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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]

Mark Simpson

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 270117 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own) 7th Battalion

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James William Murray

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 34276 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 43304 Acting Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 10th Battalion

British Army 43304 Private Durham Light Infantry 20th Battalion

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William Henry Traunter

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 158666 Sapper Royal Engineers 257th Tunnelling Company

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Charles Seargent

Born 1894

Died 1925

British Army 241120 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 5th Battalion

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John William Green

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 14/579 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley Pals)

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William Whittaker

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 14/479 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion

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Alfred Hall

Born 1899

British Army 51737 Private Manchester Regiment

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William E Goldthorpe

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 409 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 401265 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Beaumont

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 6060 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 202701 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st/4th Battalion

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Joseph Septimus Blackburn

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 204824 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 204824 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Reserve

British Army G/20378 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 10th Battalion

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Henry Andrews

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 22098 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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George Henry Frudd

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 104567 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James William Thornley

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 11685 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 11685 Sergeant York and Lancaster Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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Leonard Bloor

Born 1899

Died 1966

British Army TR/5/89428 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 6th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 61815 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Robert Woodhead

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 104506 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Storrs

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 14/96 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Henry Wilkinson Brown

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy J7134 Signalman HM Submarine E20

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Ernest Albert Marsh

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army L/11232 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery. 51st Brigade.

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John Ridge

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 21279 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 21279 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Colin Spencer Heppenstall

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 19775 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Private Yorkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 18453 Private Yorkshire Regiment 11th Reserve Battalion

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