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Darfield, Yorkshire [7]

Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [5]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire [4]

Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Ardsley, Barnsley,Yorkshire [1]

Ashto [1]

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Barnsley [1]

Brierley Hill, Kingswinford [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Cliffe Bridge, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Compton, Kinver, Staffordshire [1]

Darfield, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Hoyland Nether, Yorkshire [1]

Hoyle Mill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Newstead, Nottinghamshire [1]

Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

St Helens, Lancashire [1]

Stairfoot, Yorkshire [1]

Swinton, Yorkshire [1]

Wombwell, Barnsley [1]

Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Worsborough Dale, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Worsbrough, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [72]

Corporal [4]

Driver [4]

Gunner [4]

Serjeant [4]

Sapper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lance-Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [39]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

(The Buffs) East Kent Regiment [1]

10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

2/8th Gurkha Rifles [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Superb [1]

King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

No 8 Cadet Wing [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Victory VI [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [17]

S [16]

C [12]

H [9]

W [7]

G [6]

A [5]

L [5]

M [5]

T [5]

F [3]

R [3]

D [2]

J [2]

O [2]

E [1]

K [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [105] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Darfield, Yorkshire [7] Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [5] Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire [4] Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Ardsley, Barnsley,Yorkshire [1] Ashto [1] Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Barnsley [1] Brierley Hill, Kingswinford [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Cliffe Bridge, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Compton, Kinver, Staffordshire [1] Darfield, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Hoyland Nether, Yorkshire [1] Hoyle Mill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Newstead, Nottinghamshire [1] Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] St Helens, Lancashire [1] Stairfoot, Yorkshire [1] Swinton, Yorkshire [1] Wombwell, Barnsley [1] Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Worsborough Dale, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Worsbrough, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [72] Corporal [4] Driver [4] Gunner [4] Serjeant [4] Sapper [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lance-Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [39] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] West Riding Regiment [2] (The Buffs) East Kent Regiment [1] 10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 2/8th Gurkha Rifles [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] 7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Superb [1] King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Yeomanry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] No 8 Cadet Wing [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Victory VI [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [96] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [17] S [16] C [12] H [9] W [7] G [6] A [5] L [5] M [5] T [5] F [3] R [3] D [2] J [2] O [2] E [1] K [1] N [1] P [1] Q [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

John Turton

British Army 24073 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 57748 Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 40275 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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Ernest Fripp

Died 1917

British Army GS/14234 Private Royal Fusiliers 12th Battalion

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William Harrison

Died 1918

British Army 14/1346 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George William Lazenby

British Army 23844 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Benjamin Huxley

Died 1918

British Army 97376 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Robert Henry Sanders

Died 1916

British Army 86674 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 821 Sapper York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Edward Gelder

Died 1915

British Army 1917 Private 7th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 1917 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Matthew Thomas Graham

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 21448 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Brice Fisher

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy PLY/752/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Battalion

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Herbert Lazenby

Born 1894

Died 1965

British Army 3390 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Melvin Clement Williamson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 185790 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Wigglesworth Sheard

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5374 Second Lieutenant

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Owen Cooper

British Army 24044 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frank G Walker

British Army 33475 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 68510 Private Royal Defence Corps

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John Richard Ellis

Died 1917

British Army 28335 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Amos Chapman

Died 1918

British Army 205365 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 205365 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Edward Holdsworth

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 13/467 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arthur Herbert Burgin

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 241823 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Francis Bellamy

Died 1915

British Army 1101 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Richard King Funnell

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 41605 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 81611 Private Durham Light Infantry

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