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Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [20]

Holmfirth [7]

Upperthong, West Yorkshire [4]

Netherthong, West Yorkshire [3]

Sheffield, South Yorkshire [3]

Elland, West Yorkshire [2]

Hinchliffe Mill, Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [2]

Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire [2]

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire [2]

Austonley, West Yorkshire [1]

Black Syke, Austonley, Yorkshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Burnlee, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Flowery Field, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Greenfield, near Oldham [1]

Gully, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Hagg, Brockholes, West Yorkshire [1]

Holme, West Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

Honley, Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorks [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Magnum, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Millhouse, Penistone, Barnsley, West Yorkshire [1]

New Mill, West Yorkshire [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Satley, County Durham [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Silverdale, Lancashire [1]

Totties, West Yorkshire [1]

Townend, Wooldale, West Yorkshire [1]

Wickersley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire [1]

Wood Nook, Honley, West Yorkshire [1]

Wooldale West Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Gunner [5]

Serjeant [4]

Corporal [3]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1st Division - 1st Infantry Brigade [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Territorial Force [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Wellington Infantry Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [87]

Royal Navy [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [21]

B [19]

A [12]

M [8]

W [8]

S [5]

C [4]

D [4]

E [2]

F [2]

K [2]

R [2]

G [1]

L [1]

N [1]

O [1]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [91]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [95] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [20] Holmfirth [7] Upperthong, West Yorkshire [4] Netherthong, West Yorkshire [3] Sheffield, South Yorkshire [3] Elland, West Yorkshire [2] Hinchliffe Mill, Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [2] Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire [2] Huddersfield, West Yorkshire [2] Austonley, West Yorkshire [1] Black Syke, Austonley, Yorkshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Burnlee, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Flowery Field, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Greenfield, near Oldham [1] Gully, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Hagg, Brockholes, West Yorkshire [1] Holme, West Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Honley, Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorks [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Magnum, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Millhouse, Penistone, Barnsley, West Yorkshire [1] New Mill, West Yorkshire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Satley, County Durham [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Silverdale, Lancashire [1] Totties, West Yorkshire [1] Townend, Wooldale, West Yorkshire [1] Wickersley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire [1] Wood Nook, Honley, West Yorkshire [1] Wooldale West Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [73] Gunner [5] Serjeant [4] Corporal [3] Driver [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1st Division - 1st Infantry Brigade [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Territorial Force [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] Wellington Infantry Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [87] Royal Navy [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [21] B [19] A [12] M [8] W [8] S [5] C [4] D [4] E [2] F [2] K [2] R [2] G [1] L [1] N [1] O [1] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [91]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Willie Booth

Born 1885

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 41733 Wellington Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Aizlewood

Born 1881

Died 1925

British Army 21441 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Brook Sanderson

Born 1881

Australian Imperial Force

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Thomas Walmsley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 49872 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery Y/14th Trench Mortar Battery

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Benjamin Ellerton

Born 1892

Died 1970

British Army 21955 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 21955 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

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Willie Marsden

Born 1894

British Army 241417 Private West Riding Regiment

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Sam Marsden

Born 1888

British Army 205306 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 136468 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Lewis Bailey

Born 1884

British Army 325045 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Willie Lockwood

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1525 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 24769 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 24769 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Mckenzie

Born 1884

Died 1948

British Army SE/12172 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Alexander Robert Mitchell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 201013 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 201013 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Robert H Froggatt

British Army 38081 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army GS-79982 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Albert Bailey

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 6761 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7952 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 267406 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Woodcock

Born 1899

Died 1970

British Army 37156 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Wilfred Smith

Born 1899

British Army 41960 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army T/458907 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Hobson

Born 1889

British Army 242001 Private West Riding Regiment

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Reginald George Bennett

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant 5th Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd/5th Battalion

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Walter Aizlewood

Born 1884

Died 1959

British Army 27591 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 110444 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred Horace Aizlewood

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army GS/13796 Private Royal Fusiliers 25th Battalion

British Army 13796 Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion

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Frank Aizlewood

Born 1884

Died 1958

British Army 13462 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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