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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]

Leslie W King

Born 1892

Died 1962

British Army S3/030054 L/Cpl Royal Army Service Corps 152nd Company, 18th Battery

British Army S3/030054 Acting Cpl Royal Army Service Corps 152nd Company, 18th Battery

British Army S3/030054 Acting Sergt Royal Army Service Corps 152nd Company, 18th Battery

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Newton Holmes Pickles

Born 1887

Died 1958

British Army 205184 Private West Riding Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 205184 Private West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Stephen Foreman

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J/27883 Boy 1 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J/27883 Boy 2 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J/27883 Boy 1 H.M.S. Pembroke I

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Rennie Wilkinson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 82467 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 34457 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 82467 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Hugh George Montgomerie

Born 1889

British Army 2134 Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment

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Henry Radcliffe Ferens

Born 1879

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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Cuthbert Beautyman Taylor

Born 1895

Died 1941

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ledlie Stuart Onslow Ferens

Born 1889

Died 1978

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 65210 T/Corporal

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 65210 Private Otago Infantry Regiment

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Harry Beautiman

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army 17/79 Private Northumberland Regiment 17th northumberland Battalion

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Reginald Lewis Hope-Lumley

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 2nd Lieutenant London Regiment 16th middlesex (lond Battalion

British Army T/Lieutenant Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 16th middlesex (lond Battalion

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Rennie Wilkinson

Born 1890

British Army 23359 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment (Infantry)

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Archibald William Montgomerie

Born 1893

Died 1969

Other Empire Force Temp. Lieutenant Home Guard

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 7/532 Corporal Canterbury Mounted Rifles

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 7/532 A/Sgt Canterbury Mounted Rifles

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Archibald Seton Montgomerie, Earl Of Eglinton And Winton

Born 1880

Died 1945

British Army Major 8th Corps Staff

British Army Lieutenant Life Guards 2nd

British Army 2nd Life Guards

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Hugh Alexander Anderson

Born 1887

Died 1969

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12543 Corporal

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12543 Private Mounted Rifles Brigade

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12543 Private Mounted Rifles Brigade J Coy 12

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Sylvester Hardy

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 16/681 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 16/681 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 60858 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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Harry Thornton Pickles

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 11th Battalion. attd. 9th Battalion

British Army Private West Riding Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment) 9th (Service) Battalion

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Joseph Francis Dixon

Born 1872

Died 1937

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward Coomber Hobbs

Born 1876

Died 1953

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Herbert Hardacre

Born 1882

British Army DM2/224156 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Horace Wilfred Miller

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1479 Lance Corporal Leicestershire 1/5th Bn

British Army 1479 Private Leicestershire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Leicestershire regiment 5th Battalion

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