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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]

William Cowling

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army S3344 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S3344 Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army S3344 Corporal Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion

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Arthur Colin Brocksopp

Born 1897

Died 1981

British Army 141054 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Hadley

Born 1893

Died 1966

British Army 241700 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Charles Hardy

Born 1883

Died 1944

British Army 6540 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 6450 Private York and Lancaster Regiment First Battalion & in WW1 Army Reserrve

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Thomas Frederick Beaumont

Born 1890

Died 1938

British Army 57624 Private Liverpool Regiment

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James Hampton Bennet

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Arthur Cave Gostelow

Died 1917

British Army 554025 Private London Regiment 16th battalion london regiment (queen's west Battalion

British Army 554025 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 1st/16th Battalion

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Joseph Edward Fidler

Born 1885

Died 1948

British Army F/296 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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William Stretton

Born 1886

Died 1963

British Army 16049 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Bernard Oxley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54656

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Harry Foster

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 26601 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 11th Battalion

British Army 30212 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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William Edward Elsom

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 15928 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Willie Jeffs

Born 1890

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 17902 Sergeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 17902 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Oliver Hulett

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Army Reserve

British Army 7221 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7221 Private Yorkshire Regiment Depot

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Albert Chapman

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 31899 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Private Royal Army Medical Corps 27th Field Ambulance

British Army 31899 59th Field Ambulance

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William Bradley

Born 1886

British Army 6142 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126314 Private Royal Air Force

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Christopher Handley Stiles Tracy, Mid

Born 1886

Died 1961

Royal Navy 277 Cr Captain Royal Naval Reserve

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Joseph Sambourne Lycett

Born 1898

Died 1977

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery 3rd West Riding Brigade

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Christopher Artindale

Born 1887

Died 1960

British Army 642 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 482007 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Thomas Bagshaw

Born 1885

British Army 4819 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 4819 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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