire [12]

Beeston, Leeds, Yorkshire [12]

Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [12]

Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire [12]

Rawdon, Leeds, Yorkshire [11]

Hunslet Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Leeds,Yorkshire [10]

Rothwell, Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

St Johns, Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Stanningley, Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

West Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Birstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Seacroft, Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Farnley, Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Farsley, Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Leeds,Yorkshire. [8]

Burmantofts, Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Garforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Buslingthorpe, Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Dewsbury, Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

East Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Halton, Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Armley Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Calverley, Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Gildersome, Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Guiseley, Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Rodley, Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

St Hilda's, Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Rank

Private [271]

Able Seaman [71]

Stoker 1st Class [59]

Ordinary Seaman [55]

Corporal [31]

Lance Corporal [31]

Deck Hand [25]

Boy 1st Class [24]

Gunner [23]

Serjeant [20]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Rifleman [15]

Captain [14]

Stoker 2nd Class [13]

Driver [9]

Munitions Worker [8]

Sapper [8]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Boy Telegraphist [6]

Wireman 2nd Class [6]

Leading Stoker [5]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Cook's Mate [4]

Major [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Airman [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3]

Pioneer [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Aircraftman 1st Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Armourer's Mate [2]

Armourer’s Crew [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy Artificer [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Mechanic [2]

Drummer [2]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [79]

Royal Naval Reserve [30]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [26]

HMS MALAYA [21]

Labour Corps [21]

HMS CANADA [18]

Canadian Infantry [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Air Force [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

HMS INVINCIBLE [13]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13]

HMS IRON DUKE [11]

London Regiment [11]

HMS Victory I [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

HMS Good Hope [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

HMS Agincourt [8]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

HMS BULWARK [6]

HMS NEPTUNE [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Air Service [6]

HMS Fearless [5]

HMS Princess Royal [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [5]

Training Reserve [5]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4]

HMS Ajax [4]

HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

HMS BROKE [4]

HMS Hampshire [4]

Service

Royal Navy [3256]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2281]

British Army [380]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Other Empire Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [707]

S [618]

W [594]

H [586]

C [410]

M [393]

R [308]

L [287]

T [271]

G [260]

P [257]

D [246]

F [202]

J [162]

A [156]

K [118]

N [116]

E [102]

I [51]

O [49]

V [32]

Y [22]

U [6]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5893]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [234]

Canada [8]

India [3]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [4567] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [205] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [112] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [86] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [64] Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [52] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [46] Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [34] Leeds Yorkshire [32] Pudsey, Leeds, Yorkshire [31] Morley, Leeds, Yorkshire [30] New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [29] Leeds, West Yorkshire [28] Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [21] Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [20] Leeds, Yorkshire, England [20] Yeadon, Leeds, Yorkshire [19] Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [18] Meanwood, Leeds, Yorkshire [14] Harehills, Leeds, Yorkshire [13] Otley, Leeds, Yorkshire [13] Batley, Leeds, Yorkshire [12] Beeston, Leeds, Yorkshire [12] Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [12] Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire [12] Rawdon, Leeds, Yorkshire [11] Hunslet Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Leeds,Yorkshire [10] Rothwell, Leeds, Yorkshire [10] St Johns, Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Stanningley, Leeds, Yorkshire [10] West Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Birstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Seacroft, Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Farnley, Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Farsley, Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Leeds,Yorkshire. [8] Burmantofts, Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Garforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Buslingthorpe, Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Dewsbury, Leeds, Yorkshire [6] East Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Halton, Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Armley Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Calverley, Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Gildersome, Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Guiseley, Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Rodley, Leeds, Yorkshire [5] St Hilda's, Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Rank

Private [271] Able Seaman [71] Stoker 1st Class [59] Ordinary Seaman [55] Corporal [31] Lance Corporal [31] Deck Hand [25] Boy 1st Class [24] Gunner [23] Serjeant [20] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [18] Rifleman [15] Captain [14] Stoker 2nd Class [13] Driver [9] Munitions Worker [8] Sapper [8] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7] Leading Seaman [7] Boy 2nd Class [6] Boy Telegraphist [6] Wireman 2nd Class [6] Leading Stoker [5] Armourer's Crew [4] Cook's Mate [4] Major [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Airman [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3] Pioneer [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Aircraftman 1st Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Armourer's Mate [2] Armourer’s Crew [2] Bombardier [2] Boy Artificer [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Mechanic [2] Drummer [2]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [79] Royal Naval Reserve [30] Royal Field Artillery [26] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [26] HMS MALAYA [21] Labour Corps [21] HMS CANADA [18] Canadian Infantry [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Air Force [16] Royal Engineers [16] Yorkshire Regiment [15] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Army Service Corps [13] HMS INVINCIBLE [13] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13] HMS IRON DUKE [11] London Regiment [11] HMS Victory I [10] West Riding Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] HMS Good Hope [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] South Wales Borderers [9] HMS Agincourt [8] HMS BLACK PRINCE [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] HMS BULWARK [6] HMS NEPTUNE [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Naval Air Service [6] HMS Fearless [5] HMS Princess Royal [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [5] Training Reserve [5] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] HMS Ajax [4] HMS BELLEROPHON [4] HMS BROKE [4] HMS Hampshire [4]

Service

Royal Navy [3256] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2281] British Army [380] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Other Empire Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [2] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [707] S [618] W [594] H [586] C [410] M [393] R [308] L [287] T [271] G [260] P [257] D [246] F [202] J [162] A [156] K [118] N [116] E [102] I [51] O [49] V [32] Y [22] U [6] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5893] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [234] Canada [8] India [3] Egypt [1] France [1]

George Alfred Nussey

Born 1888

Died 1974

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24773 Airman Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24773 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24773 Corporal Mechanic Royal Air Force

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John Breaks

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army TR/5/46216 Private Training Reserve 31st Battalion

British Army 57642 Private The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 57642 Rifleman The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 1/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion

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Joe Tingle

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 17/389 Private The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd Leeds)

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Cyril Cooper Nussey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18529 Airman Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18529 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18529 Serjeant Clerk Royal Air Force

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Jim Nussey

Born 1885

Died 1961

British Army 84011 Sapper Royal Engineers 88th Field Company

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Jack White

Born 1896

Died 1949

British Army 18105 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 6th (Service) Battalion

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Joseph Long

Born 1879

Died 1920

British Army 6395 Private (Acting Lance Corporal) South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6395 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6395 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Matthew Robinson

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 6453 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Walter Redvers Todd

Born 1900

Died 1981

Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class HMS Birkenhead [Town-class light cruiser]

Royal Navy K53754 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hercules [a Colossus-class dreadnought battleship]

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George Foulston Jeffery

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 41232 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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William Henry Towers

Born 1896

Died 1993

British Army 1637 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 775437 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1 West Riding Brigade

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Joseph Knowles Ireland

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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James Littlewood

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army 2705 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 2705 Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd West Riding Field Ambulance

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2705 Flight Sergeant

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Frederick Tipper

Born 1898

Died 1974

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167948 Air Mechanic Class 3 Royal Air Force

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Edgar Meadwell

Born 1883

Died 1944

British Army 25594 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 8577 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 8577 Private then Acting Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Francis Scott Marchant

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Borders Regiment 3/5 Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20048 Private 3rd Brigade 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Border Regiment

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Herbert Connell

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 31695 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army 29751 Private Yorkshire Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion

British Army 34737 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/5th Battalion

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William Scott Jackson

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 5008 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10400 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10400 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Curtis Elsworth

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army M2/113627 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Louis Robinson

Born 1899

Died 1946

British Army 203799 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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