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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]

Fred Stanley Williams

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army C/12822 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion, B Company

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Simeon Stacey

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Bristol Z/7981 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve R.N. Depot (Crystal Palace)

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Frederick William Jones

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1841 Acting Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1841 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 5th Battalion

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Harry Blackburn Hemingway

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 36753 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 36753 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Sam Thorpe

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army C/12797 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/12797 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

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Arthur Firth

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 19932 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 19932 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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Haydn Scarborough

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 12/773 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 43418 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert James Gilbert

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 16th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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David John Jones

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 15/1050 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/1050 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) 15th Battalion

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Robert Pybus

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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John William Skidmore

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army 12/233 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Edward Harrison

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 158th Siege Battery

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Thomas William Wallace

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army C/12911 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/12911 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

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Tom Masters

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 48916 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 140th Field Ambulance

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Albert Edward Stockwell

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15/1171 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/1171 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harold Dawson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2803 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2nd Lieutenant London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th Battalion

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Robert Bland

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/1045 Lance Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army S/1045 Acting Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/1045 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 15th Battalion

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George Henry Brocksopp

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1706 Trooper Lothian and Border Horse

British Army A 423983 Trooper Royal Engineers

British Army 27078 Trooper Royal Scots

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William Heslop

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry attached Trench Mortar Battery

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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James Graham Preston

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 165297 Royal Field Artillery

British Army TR/3/1223 Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 22738 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion

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