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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]

Arthur J Audsley

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 47582 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Ernest Firth

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 942537 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 94253

British Army Lance Corporal

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George A Beaumont

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 307241 Private West Riding Regiment

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Harry Asquith

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 33153 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Jackson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 4547 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 240599 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Ernest Jessop

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 18348 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Albert E Illingworth

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 177057 (Incomplete) Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harold Giggal

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army S23805 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Frederick Eddison Eastwood

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 240715 Private West Riding Regiment

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Fred Ward

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 178 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John M Ward

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 201039 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Peter Nelson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1529 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Willie Newsome

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5755 Private West Riding Regiment

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James Ryan

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 2456 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 2456 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Henry Sanderson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 17/2104 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Lionel Richardson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9427 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frank Sharp

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1942 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Frederick Robinson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1993 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 202542 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Frederick S Parker

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 200217 (incomplete) Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Megson

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 42006 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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