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Halifax, Yorkshire [19]

Halifax, West Yorkshire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [3]

Adderbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [2]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Southowram, Yorkshire [2]

West Derby, Lancashire [2]

Abbotts Bromley, Staffs [1]

Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Alexandria [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester [1]

Bagenalstown, County Carlow [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Binbrooke, Lincolnshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birstall, Leicester [1]

Brasenose Road, Kirkdale, Liverpool [1]

Bristol [1]

Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset [1]

Burnley [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chandernagore, Calcutta, West Bengal [1]

Cheshire, Stockport [1]

Chester [1]

Chesterfield [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Chobham, Surrey [1]

Clanna Cottage, Alveston, Gloucestershire [1]

Cleethorpes [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Combe Down, nr. Bath, Somerset [1]

Copley [1]

Croydon [1]

Denton, Durham [1]

Depwade, Norfolk [1]

Dovercourt, Essex [1]

Down Ampney, Gloucestershire [1]

East Clandon, Surrey [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Esh Winning, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [170]

Second Lieutenant [43]

Corporal [22]

Captain [21]

Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [13]

Gunner [7]

Driver [6]

Major [6]

Rifleman [5]

Sapper [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Sergeant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lance-Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

ACM II [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Brigade Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Community [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant Bugler [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Test Story A [1]

Test Story D [1]

Test Story E [1]

Test Story G [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [26]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Engineers [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [270]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [82]

S [21]

H [19]

A [18]

R [18]

C [17]

W [16]

T [14]

M [11]

P [11]

F [10]

G [10]

L [8]

O [7]

D [6]

K [6]

J [5]

E [4]

N [4]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [286]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [151]

Canada [2]

France [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [289] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [19] Halifax, West Yorkshire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Todmorden, Yorkshire [3] Adderbury, Oxfordshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [2] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [2] Liverpool [2] Southowram, Yorkshire [2] West Derby, Lancashire [2] Abbotts Bromley, Staffs [1] Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Alexandria [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester [1] Bagenalstown, County Carlow [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Binbrooke, Lincolnshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birstall, Leicester [1] Brasenose Road, Kirkdale, Liverpool [1] Bristol [1] Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset [1] Burnley [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff [1] Chandernagore, Calcutta, West Bengal [1] Cheshire, Stockport [1] Chester [1] Chesterfield [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Chobham, Surrey [1] Clanna Cottage, Alveston, Gloucestershire [1] Cleethorpes [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Combe Down, nr. Bath, Somerset [1] Copley [1] Croydon [1] Denton, Durham [1] Depwade, Norfolk [1] Dovercourt, Essex [1] Down Ampney, Gloucestershire [1] East Clandon, Surrey [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Edinburgh [1] Esh Winning, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [170] Second Lieutenant [43] Corporal [22] Captain [21] Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [13] Gunner [7] Driver [6] Major [6] Rifleman [5] Sapper [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Sergeant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lance-Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] ACM II [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Brigade Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Community [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant General [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant Bugler [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Test Story A [1] Test Story D [1] Test Story E [1] Test Story G [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [26] London Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Engineers [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Army Service Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Air Force [6] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Border Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [270] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [82] S [21] H [19] A [18] R [18] C [17] W [16] T [14] M [11] P [11] F [10] G [10] L [8] O [7] D [6] K [6] J [5] E [4] N [4] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [286] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [151] Canada [2] France [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] South Africa [1]

Ivor Bertie Gurney

Born 1890

Died 1937

British Army 241281 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Tommy Atkins

Born 1890

Died 1953

British Army 17799 Test Story D Fife Regiment

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Tommy Atkins

Born 1892

Died 2003

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Robert Emery

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 11412 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Tommy Atkins

Born 1896

Other Empire Force Test Story H Chinese Labour Corps

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George Hill

British Army 641 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Tommy Atkins

Born 1893

Canadian Navy Test Story E

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Ernest Edward Sykes

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Captain West Riding Regiment 4th Battalion

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Robert Ranke Graves

Born 1895

Died 1985

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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