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Ossett, Yorkshire [11]

Ossett [2]

Barugh Green, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury England [1]

Dewsbury, West Yorkshire [1]

Dodworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster Yorkshire. [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Flockton, West Yorkshire [1]

Horbury or Ossett, Yorkshire [1]

Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds [1]

Leeds England [1]

Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Ossett West Yorkshire [1]

Ossett, West Yorkshire [1]

Tasmania [1]

Wakefield [1]

Wood End, Hopton, Mirfield West Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [249]

Gunner [19]

Lance Corporal [16]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [7]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Abel Seaman [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance-Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Recruit [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Wagoner [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Light Infantry [78]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [77]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [20]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Scots [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

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

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

13th Hussars [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

ALIAS [1]

Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [306]

Royal Navy [8]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [35]

H [31]

B [27]

W [27]

G [25]

P [19]

T [19]

D [17]

C [16]

R [16]

A [14]

F [12]

L [11]

E [10]

N [9]

J [8]

I [7]

M [7]

O [4]

K [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [311]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [318] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ossett, Yorkshire [11] Ossett [2] Barugh Green, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury England [1] Dewsbury, West Yorkshire [1] Dodworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster Yorkshire. [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Flockton, West Yorkshire [1] Horbury or Ossett, Yorkshire [1] Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Leeds [1] Leeds England [1] Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Ossett West Yorkshire [1] Ossett, West Yorkshire [1] Tasmania [1] Wakefield [1] Wood End, Hopton, Mirfield West Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [249] Gunner [19] Lance Corporal [16] Corporal [10] Serjeant [10] Driver [7] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Abel Seaman [1] Captain [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance-Sergeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pioneer [1] Recruit [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trooper [1] Wagoner [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Light Infantry [78] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [77] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [20] Royal Field Artillery [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Scots [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Labour Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Border Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 13th Hussars [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] ALIAS [1] Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [306] Royal Navy [8] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [35] H [31] B [27] W [27] G [25] P [19] T [19] D [17] C [16] R [16] A [14] F [12] L [11] E [10] N [9] J [8] I [7] M [7] O [4] K [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [311]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Thomas Howe

Born 1885

Died 1965

British Army 15292 Private West Riding Regiment

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Richard Garnett Thompson

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 2523 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 330335 Private Gloucestershire Yeomanry

British Army 330335 Serjeant Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

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Horace C Thompson

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 028967 Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

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Harry Simpson

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 16546 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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George Hemsworth

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 17506 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Cecil Gadie

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army S/4/125926 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 201397 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Godley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 34880 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Chappell

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 4/7920 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4/7920 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Hanson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1980 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242568 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Albert Posliff

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 66994 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Wilfred Audsley

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 2259 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 204314 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 204314 Lance Sergeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Thomas Stephens

Born 1874

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 858

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Frank Terry

Born 1889

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 22316

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Jesse Lamb

Born 1881

Died 1920

Royal Navy 17 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Harry Pickersgill

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1985 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army On enlistment no. 1985, at death no. 240464.

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Herbert Sutcliffe

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 5135 Acting Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242522 Acting Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242522 Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Jack Ellis

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 821477 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph E Harlock

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 202324 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George W Talbot

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2347 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harry H Furness

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 74875 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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