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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]

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Barrow-in-Furness [1]

Batley, West Yorkshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

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Boston, Lincs [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

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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]

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Halifax [1]

Hayfield, Derbyshire [1]

Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire [1]

Henshaw, Northumberland [1]

Huddersfield [1]

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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]

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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]

Frederick George Blomeley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army C/12802 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

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Clement Pownall

British Army 4768 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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