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Sheffield [6]

Gateshead [3]

Bradford [2]

Hunslet, Leeds [2]

Leeds [2]

Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Askrigg, Yorkshire [1]

Aspatria, Cumberland [1]

Barrow-in-Furness [1]

Batley, West Yorkshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blarney, County Cork [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Blyth, Nortumberland [1]

Boston, Lincs [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Chester-le-Street, County Durham [1]

Clayton, Yorkshire [1]

Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire [1]

Cloughfold, Lancashire [1]

Cottingham, Yorkshire [1]

Crook, Durham [1]

Cumberworth, West Yorkshire [1]

Duffield, Derbyshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edmondsley, County Durham [1]

Fryston, Castleford, West Yorkshire [1]

Ganton, Yorkshire [1]

Garforth, Leeds [1]

Gomersal, Yorkshire [1]

Goole [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Halifax [1]

Hayfield, Derbyshire [1]

Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire [1]

Henshaw, Northumberland [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Knaresborough [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Lincoln [1]

Llanwonno, Glamorgan [1]

Madeley district [1]

Melkridge, Northumberland [1]

Millfield, Durham [1]

Mirfield, Yorkshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Osmaston, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [39]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Gunner [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Sargent [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Corporal then Lance Sergeant [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

HMS Tipperary [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Hussars [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Naval Forces [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79]

Royal Navy [3]

Last name first letter

W [10]

H [9]

S [9]

B [8]

P [8]

C [6]

L [4]

M [4]

F [3]

G [3]

J [3]

R [3]

A [2]

D [2]

K [2]

N [2]

T [2]

E [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81]

Country

United Kingdom [71]

United States [1]

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People [82] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sheffield [6] Gateshead [3] Bradford [2] Hunslet, Leeds [2] Leeds [2] Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Askrigg, Yorkshire [1] Aspatria, Cumberland [1] Barrow-in-Furness [1] Batley, West Yorkshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blarney, County Cork [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Blyth, Nortumberland [1] Boston, Lincs [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Chester-le-Street, County Durham [1] Clayton, Yorkshire [1] Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire [1] Cloughfold, Lancashire [1] Cottingham, Yorkshire [1] Crook, Durham [1] Cumberworth, West Yorkshire [1] Duffield, Derbyshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edmondsley, County Durham [1] Fryston, Castleford, West Yorkshire [1] Ganton, Yorkshire [1] Garforth, Leeds [1] Gomersal, Yorkshire [1] Goole [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Halifax [1] Hayfield, Derbyshire [1] Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire [1] Henshaw, Northumberland [1] Huddersfield [1] Knaresborough [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Lincoln [1] Llanwonno, Glamorgan [1] Madeley district [1] Melkridge, Northumberland [1] Millfield, Durham [1] Mirfield, Yorkshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Nottingham [1] Osmaston, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [39] Second Lieutenant [19] Corporal [13] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Gunner [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Sargent [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Corporal then Lance Sergeant [1] Driver [1] Leading Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [18] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10] Durham Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Border Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] HMS Tipperary [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Hussars [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Naval Forces [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79] Royal Navy [3]

Last name first letter

W [10] H [9] S [9] B [8] P [8] C [6] L [4] M [4] F [3] G [3] J [3] R [3] A [2] D [2] K [2] N [2] T [2] E [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81]

Country

United Kingdom [71] United States [1]

Harry Godfrey Soar

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 86836 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 86836 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 334512 Driver Royal Engineers Survey Company

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Charles Henry

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 251414 Lancashire Hussars

British Army 40433 Private Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry

British Army 260431 Private Border Regiment 7th (Westmoreland and Cumberland Yeomanry) Battalion

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James Albert Schofield

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 6720 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 307837 Private West Riding Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Ingham Walker

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 3rd Battalion

British Army C/12794 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 107910 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas Erskine Kershaw

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 58691 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 19th Heavy Battery

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George Fairburn Senior

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 7213 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Matthew Hudson Mossop

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15/1027 Acting Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1027 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick Powner

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 117393 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Frederick Beaumont

Born 1890

Died 1938

British Army 57624 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Thomas John Watkins

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2682 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Medical Corps

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Herbert Goldberg

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army C/12695 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

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James Laing Kennedy

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2245 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 246414 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 246414 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 1st Field Survey Company

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Thomas Alfred Peck

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 69378 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 143rd Siege Battery

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William Fowles

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 76627 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 90th A Battery

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Bernard Samuel Davis

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 7228 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Captain Border Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Border Regiment 5th Battalion

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Nathan Douglas Teale

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14948 Private Coldstream Guards No.3 Company, 2nd Battalion

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Benjamin Chipchase Clayton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 24955 Sergeant Durham Light Infantry 12th Battalion

British Army 24955 Corporal then Lance Sergeant Durham Light Infantry 16th Battalion

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William Postlethwaite

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 19198 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 19198 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment Attached to 15th Battalion

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Robert Frederick Russell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 36521 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Henry Lowther Holliday

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army TL/2718 Able Seaman Naval Forces

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Border Regiment 3rd Bn. attd. 9th Bn

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