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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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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]

Charles Lawrence

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 20817 Corporal Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 20817 Corporal Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) 7/8th Battalion

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Albert Lockwood

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 59502 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 93rd Siege Battery

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Joseph Cowen

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/8692 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Idris Theodore Trefor Francis

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 30540 Private Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Colin Brocksopp

Born 1897

Died 1981

British Army 141054 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Louis Reginald Phillips

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 266567 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Albert Liversidge

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 15th Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Thomas Herbert Leason

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1041 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1041 Second Lieutenant King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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Joseph Arnold

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 24521 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Harold James Dodd Norry

Born 1899

Died 1974

British Army 76965 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 76965 Acting Sargent West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd

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Percy Cook

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15/1141 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/1141 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own) 15th Battalion

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James William Norry

Born 1896

Died 1970

British Army 18343 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 6661 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Crosby

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 19/470 Corporal Northumberland Regiment 19th northumberland Battalion

British Army 19/470 Lance Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 19th Battalion

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James Henry Blakey

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J49849 Ordinary Seaman HMS Tipperary

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Richard Joseph Shaw

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 10649 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Joseph Henry Elvin

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 5019 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 235005 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Robert Cecil Hesketh

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 33699 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Joseph Hawley

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army R/20381 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 17th Battalion

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Wilfred Manley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army G/25659 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/25659 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Clarence Leonard Vann

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 5588 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 43211 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 43211 Private Durham Light Infantry 14th Battalion

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