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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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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]

George Askin

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 12286 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Frank Armitage

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 6347 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 202992 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 14/366 York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion

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William Airey

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army 18401 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 418481 Private Labour Corps 775th Area Employment Company

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Thomas Tindall Robinson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14398 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2900 Private Army Cyclist Corps 23rd Division

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William Malkin

Born 1884

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3884 Private 20th Battalion

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Thomas Swift

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2159 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Thomas Croft

Born 1884

Died 1934

Royal Navy KW/175 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Benbow Battalion - Royal Naval Division

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Edwin Lockwood

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3479 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 266191 Private Royal Highlanders 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial)

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John W Luty

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 14/821 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley Pals)

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Charles Heppenstall

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 2205 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 5th (T F ) Battalion

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William Prince

Died 1917

British Army 40033 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arthur Huskinson

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 113593 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 113593 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery "B" Battery

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William Richardson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 28125 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army 28125 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Harry Warburton Whitehead

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16637 Drummer York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16637 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16637 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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James Arthur Warden

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 240733 Sergeant York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial Force)

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Harry Brunton Scuffham

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army M2/033842 Private Army Service Corps

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Harold Holden Newsome

Born 1887

Died 1929

British Army 57598 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward Taylor

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3/2808 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frederick Thomas Nettleingham

Born 1893

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19773 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Alwyne Blackburn

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 16211 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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