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Place of birth

Northampton [2]

Ballylongford, County Kerry [1]

Belfast [1]

Brafield on the Green, Northamptonshire [1]

Brayfield, Northampton [1]

Brighton [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Cheetham, Manchester [1]

City of Belfast [1]

Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dewsbury [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Hanging Heaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Netherton, Yorkshire [1]

Ossett [1]

Ossett, West Yorkshire [1]

Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Kent, England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Willaston, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal [2]

Field Marshal [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Leuitenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colonel [1]

Driver [1]

General [1]

Gunner Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leuitenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Major [1]

Major General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Sapper [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Leiutenant [1]

Unit

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Labour Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Staff [2]

14th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

17th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers. [1]

18th Hussars [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

Kings Own Scottish Borderers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Special List [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Irish Rifles (South Antrim Volunteers) [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [44]

Royal Navy [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [9]

G [6]

M [5]

E [4]

L [3]

S [3]

A [2]

C [2]

D [2]

H [2]

K [2]

N [2]

T [2]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Ireland [2]

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People [46] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Northampton [2] Ballylongford, County Kerry [1] Belfast [1] Brafield on the Green, Northamptonshire [1] Brayfield, Northampton [1] Brighton [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Cheetham, Manchester [1] City of Belfast [1] Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dewsbury [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Hanging Heaton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Netherton, Yorkshire [1] Ossett [1] Ossett, West Yorkshire [1] Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Kent, England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Willaston, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [24] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal [2] Field Marshal [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Leuitenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colonel [1] Driver [1] General [1] Gunner Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leuitenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant General [1] Major [1] Major General [1] Midshipman [1] Sapper [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Leiutenant [1]

Unit

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Engineers [5] Labour Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Service Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Staff [2] 14th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 17th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers. [1] 18th Hussars [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 7th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Colossus [1] Kings Own Scottish Borderers [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Special List [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Irish Rifles (South Antrim Volunteers) [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] West Riding Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [44] Royal Navy [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [9] G [6] M [5] E [4] L [3] S [3] A [2] C [2] D [2] H [2] K [2] N [2] T [2] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Ireland [2]

Albert Rayner Teale

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 4325 Private Royal Scots

British Army 251571 Private Royal Scots

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Douglas Haig

Born 1861

Died 1928

British Army Major 7th Hussars

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 7th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars

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Charles Moon

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/653 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/653 Acting Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

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Fred Earnshaw

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1364 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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William Frederick Mcfadzean

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14/18278 Private 14th Royal Irish Rifles 36th Ulster Division

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Horatio Herbert Kitchener

Born 1850

Died 1916

British Army Royal Engineers

British Army Field Marshal Staff

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