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Skipton, Yorkshire [10]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Ingleton, Yorkshire [3]

Keighley, Yorkshire [3]

Nelson, Lancashire [3]

Barnoldswick, Lancashire [2]

Ramsbottom, Lancashire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland [2]

Wanganui [2]

Wanganui, [2]

101 Belgrave Road, London, S.W. [1]

3 Grosvenor Street, Colne, Lancashire [1]

52 Eaton Place, London [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bordley, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire, [1]

Burnsall, Yorkshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Cheadle, Cheshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Cononley, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Cullercoats, Tynemouth [1]

Cullercoats, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunedin [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gateshead, Tyne & Wear [1]

Gisburn, Yorkshire [1]

Greymouth [1]

Habergham Eves, Lancashire [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Hatchend, Middlesex, [1]

Hoo, Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ingleton Fells, Yorkshire [1]

Kelbrook, Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire [1]

Kempton Tasmania [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kilwinning, Ayrshire [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Lieutenant [22]

Captain [19]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Corporal [13]

Major [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

2nd Lieutenant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sapper [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Cadet [2]

Commander [2]

L/Cpl [2]

Sister [2]

2nd Lieut. [1]

A/Lance Corporal [1]

A/Sgt [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Cpl [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergt [1]

Acting Sublieutenant [1]

Admiral Sir [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bombadier [1]

Boy 1 [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Captain (Retd) [1]

Ch. Writer [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Sir [1]

Cpl [1]

Cpl. [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Driver [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

L/Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Sir [1]

Mechanic [1]

Midshipman [1]

Pte [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

2nd Life Guards [2]

Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Canterbury Mounted Rifles [2]

Duke of Wellington's Regiment [2]

Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment) [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis [1]

14th (South Otago) Regiment [1]

14th (The King's) Hussars [1]

16th Siege Battalion 7th Corps [1]

2nd South Western Mounted Brigade, Transport and Supply Column [1]

30th Field Artillery [1]

4th Brigade [1]

78 Company Senior Cadets [1]

7th Rfts [1]

8th Corps Staff [1]

Alexandra, Princess of Wale's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Ambulance Training General Hospital [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Auckland Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [124]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Royal Navy [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [34]

M [20]

S [17]

H [14]

W [13]

C [11]

F [9]

L [7]

P [6]

D [5]

G [5]

A [2]

K [2]

R [2]

T [2]

I [1]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [122]

New Zealand [12]

France [10]

India [6]

Australia [4]

Egypt [4]

Ireland [3]

Austria [1]

Belgium [1]

Brazil [1]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Greece [1]

Iraq [1]

Kenya [1]

Singapore [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

United States [1]

Yemen [1]

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People [152] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Skipton, Yorkshire [10] Hinckley, Leicestershire [4] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Ingleton, Yorkshire [3] Keighley, Yorkshire [3] Nelson, Lancashire [3] Barnoldswick, Lancashire [2] Ramsbottom, Lancashire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Scoonie, Fife, Scotland [2] Wanganui [2] Wanganui, [2] 101 Belgrave Road, London, S.W. [1] 3 Grosvenor Street, Colne, Lancashire [1] 52 Eaton Place, London [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bordley, Yorkshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire, [1] Burnsall, Yorkshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Cheadle, Cheshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Cononley, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Cullercoats, Tynemouth [1] Cullercoats, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Dublin [1] Dunedin [1] Durham, Durham [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gateshead, Tyne & Wear [1] Gisburn, Yorkshire [1] Greymouth [1] Habergham Eves, Lancashire [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hatchend, Middlesex, [1] Hoo, Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1] Ingleton Fells, Yorkshire [1] Kelbrook, Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire [1] Kempton Tasmania [1] Kensington, London [1] Kilwinning, Ayrshire [1]

Rank

Private [74] Lieutenant [22] Captain [19] Second Lieutenant [18] Corporal [13] Major [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Gunner [7] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [6] 2nd Lieutenant [5] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sapper [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Cadet [2] Commander [2] L/Cpl [2] Sister [2] 2nd Lieut. [1] A/Lance Corporal [1] A/Sgt [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Cpl [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Sergt [1] Acting Sublieutenant [1] Admiral Sir [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bombadier [1] Boy 1 [1] Boy 2 [1] Captain (Retd) [1] Ch. Writer [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Sir [1] Cpl [1] Cpl. [1] Driver [1] Engine Driver [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] L/Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Sir [1] Mechanic [1] Midshipman [1] Pte [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [7] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] 2nd Life Guards [2] Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [2] Australian Infantry [2] Canterbury Mounted Rifles [2] Duke of Wellington's Regiment [2] Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment) [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis [1] 14th (South Otago) Regiment [1] 14th (The King's) Hussars [1] 16th Siege Battalion 7th Corps [1] 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade, Transport and Supply Column [1] 30th Field Artillery [1] 4th Brigade [1] 78 Company Senior Cadets [1] 7th Rfts [1] 8th Corps Staff [1] Alexandra, Princess of Wale's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Ambulance Training General Hospital [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Auckland Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [124] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Royal Navy [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [34] M [20] S [17] H [14] W [13] C [11] F [9] L [7] P [6] D [5] G [5] A [2] K [2] R [2] T [2] I [1] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [122] New Zealand [12] France [10] India [6] Australia [4] Egypt [4] Ireland [3] Austria [1] Belgium [1] Brazil [1] Canada [1] Germany [1] Greece [1] Iraq [1] Kenya [1] Singapore [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1] United States [1] Yemen [1]

Charles Richard Wynn Brewis

Born 1874

Died 1953

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Acting Sublieutenant

Royal Navy Commander

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William Lowther Grant

Born 1864

Died 1929

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral Sir

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Commander

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John Noel Hawkins

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 9354 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's (Liverpool) Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 27th Battalion attached to 16th Battalion

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Arthur Metcalfe Spensley

Born 1885

British Army 38043 Private Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Ennie Clarke

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4777 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3rd/6th Battalion

British Army 4777 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/6th Battalion

British Army 6/4777 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/6th Battalion

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William Growdridge

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 384 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 240608 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 240008 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Percy Evelyn Macefield

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 202531 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 270145 Private Manchester Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Douglas Kenneth Hardisty

Born 1899

Died 1944

British Army T/Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 1st Batallion (City of London Regiment)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Edward William Montgomery Cuninghame

Born 1878

Died 1935

British Army Lieutenant R Horse and R Fd Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Artillery

British Army Major Royal Artillery

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Herbert Francis Burden

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11012 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 3832 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st/5th Battalion

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Arthur Bell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 90926 Private Durham Light Infantry 22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd County Pioneers)

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John Pickering

Born 1898

British Army 14969 Private Manchester Regiment 24th Service Battalion

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Walter Proctor

Born 1889

Died 1938

British Army 631963 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 134442 Gunner Royal Field Artillery No. 1st Depot

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Joseph Jeffcott Locker

Born 1882

Died 1943

British Army 63226 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 203207 Sapper Royal Engineers 224th Field Company

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Arthur Roslyn Spearman

Born 1900

Died 1982

British Army 24096 Private Essex Regiment 12th Reserve Battalion

British Army Royal Flying Corps.

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Oscar Bootiman

Born 1879

British Army 16804 Corporal Army Pay Corps

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William Leslie Lyall

Born 1875

Died 1949

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert Drake

Born 1894

Died 1926

British Army 12988 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

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Augustine Ferens

Born 1895

Died 1925

British Army 13995 Private Border Regiment 9th bord Battalion

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Cuthbert Beautyman

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 224450 Royal Engineers

British Army 224450 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 224450 Sapper Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal

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