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Sheffield, Yorkshire [3458]

Sheffield [387]

Sheffield England [358]

Sheffield Tasmania [165]

Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [51]

Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [49]

Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [41]

Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [35]

Walkley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [33]

Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [30]

Sheffield, Derbyshire [24]

Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [23]

Sharrow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [23]

Sheffield,Yorkshire [23]

Hillsborough, Sheffield, Yorkshire [14]

Sheffield, England [14]

St Johns, Sheffield, Yorkshire [13]

Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [12]

Crookes, Sheffield, Yorkshire [11]

Woodhouse, Sheffield, Yorkshire [11]

Sheffield, Yorks [10]

Norton, Sheffield, Yorkshire [9]

Burngreave, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Owlerton, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Sheffield Tas Tasmania [6]

Sheffield, South Yorkshire [6]

Walkley, Sheffield [6]

sheffield [6]

Attercliffe Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Chapeltown, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield [5]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Ecclesall, Sheffield [5]

Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Sheffield Yorkshire [5]

Attercliffe Sheffield [4]

Brightside Sheffield [4]

Broomhill, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Highfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Pitsmoor, Sheffield [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England [4]

Wortley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Attercliffe, Sheffield [3]

Thurgoland, Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Altercliffe Sheffield [2]

Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorks [2]

Brightside, Sheffield [2]

Carbrook Sheffield [2]

Rank

Private [515]

Able Seaman [68]

Stoker 1st Class [54]

Second Lieutenant [50]

Lance Corporal [43]

Corporal [42]

Ordinary Seaman [38]

Gunner [35]

Serjeant [32]

Driver [25]

Lieutenant [22]

Boy 1st Class [21]

Sapper [20]

Rifleman [19]

Captain [16]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Deck Hand [13]

Sergeant [13]

Major [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Civilian [10]

Leading Seaman [9]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

First Lieutenant [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Ordinary Signalman [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Stoker [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Chaplain [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Flight Sergeant [2]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [157]

Royal Field Artillery [48]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [41]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [39]

Royal Engineers [35]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [33]

East Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Labour Corps [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Royal Naval Reserve [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

South Wales Borderers [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

HMS INVINCIBLE [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11]

Air Raid Victim [10]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [10]

HMS Good Hope [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

HMS Agincourt [8]

HMS IRON DUKE [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8]

HMS VALIANT [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

HMS MALAYA [6]

HMS Princess Royal [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Air Service [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [5]

Service

Royal Navy [2509]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1410]

British Army [725]

Australian Imperial Force [535]

Other Empire Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [672]

S [532]

H [529]

W [480]

C [367]

M [362]

R [251]

G [250]

T [225]

P [215]

L [214]

D [207]

F [182]

A [151]

J [141]

E [105]

N [84]

O [71]

K [70]

V [25]

I [23]

Y [23]

U [13]

Q [7]

Contribution

Military Service [5134]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [287]

India [6]

Canada [5]

France [3]

Australia [2]

China [1]

Germany [1]

Greece [1]

Malta [1]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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Sheffield, Yorkshire [3458] Sheffield [387] Sheffield England [358] Sheffield Tasmania [165] Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [51] Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [49] Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [41] Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [35] Walkley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [33] Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [30] Sheffield, Derbyshire [24] Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [23] Sharrow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [23] Sheffield,Yorkshire [23] Hillsborough, Sheffield, Yorkshire [14] Sheffield, England [14] St Johns, Sheffield, Yorkshire [13] Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [12] Crookes, Sheffield, Yorkshire [11] Woodhouse, Sheffield, Yorkshire [11] Sheffield, Yorks [10] Norton, Sheffield, Yorkshire [9] Burngreave, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Owlerton, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Sheffield Tas Tasmania [6] Sheffield, South Yorkshire [6] Walkley, Sheffield [6] sheffield [6] Attercliffe Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Chapeltown, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield [5] Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Ecclesall, Sheffield [5] Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Sheffield Yorkshire [5] Attercliffe Sheffield [4] Brightside Sheffield [4] Broomhill, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Highfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Pitsmoor, Sheffield [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire, England [4] Wortley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Attercliffe, Sheffield [3] Thurgoland, Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Altercliffe Sheffield [2] Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorks [2] Brightside, Sheffield [2] Carbrook Sheffield [2]

Rank

Private [515] Able Seaman [68] Stoker 1st Class [54] Second Lieutenant [50] Lance Corporal [43] Corporal [42] Ordinary Seaman [38] Gunner [35] Serjeant [32] Driver [25] Lieutenant [22] Boy 1st Class [21] Sapper [20] Rifleman [19] Captain [16] Boy 2nd Class [13] Deck Hand [13] Sergeant [13] Major [11] Acting Corporal [10] Civilian [10] Leading Seaman [9] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] First Lieutenant [5] Leading Stoker [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Armourer's Crew [4] Ordinary Signalman [4] Signal Boy [4] Stoker [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Boy Telegraphist [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Petty Officer [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Sister [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Chaplain [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Flight Sergeant [2]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [157] Royal Field Artillery [48] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [41] Yorkshire Light Infantry [39] Royal Engineers [35] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [33] East Yorkshire Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] Labour Corps [22] Army Service Corps [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Royal Naval Reserve [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] South Wales Borderers [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] HMS INVINCIBLE [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] West Riding Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11] Air Raid Victim [10] HMS BLACK PRINCE [10] HMS Good Hope [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9] Coldstream Guards [8] HMS Agincourt [8] HMS IRON DUKE [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8] HMS VALIANT [7] Manchester Regiment [7] HMS MALAYA [6] HMS Princess Royal [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Royal Naval Air Service [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [5]

Service

Royal Navy [2509] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1410] British Army [725] Australian Imperial Force [535] Other Empire Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [672] S [532] H [529] W [480] C [367] M [362] R [251] G [250] T [225] P [215] L [214] D [207] F [182] A [151] J [141] E [105] N [84] O [71] K [70] V [25] I [23] Y [23] U [13] Q [7]

Contribution

Military Service [5134] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [287] India [6] Canada [5] France [3] Australia [2] China [1] Germany [1] Greece [1] Malta [1] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

Thomas William Ayre

Born 1895

Died 1950

British Army 17303 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Battalion

British Army 17303 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Battalion

British Army 17303 Sergeant Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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George Woolhouse

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 8036 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 8036 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Francis Martin Darlow

Born 1890

Died 1963

British Army 12/86 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 12/86 Corporal 7th York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Army reserve Z

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Herbert Fenton Skinner

Born 1888

Died 1975

British Army M/272973 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 096649 Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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Harry Ryan

Born 1883

Died 1956

British Army 37632 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 37632 Pte Yorks and Lancs Regiment

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Charles Hurt

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 5910 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 5910 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Harry Holmes

Born 1897

Died 1999

British Army 17837 Private West Riding Regiment 3 Battalion

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Walter Cope

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 22556 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 22556 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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William Henry Wilgose

Born 1879

Died 1942

British Army 3/3689 Private Depot York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 89496 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Anthony Bowyer Bristol

Born 1867

Died 1945

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98561 Air Mechanic 3 Class Royal Flying Corps Royal Flying Corps Farnborough, Hampshire

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Percy Woollatt

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 7761 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Sargent East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Percy Sambourne

Born 1884

Died 1964

British Army 20513 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 20513 Private Coldstream Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 20513 Acting Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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John Fenton

Born 1887

Died 1926

British Army 8244 Serjeant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 9007 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8244 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Frederick Sanders

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army 7506 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7506 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Fred Greaves

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 16648 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16648 Acting Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16643 Lance Corporal York & Lancaster Regiment th Batallion

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Florence Walsh

Born 1886

Died 1962

Other Empire Force Nurse British Red Cross Stobart Hospital Unit

Other Empire Force Nurse Millicent Fawcett Hospitals for Russia

British Army Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Stoke War Hospital

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William Halsey, Alias Jones

Born 1885

Died 1936

Australian Imperial Force 1653A Private Australian Infantry 2nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1653 Private Australian Infantry 56th Battalion

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Arthur Bramwell

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 6929 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 6929 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas Charlesworth

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 21420 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 21420 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 21420 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Arnold Payne

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant General List Royal Air Force

British Army 30864 Pioneer Royal Engineers Reserve Signal Depot

British Army 30864 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 12th Signal Company

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