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Barnsley, Yorkshire [293]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [29]

Leeds, Yorkshire [18]

Barnsley [17]

Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [17]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [15]

Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [13]

Hoyland, Barnsley, Yorkshire [10]

Royston, Barnsley, Yorkshire [10]

Castleford, Yorkshire [9]

Cudworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [9]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9]

Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire [9]

Worsborough Dale, Barnsley, Yorkshire [9]

Hoyle Mill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [8]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [8]

Worsborough, Barnsley, Yorkshire [8]

Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [7]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [7]

Yorkshire [7]

Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6]

Batley, Yorkshire [6]

Darfield, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6]

Elsecar, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6]

Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6]

Penistone, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6]

Wigan, Lancashire [6]

Barnsley England [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5]

Dodworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [5]

Great Houghton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

Mapplewell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

Platts Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Thurlstone, Yorkshire [4]

Worsborough Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

Ackworth, Yorkshire [3]

Barugh Green, Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Blacker Hill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Elsecar, nr Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Hemsworth, Yorkshire [3]

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire [3]

Jump, Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Rank

Private [2358]

Corporal [180]

Lance Corporal [172]

Serjeant [140]

Second Lieutenant [120]

Gunner [109]

Able Seaman [101]

Sapper [89]

Captain [66]

Lieutenant [66]

Driver [47]

Acting Corporal [38]

Sergeant [27]

Ordinary Seaman [25]

Rifleman [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [21]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Stoker 1st Class [20]

Major [19]

Pioneer [19]

Leading Seaman [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Bombardier [11]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Company Sergeant Major [8]

Munitions Worker [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Lance Sergeant [7]

Nurse [7]

Temporary Captain [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Acting Sergeant [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Trooper [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Captain [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Stoker [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Cadet [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Cook [3]

Drummer [3]

Signalman [3]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [1186]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [236]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [202]

Royal Engineers [154]

West Yorkshire Regiment [127]

Royal Field Artillery [107]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [104]

West Riding Regiment [87]

Labour Corps [80]

Northumberland Fusiliers [76]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [75]

Durham Light Infantry [68]

Army Service Corps [53]

East Yorkshire Regiment [48]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Machine Gun Corps [46]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [39]

Royal Fusiliers [37]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [36]

Lincolnshire Regiment [32]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [31]

Coldstream Guards [30]

Royal Naval Division [29]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [28]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [24]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [22]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

London Regiment [20]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [19]

Royal Flying Corps [19]

Royal Highlanders [19]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [19]

Training Reserve [18]

Royal Marine Artillery [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Army Cyclist Corps [15]

Canadian Infantry [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Royal Air Force [15]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Royal Naval Division [14]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [14]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [13]

Service

British Army [2981]

Royal Navy [361]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

Other Empire Force [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

B [426]

H [328]

S [324]

W [317]

C [278]

M [218]

L [171]

G [163]

P [158]

A [153]

D [144]

R [142]

T [142]

F [121]

J [110]

E [79]

K [58]

N [54]

O [31]

V [20]

I [16]

U [9]

Y [9]

Q [6]

Contribution

Military Service [3183]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1048]

Canada [3]

India [3]

Germany [2]

Ireland [2]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

Yemen [1]

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People [3478] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [293] Sheffield, Yorkshire [29] Leeds, Yorkshire [18] Barnsley [17] Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [17] Wakefield, Yorkshire [15] Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [13] Hoyland, Barnsley, Yorkshire [10] Royston, Barnsley, Yorkshire [10] Castleford, Yorkshire [9] Cudworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [9] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9] Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire [9] Worsborough Dale, Barnsley, Yorkshire [9] Hoyle Mill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [8] Rotherham, Yorkshire [8] Worsborough, Barnsley, Yorkshire [8] Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [7] Pontefract, Yorkshire [7] Yorkshire [7] Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6] Batley, Yorkshire [6] Darfield, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6] Elsecar, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6] Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6] Penistone, Barnsley, Yorkshire [6] Wigan, Lancashire [6] Barnsley England [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5] Dodworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [5] Great Houghton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] Mapplewell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] Platts Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Thurlstone, Yorkshire [4] Worsborough Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] Ackworth, Yorkshire [3] Barugh Green, Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Blacker Hill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Elsecar, nr Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Hemsworth, Yorkshire [3] Huddersfield, West Yorkshire [3] Jump, Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Rank

Private [2358] Corporal [180] Lance Corporal [172] Serjeant [140] Second Lieutenant [120] Gunner [109] Able Seaman [101] Sapper [89] Captain [66] Lieutenant [66] Driver [47] Acting Corporal [38] Sergeant [27] Ordinary Seaman [25] Rifleman [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [21] Acting Serjeant [20] Stoker 1st Class [20] Major [19] Pioneer [19] Leading Seaman [15] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Lance Serjeant [12] Bombardier [11] Company Serjeant Major [10] Company Sergeant Major [8] Munitions Worker [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Lance Sergeant [7] Nurse [7] Temporary Captain [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Corporal 2nd [6] Acting Sergeant [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Trooper [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Captain [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Staff Nurse [4] Stoker [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Cadet [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Cook [3] Drummer [3] Signalman [3]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [1186] Yorkshire Light Infantry [236] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [202] Royal Engineers [154] West Yorkshire Regiment [127] Royal Field Artillery [107] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [104] West Riding Regiment [87] Labour Corps [80] Northumberland Fusiliers [76] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [75] Durham Light Infantry [68] Army Service Corps [53] East Yorkshire Regiment [48] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Machine Gun Corps [46] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] Yorkshire Regiment [42] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [39] Royal Fusiliers [37] King's Royal Rifle Corps [36] Lincolnshire Regiment [32] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [31] Coldstream Guards [30] Royal Naval Division [29] King's Own Scottish Borderers [28] Royal Marine Light Infantry [26] Leicestershire Regiment [24] Manchester Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [22] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] London Regiment [20] Cheshire Regiment [19] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [19] Royal Flying Corps [19] Royal Highlanders [19] Royal Munster Fusiliers [19] Training Reserve [18] Royal Marine Artillery [17] Rifle Brigade [16] Royal Defence Corps [16] Army Cyclist Corps [15] Canadian Infantry [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Royal Air Force [15] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Royal Naval Division [14] Royal Scots Fusiliers [14] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [13]

Service

British Army [2981] Royal Navy [361] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] Other Empire Force [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [3] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

B [426] H [328] S [324] W [317] C [278] M [218] L [171] G [163] P [158] A [153] D [144] R [142] T [142] F [121] J [110] E [79] K [58] N [54] O [31] V [20] I [16] U [9] Y [9] Q [6]

Contribution

Military Service [3183] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1048] Canada [3] India [3] Germany [2] Ireland [2] South Africa [2] Australia [1] France [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1] Yemen [1]

Harold Skinner

British Army R/16952 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Charles Smith

British Army 1715 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Howard Lloyd

British Army 1562 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 476291 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John W Thompson

Died 1916

British Army 16006 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 16006 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Walker Elmhirst

Born 1895

Died 1982

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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William Gillott

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 14972 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

Royal Navy KP/199 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Royal Naval Division Anson Battalion

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William Batty

Died 1916

British Army 14/131 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Dennis

Died 1919

British Army 24657 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Percy Bell

Died 1916

British Army 13/1509 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Roderick Macleod

Born 1891

Died 1984

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Henry Bird

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS116305 Stoker 1st Class HMS New Zealand

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Elsie Macintyre

Born 1898

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions - Barnbow

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Harry Hirst

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Robert Mcleod

British Army 17311 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 9th Battalion

British Army 17311 Private Scottish Rifles 9th Battalion

British Army 17311 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 9th Battalion

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Cameron D. Brant

Born 1887

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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John Thomas Waring

Died 1916

British Army 13/1323 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Augustus William Howell

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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John Taylor

British Army 23786 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Henry Hoyle

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army RS/10120 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Matthew J Ward

Died 1918

British Army 104419 Corporal Royal Engineers

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