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Bradford, Yorkshire [13]

Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [12]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [6]

London [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Ripon, Yorkshire [4]

Bradford [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Bingley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire [2]

Bramham, Yorkshire [2]

Cambridge [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Halifax [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Madras [2]

Manchester [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2]

Westminster, London [2]

12 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel, London [1]

13 Threlfall Street, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

26 Cloudesley Street, Islington, London [1]

3 Victoria Street, Westminster, London [1]

Abberley, Worcestershire [1]

Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan [1]

Anahalt, Down [1]

Ashton-on-Mersey, Cheshire [1]

Astwood Bank, Worcestershire [1]

At Sea (Indian Ocean) [1]

Attleborough, Warickshire [1]

Baildon, Yorkshire [1]

Bainton, Northamptonshire [1]

Balmain, Sydney, Cumberland, New South Wales [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Beacon Place, Lichfield [1]

Beadnell, Northumberland [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belgaum [1]

Berrima, New South Wales [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenshaw, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertforshire [1]

Black River Bridge, Northumberland County, New Brunswick [1]

Rank

Captain [152]

Second Lieutenant [148]

Private [147]

Lieutenant [137]

Major [93]

Lieutenant Colonel [76]

Temporary Captain [41]

Serjeant [39]

Corporal [38]

Temporary Lieutenant [38]

Lance Corporal [34]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [34]

Temporary Major [31]

Colonel [27]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [25]

Officer Cadet [19]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [17]

Acting Major [16]

Company Serjeant Major [16]

Acting Captain [15]

Temporary Brigadier General [14]

Sergeant [13]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Brevet Major [9]

Gunner [9]

Trooper [9]

Brevet Colonel [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Brigadier General [7]

Flight Lieutenant [7]

Pilot Officer [7]

Squadron Leader [7]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [5]

Cadet [5]

Flying Officer [5]

Lieutenant General [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Colour Sergeant [4]

Corproal [4]

Honorary Brigadier General [4]

Honorary Colonel [4]

Lance Sergeant [4]

Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [4]

Temporary Colonel [4]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [79]

General Staff [42]

Royal Air Force [29]

West Riding Regiment [29]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Flying Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

London Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [17]

Army Service Corps [14]

Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Tank Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve [7]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [7]

Royal Artillery [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

General List [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Officer Training Corps [6]

Reserve of Officers [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5]

Royal Military College [5]

Training Reserve [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Imperial Yeomanry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Unattached List [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

13th Hussars [3]

21st (Empress of India's) Lancers [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding Regiment) [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Service

British Army [417]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Indian Army [21]

Other Empire Force [17]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [51]

B [50]

H [45]

C [43]

S [43]

M [34]

D [23]

P [20]

G [19]

F [15]

R [15]

A [14]

L [13]

T [12]

K [11]

E [8]

J [8]

O [7]

N [4]

V [4]

I [3]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [442]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [294]

India [21]

Ireland [12]

Canada [9]

Egypt [6]

United States [5]

Australia [4]

South Africa [3]

Bermuda [2]

New Zealand [2]

Sierra Leone [2]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Kenya [1]

Malta [1]

Myanmar [1]

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha [1]

Somalia [1]

Vanuatu [1]

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People [444] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [13] Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [12] Harrogate, Yorkshire [6] London [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Ripon, Yorkshire [4] Bradford [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Kensington, London [3] Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Bingley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham [2] Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire [2] Bramham, Yorkshire [2] Cambridge [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Dublin [2] Halifax [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Madras [2] Manchester [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2] Westminster, London [2] 12 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel, London [1] 13 Threlfall Street, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] 26 Cloudesley Street, Islington, London [1] 3 Victoria Street, Westminster, London [1] Abberley, Worcestershire [1] Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan [1] Anahalt, Down [1] Ashton-on-Mersey, Cheshire [1] Astwood Bank, Worcestershire [1] At Sea (Indian Ocean) [1] Attleborough, Warickshire [1] Baildon, Yorkshire [1] Bainton, Northamptonshire [1] Balmain, Sydney, Cumberland, New South Wales [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Beacon Place, Lichfield [1] Beadnell, Northumberland [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belgaum [1] Berrima, New South Wales [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenshaw, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertforshire [1] Black River Bridge, Northumberland County, New Brunswick [1]

Rank

Captain [152] Second Lieutenant [148] Private [147] Lieutenant [137] Major [93] Lieutenant Colonel [76] Temporary Captain [41] Serjeant [39] Corporal [38] Temporary Lieutenant [38] Lance Corporal [34] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [34] Temporary Major [31] Colonel [27] Temporary Second Lieutenant [25] Officer Cadet [19] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [17] Acting Major [16] Company Serjeant Major [16] Acting Captain [15] Temporary Brigadier General [14] Sergeant [13] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Lance Serjeant [10] Brevet Major [9] Gunner [9] Trooper [9] Brevet Colonel [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Brigadier General [7] Flight Lieutenant [7] Pilot Officer [7] Squadron Leader [7] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Acting Company Serjeant Major [5] Cadet [5] Flying Officer [5] Lieutenant General [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Colour Sergeant [4] Corproal [4] Honorary Brigadier General [4] Honorary Colonel [4] Lance Sergeant [4] Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [4] Temporary Colonel [4]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [79] General Staff [42] Royal Air Force [29] West Riding Regiment [29] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Flying Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [22] London Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [20] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [17] Army Service Corps [14] Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Labour Corps [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Tank Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve [7] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [7] Royal Artillery [7] Essex Regiment [6] General List [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Officer Training Corps [6] Reserve of Officers [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5] Royal Military College [5] Training Reserve [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Imperial Yeomanry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Scots Guards [4] Unattached List [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] 13th Hussars [3] 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Connaught Rangers [3] Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding Regiment) [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Service

British Army [417] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Indian Army [21] Other Empire Force [17] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [51] B [50] H [45] C [43] S [43] M [34] D [23] P [20] G [19] F [15] R [15] A [14] L [13] T [12] K [11] E [8] J [8] O [7] N [4] V [4] I [3] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [442] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [294] India [21] Ireland [12] Canada [9] Egypt [6] United States [5] Australia [4] South Africa [3] Bermuda [2] New Zealand [2] Sierra Leone [2] France [1] Germany [1] Gibraltar [1] Kenya [1] Malta [1] Myanmar [1] Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha [1] Somalia [1] Vanuatu [1]

William Medley

British Army 1967 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 200441 Warrant Officer Class 2 West Riding Regiment

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C Ogston

British Army Captain Gordon Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staff Corps

British Army Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) Gordon Highlanders

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Arthur Poulter

Born 1893

Died 1956

British Army 24066 Private West Riding Regiment

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Ernest Edward Sykes

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Captain West Riding Regiment 4th Battalion

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