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Leeds, Yorkshire [4567]

Leeds England [490]

Leeds [359]

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]

Leeds, Kent [26]

Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [21]

Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [20]

Leeds, Yorkshire, England [20]

Yeadon, Leeds, Yorkshire [19]

Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [18]

Hunslet, Leeds [16]

Hunslet Leeds [14]

Meanwood, Leeds, Yorkshire [14]

Harehills, Leeds, Yorkshire [13]

Leeds, England [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]

Bramley, Leeds [10]

Hunslet Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Leeds Kent [10]

Leeds,Yorkshire [10]

Rothwell, Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

St Johns, Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Stanningley, Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

West Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Armley, Leeds [9]

Birstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Holbeck, Leeds [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]

Rank

Private [541]

Able Seaman [75]

Lance Corporal [60]

Stoker 1st Class [60]

Ordinary Seaman [56]

Corporal [54]

Gunner [44]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Serjeant [36]

Lieutenant [29]

Driver [27]

Deck Hand [26]

Boy 1st Class [24]

Sapper [23]

Captain [21]

Rifleman [21]

Stoker 2nd Class [14]

Sergeant [12]

Leading Seaman [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Munitions Worker [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7]

Pioneer [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Boy Telegraphist [6]

Major [6]

Wireman 2nd Class [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Reverend [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Stoker [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Airman [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3]

Orderly [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Aircraftman 1st Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [175]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [88]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [45]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Royal Engineers [40]

Yorkshire Regiment [37]

Royal Naval Reserve [36]

Labour Corps [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

Canadian Infantry [23]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

HMS MALAYA [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Air Force [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

West Riding Regiment [19]

HMS CANADA [18]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

South Wales Borderers [14]

HMS INVINCIBLE [13]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [12]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

HMS IRON DUKE [11]

HMS Victory I [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

HMS Good Hope [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

HMS Agincourt [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

HMS BULWARK [6]

HMS NEPTUNE [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Air Service [6]

Service

Royal Navy [3476]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2293]

British Army [774]

Australian Imperial Force [500]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Other Empire Force [22]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [843]

S [721]

H [716]

W [683]

C [510]

M [468]

R [365]

L [338]

P [321]

T [319]

G [314]

D [278]

F [247]

A [197]

J [186]

K [141]

N [139]

E [123]

I [58]

O [56]

V [39]

Y [30]

U [7]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [7010]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [400]

Canada [15]

India [5]

Australia [2]

Egypt [2]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Leeds, Yorkshire [4567] Leeds England [490] Leeds [359] 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] Leeds, Kent [26] Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [21] Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [20] Leeds, Yorkshire, England [20] Yeadon, Leeds, Yorkshire [19] Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [18] Hunslet, Leeds [16] Hunslet Leeds [14] Meanwood, Leeds, Yorkshire [14] Harehills, Leeds, Yorkshire [13] Leeds, England [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] Bramley, Leeds [10] Hunslet Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Leeds Kent [10] Leeds,Yorkshire [10] Rothwell, Leeds, Yorkshire [10] St Johns, Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Stanningley, Leeds, Yorkshire [10] West Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Armley, Leeds [9] Birstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Holbeck, Leeds [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]

Rank

Private [541] Able Seaman [75] Lance Corporal [60] Stoker 1st Class [60] Ordinary Seaman [56] Corporal [54] Gunner [44] Second Lieutenant [36] Serjeant [36] Lieutenant [29] Driver [27] Deck Hand [26] Boy 1st Class [24] Sapper [23] Captain [21] Rifleman [21] Stoker 2nd Class [14] Sergeant [12] Leading Seaman [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Munitions Worker [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7] Pioneer [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Boy 2nd Class [6] Boy Telegraphist [6] Major [6] Wireman 2nd Class [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Leading Stoker [5] Reverend [5] Acting Captain [4] Armourer's Crew [4] Petty Officer [4] Stoker [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Airman [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Cook's Mate [3] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3] Orderly [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Aircraftman 1st Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [175] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [88] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [45] Royal Field Artillery [44] Royal Engineers [40] Yorkshire Regiment [37] Royal Naval Reserve [36] Labour Corps [29] Army Service Corps [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] Canadian Infantry [23] Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] HMS MALAYA [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] London Regiment [19] Royal Air Force [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] West Riding Regiment [19] HMS CANADA [18] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] South Wales Borderers [14] HMS INVINCIBLE [13] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [12] Durham Light Infantry [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] HMS IRON DUKE [11] HMS Victory I [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] HMS Good Hope [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] HMS Agincourt [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] HMS BLACK PRINCE [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] HMS BULWARK [6] HMS NEPTUNE [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Air Service [6]

Service

Royal Navy [3476] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2293] British Army [774] Australian Imperial Force [500] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Other Empire Force [22] Indian Army [3] South African Services [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [843] S [721] H [716] W [683] C [510] M [468] R [365] L [338] P [321] T [319] G [314] D [278] F [247] A [197] J [186] K [141] N [139] E [123] I [58] O [56] V [39] Y [30] U [7] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [7010] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [400] Canada [15] India [5] Australia [2] Egypt [2] France [1] New Zealand [1]

David Ledger

Born 1882

British Army 6326 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

British Army 6326 Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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William Pearson

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 3442 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Allan Whitfield

Born 1898

Died 1990

British Army 107630 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Percy Allison

Born 1892

British Army Army Reserve

British Army 3884 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 3/5th Battalion

British Army Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1/5th 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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Albert Nussey

Born 1893

Died 1982

British Army 14170 Private The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 12th (Service) Battalion

British Army 88806 Driver Royal Field Artillery 21st Divisional Ammunition Column

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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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