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Born 1858
Died 1949
British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 1st (Volunteer) Battalion
British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 1st (Volunteer) Battalion
British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry 1st (Volunteer) Battalion
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More about Hugh Frank Clutterbuck -
Born 1887
Died 1918
Royal Navy Officer Cadet Britannia Royal Naval College
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment Territorial Force
British Army Captain General Staff Seconded from Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment
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More about Bertie Christopher Butler Tower -
Born 1879
Died 1915
British Army 5097 Private York and Lancaster Regiment Depot
British Army 5097 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion
British Army 5097 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion
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More about George Whincup -
Born 1893
Died 1979
British Army 11/23451 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 11th (Reserve) Battalion
British Army 65126 Private Machine Gun Corps No. 1 Battalion
British Army 23451 Private Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) Depot
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More about Wright Crossley -
Born 1878
Died 1954
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 7th Battalion
British Army Lieutenant 15th (The Kings) Hussars
British Army Captain 15th (The Kings) Hussars
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More about Sydney Herbert Charrington -
Born 1892
Indian Army Lieutenant 47th Sikhs
Indian Army Temporary Major 47th Sikhs Attached to General Staff
Indian Army Brevet Major 47th Sikhs Attached to General Staff
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More about George Stephen Brunskill -
Born 1882
Died 1924
British Army 16444 Private Scots Guards 3rd Battalion
British Army 16444 Lance Corporal Scots Guards 2nd Battalion
British Army 16444 Corporal Scots Guards 2nd Battalion
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More about Harry Blanshard Wood -
Born 1880
Died 1917
British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Volunteer Battalion
British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Volunteer Battalion
British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Volunteer Battalion
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More about Robert Arthur Hudson -
Born 1874
Died 1918
Other Empire Force Lieutenant West African Regiment
Other Empire Force Temporary Captain West African Frontier Force
Indian Army Captain Indian Volunteers
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More about Ashton Alexander St Hill -
Born 1877
British Army 1800 Company Quarter Master Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment
British Army 240312 Company Quarter Master Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment
British Army 4 Company Quarter Master Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment
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More about Charles Henry Woodhead, Msm -
Born 1877
Died 1960
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force 14th Wing
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps Military Wing
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps Seaplane Squadron
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More about Wedgwood Benn -
Born 1874
British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Colonel West Yorkshire Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Prince of Wales' Own West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion
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More about Frank Pickford Worsley -
Born 1894
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 6th Battalion
British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion
British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion
More about James Leslie Oddy -
Born 1890
Died 1918
British Army Cadet Lance Corporal Officers Training Corps Charterhouse Contingent
British Army Supernumerary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 4th West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade
British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 4th West Hiding (Howitzer) Brigade
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More about Henry Hall Jackson -
Born 1887
British Army 829 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 6th Battalion
British Army 829 Corporal West Riding Regiment 6th Battalion
British Army 829 Lance Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 6th Battalion
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More about Cecil Gordon Finney -
Born 1876
Died 1954
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
British Army Second Lieutenant Princess Louise’s (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
British Army Lieutenant Princess Louise’s (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
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More about Garnet Wolseley Muir -
Born 1891
Died 1979
British Army M/344341 Private Army Service Corps Attached to 134 Section, Anti-Aircraft, Royal Garrison Artillery
British Army M/344341 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport
More about John Robertson Hare -
Born 1895
Died 1965
British Army Officer Cadet Officer Training Corps Leeds University Contingent
British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 3/6th Battalion
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Equipment Department
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More about Gerald James King -
Born 1892
Died 1918
British Army 1502 Gunner Royal Field Artillery East Lancashire (Territorial Force)
British Army 705574 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery East Lancashire (Territorial Force)
More about Sidney Walter Wagstaff -
Born 1896
Died 1967
British Army 200613 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1/4th Battalion
More about Cyril Freeston