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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]

Arthur Hardacre

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 5827 Private East Lancashire Regiment 3rd east Battalion

British Army 5827 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5827 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Spearman

Born 1866

British Army 59498 Cpl

British Army SR/6130 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 281130 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 4 Depot

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Montague Theodore Alexander Sopon Birch Bezirdjian

Born 1893

British Army MS/713 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T/Captain Royal Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

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Fred Windle

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 19545 Private Coldstream Guards 4th Battalion (Pioneers)

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Sam Hattersley Clough

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/6th West Riding Regiment

British Army Captain 1/6th West Riding Regiment

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Arthur John Clement

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11/17869 Private West Riding Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 5/6051 Private West Riding Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 6051 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Lewis George Boulderson Rogers

Born 1897

Died 1959

British Army Lieutenant Dragoon Guards

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Robert Drake

Born 1876

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195676

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Humphrey Pellew Forster Mills

Born 1885

Died 1960

British Army Acting Captain 16th Siege Battalion 7th Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant The Suffolk Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia)

Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Bruce Lethbridge

Born 1880

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 50883 Gunner 30th Field Artillery

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 50883 Gunner 30th Field Artillery

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Second Lieutenant (Temp) 78 Company Senior Cadets

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Thomas Boyer Swain

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army 5913 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 202034 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment attached Leicestershire Regiment

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Edward Peatling Holmes

Born 1895

Died 1977

Australian Imperial Force 3089 Private 7th Rfts 38th Battalion

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Cedric William John Cowgill

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18297 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 18297 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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George Jacob Beautyman

Born 1900

Died 1920

British Army 88944 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Wilfred Beautiman

Born 1897

Died 1920

British Army 32/202 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 32nd Battalion

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George Metcalfe

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 266960 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 266960 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/6th Battalion

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John Johnson Till Ferens

Born 1876

Died 1951

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Bootiman

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 72840 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Stanley James Ingram

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 47546 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Joseph Parker Locker

Born 1889

Died 1945

British Army 31005 Private Hussars

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