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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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Place of birth

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]

James Rigby

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 11691 Private Border Regiment 6th Battalion.

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Harold Oliver Johnson

Born 1896

Died 1939

Australian Imperial Force 1849A

Australian Imperial Force 1849A Private 44th Battalion

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Arthur Hebblethwaite

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7369 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert E Marshall

Born 1892

Died 1983

British Army 1487 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 476248 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 476248 Sergeant Royal Engineers 2/1st, later 458th Field Company

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James Reginald Glenn

Born 1893

Died 1994

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 12/928 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army

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William Greenhough

Born 1895

Died 1948

British Army 6195 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 295737 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 6195 & also 295737 Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Gibson

Born 1888

Died 1977

British Army 89593 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1204th BTY

British Army

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Percy Frederick Anderson

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 46233 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Bertie Edward Johnson

Born 1888

Died 1961

British Army 43947 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 43947 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Harper Seed

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Welbeck Rangers)

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Frederick Freeston

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 200612 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200612 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 200612 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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George Anderson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 12701 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 12701 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Arthur Artindale Msm

Born 1878

Died 1961

British Army T1880 Warranr Officer 2 Royal Engineers

British Army 476388 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers West Riding Field Company

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Lawrence Nutbrown

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army 63922 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1980 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 4737589 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (Sheffield)

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William Richard Butler

Born 1886

Died 1945

British Army 7168 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7168 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Cyril Freeston

Born 1896

Died 1967

British Army 200613 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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John Alfred Collinson

Born 1880

Died 1961

British Army 286209 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No 4 Depot

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Arnold Loosemore

Born 1896

Died 1924

British Army 15805 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15805 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

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Herbert Hawkins

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 64601 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 64601 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 144th Siege Battery

British Army 64601 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 144th Siege Battery

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Shepherd Freeman William Marriott

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 24641 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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