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Liversedge, Yorkshire [58]

Liversedge, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5]

Liversedge, Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Hightown, Liversedge, Yorkshire [2]

Walker Street - Liversedge - West Yorkshire [2]

Eddercliffe, Rawfolds, Liversedge, Yorkshire WR [1]

Hartshead, Liversedge, Yorkshire [1]

Liversedge near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Liversedge, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Liversedge, West Yorkshire [1]

Liversedge, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Roberttown, Liversedge, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [10]

Civilian [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Sapper [1]

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West Riding Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Canadian Railway Troops [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Viola [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

British Army [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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H [11]

B [8]

G [7]

C [6]

F [6]

R [6]

S [6]

T [6]

W [5]

P [4]

L [3]

M [3]

A [2]

K [2]

D [1]

J [1]

N [1]

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Military Service [76]

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United Kingdom [5]

Canada [1]

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People [78] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liversedge, Yorkshire [58] Liversedge, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5] Liversedge, Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Hightown, Liversedge, Yorkshire [2] Walker Street - Liversedge - West Yorkshire [2] Eddercliffe, Rawfolds, Liversedge, Yorkshire WR [1] Hartshead, Liversedge, Yorkshire [1] Liversedge near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Liversedge, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Liversedge, West Yorkshire [1] Liversedge, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Roberttown, Liversedge, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [10] Civilian [1] Deck Hand [1] Sapper [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Corps of Canadian Railway Troops [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Viola [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] British Army [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [11] B [8] G [7] C [6] F [6] R [6] S [6] T [6] W [5] P [4] L [3] M [3] A [2] K [2] D [1] J [1] N [1]

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Military Service [76]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Canada [1]

Joel Beanland

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 22979 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Stanley Chesterman

Born 1894

Died 1970

British Army 27076 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 27076 Private Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) 6th (Service) Batt. 2/9/1916; posted to 2nd Batt. 18/5/18

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George Hobson

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 14/332 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley Pals)

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Fred Todkill

Born 1877

Died 1935

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1099029 Sapper Corps of Canadian Railway Troops 256th Railway Construction Battalion

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Horace Gledhill

Born 1890

Died 1943

British Army 203401 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John William Knight

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138566

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Samuel Broadbent Grayshon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280771

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George Thomas Allinson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121202

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Frederick Lucas

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36223

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Albert Edward Neville

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285242

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Tom Todkill

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 11350 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 11350 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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William Horace Houldershaw

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230011

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Irving Bentley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242101

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Percy Muffett

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249894

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Lawrence Fisher

Born 1893

British Army 15823 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert Wharton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163731

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Joe Haley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408250

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John William Garside

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409810

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Raymond Parker

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210795

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Harry Waring

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168075

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