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Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [61]

Manningham, Yorkshire [13]

34 Mannheim Road, Manningham Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Bradford, Manningham, Yorkshire [1]

Manningham, Yorkshire, [1]

Rank

Private [4]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

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Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

1st Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Devon Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's Regiment [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Labour Corps [1]

OTC [1]

Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery -HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

Royal Navy [8]

British Army [6]

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B [13]

S [11]

F [6]

G [6]

M [5]

W [5]

C [4]

D [4]

R [4]

A [3]

P [3]

T [3]

H [2]

J [2]

L [2]

N [2]

E [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [77]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [77] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [61] Manningham, Yorkshire [13] 34 Mannheim Road, Manningham Bradford Yorkshire [1] Bradford, Manningham, Yorkshire [1] Manningham, Yorkshire, [1]

Rank

Private [4] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] 1st Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 9th Lancers [1] Devon Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's Regiment [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Victory I [1] Labour Corps [1] OTC [1] Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery -HMS INDOMITABLE [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] Royal Navy [8] British Army [6]

Last name first letter

B [13] S [11] F [6] G [6] M [5] W [5] C [4] D [4] R [4] A [3] P [3] T [3] H [2] J [2] L [2] N [2] E [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [77]

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United Kingdom [3]

Albert Aspey

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 989 Private 9th Lancers

British Army 34195 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Herbert Northrop

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 029 (incomplete) Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 13029 Gunner 1/6th Cheshire Regiment

British Army 13029 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James William Firth

Died 1917

British Army 61625 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

British Army 4157 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4157 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Boynton Priestley

Born 1894

Died 1984

British Army 12398 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army OTC 16th Officer Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Labour Corps

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William Henry Black

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287919

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Claud Gifford Jeffery

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment 2 Battalion

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Fred Clarey

Died 1916

British Army 3/9671 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Frank Edmondson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241854

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Robert Tomes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143591

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John Arthur Naylor

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225860

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Benjamin Oscar Spencer

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45349

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Harry Akeroyd

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162777

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Fred Bateman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307767

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Frederick Brodrick

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38353

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Vernon Thornton Hinchcliffe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292438

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Arthur Barker

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277022

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George Frederick Drake

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405406

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Ackroyd Pearson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276053

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Frank Sutcliffe

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269103

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Francis Robert Todd Fowler

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296356

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