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Wakefield, Yorkshire [711]

Port Wakefield South Australia [110]

Wakefield England [51]

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [47]

Wakefield [38]

Stanley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [14]

Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire [12]

Wakefield South Australia [12]

Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [10]

Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [8]

Ryhill, Wakefield, Yorkshire [6]

East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [5]

Wakefield Yorkshire [5]

Wakefield,Yorkshire [5]

Pt Wakefield South Australia [4]

South Hiendley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire [4]

St Johns, Wakefield, Yorkshire [4]

West Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [4]

Crigglestone, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Flockton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Hemsworth, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Ossett, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Outwood, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Sharlston, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Thornes, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Wakefield New South Wales [3]

Belle Vue, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Crofton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Emley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Featherstone, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Normanton, Wakefield [2]

Outwood, Wakefield [2]

Primrose Hill, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Robin Hood, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Sandal Magna, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Sharlston, Wakefield, West Yorkshire [2]

Thorner, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Upper Altofts, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Wakefield, West Yorkshire [2]

Wakefield, Yorks [2]

Wakefield,Yorkshire. [2]

Walton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Woolley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield [1]

Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Altofts, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Alverthorpe, Wakefield [1]

Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorks [1]

Alverthorpe,Castleford,Wakefield,Yorkshire. [1]

Rank

Private [96]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Serjeant [8]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Driver [4]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Pioneer [2]

3rd Writer [1]

AM3 (Instrument Repair) [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Midshipman [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Painter [1]

Pensioner [1]

Unit

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [32]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [24]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [12]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

HMS Queen Mary [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

HMS MALAYA [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

34th Poona Horse [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS Nomad [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Scots Guards [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars [1]

18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars (Corps of Hussars) [1]

1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1]

34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Barnbow Munitions Factory [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Cyclist Corp [1]

Service

Royal Navy [518]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [276]

Australian Imperial Force [184]

British Army [153]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [140]

S [134]

H [124]

W [108]

M [85]

C [83]

T [63]

R [60]

L [54]

P [47]

G [46]

D [44]

F [43]

A [39]

K [29]

N [25]

J [19]

E [14]

O [10]

I [7]

V [5]

Y [4]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1121]

Merchant Navy [49]

Country

United Kingdom [79]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

United States [1]

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People [1184] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wakefield, Yorkshire [711] Port Wakefield South Australia [110] Wakefield England [51] Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [47] Wakefield [38] Stanley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [14] Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire [12] Wakefield South Australia [12] Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [10] Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [8] Ryhill, Wakefield, Yorkshire [6] East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [5] Wakefield Yorkshire [5] Wakefield,Yorkshire [5] Pt Wakefield South Australia [4] South Hiendley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire [4] St Johns, Wakefield, Yorkshire [4] West Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [4] Crigglestone, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Flockton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Hemsworth, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Ossett, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Outwood, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Sharlston, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Thornes, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Wakefield New South Wales [3] Belle Vue, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Crofton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Emley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Featherstone, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Normanton, Wakefield [2] Outwood, Wakefield [2] Primrose Hill, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Robin Hood, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Sandal Magna, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Sharlston, Wakefield, West Yorkshire [2] Thorner, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Upper Altofts, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Wakefield, West Yorkshire [2] Wakefield, Yorks [2] Wakefield,Yorkshire. [2] Walton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Woolley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield [1] Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Altofts, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Alverthorpe, Wakefield [1] Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorks [1] Alverthorpe,Castleford,Wakefield,Yorkshire. [1]

Rank

Private [96] Stoker 1st Class [13] Ordinary Seaman [11] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [9] Able Seaman [8] Serjeant [8] Gunner [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [4] Deck Hand [4] Driver [4] Sergeant [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Nursing Sister [2] Pioneer [2] 3rd Writer [1] AM3 (Instrument Repair) [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy II [1] Bugler [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Midshipman [1] Munitions Worker [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Painter [1] Pensioner [1]

Unit

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [32] Yorkshire Light Infantry [24] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [12] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] HMS Queen Mary [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Canadian Infantry [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] HMS MALAYA [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] West Riding Regiment [3] 34th Poona Horse [2] Army Service Corps [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS Nomad [2] HMS Victory I [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Scots Guards [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars [1] 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars (Corps of Hussars) [1] 1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1] 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Barnbow Munitions Factory [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Cyclist Corp [1]

Service

Royal Navy [518] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [276] Australian Imperial Force [184] British Army [153] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [140] S [134] H [124] W [108] M [85] C [83] T [63] R [60] L [54] P [47] G [46] D [44] F [43] A [39] K [29] N [25] J [19] E [14] O [10] I [7] V [5] Y [4] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1121] Merchant Navy [49]

Country

United Kingdom [79] Australia [1] France [1] Germany [1] India [1] United States [1]

William Henry Hughes

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 198 Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 27610 Serjeant Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 27610 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Engineers Postal Section

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Benjamin Malpass

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 242585 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Timothy William Aka William Nottingham

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 10324 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 10324 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Daniel Cain

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 76461 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Eva Hepworth

Born 1893

Died 1986

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Barnbow Munitions Factory

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Ernest Couldwell

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 2399 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 240299 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/5th Bn

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John Harwood

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 13849 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Leonard Crane

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 3/2979 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3/2979 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Roland Foster

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army

British Army 2935 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 200779 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Mason Appleyard

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 240671 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/5th Bn.

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George Rowland Coulson

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 121511

Canadian Expeditionary Force 121511 Private Canadian Infantry

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Claude Ainley

Born 1892

Died 1983

British Army c/12790 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas William Snowden

Born 1894

Died 1979

British Army 9438 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 611147 Private Labour Corps

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Wilfred Sellars

Born 1893

Died 1988

British Army 29560 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Quarton Gilbertson

Born 1899

Died 1961

British Army 31969 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Ralph Breaks

Born 1886

British Army 6556 Private 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars

British Army 6556 Lance Corporal 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars

British Army H/47211 Corporal 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars (Corps of Hussars)

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Norman Harrop Fish

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 4762 Sapper Royal Engineers 5th Company

British Army 21762 Sapper Royal Engineers 5th Company

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Osborne Lloyd Brear

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 69375 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 69375 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 136th Field Ambulance

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Henry Mellor

Born 1884

British Army 3/11415 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11415 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 11415 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Herbert Barnsley

Born 1897

Died 1963

British Army 45616 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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