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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]

Arthur Aizlewood

Born 1899

Died 1965

British Army 110259 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Lawrence Charles Aizlewood

Born 1892

Died 1943

Royal Navy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Mersey Division

Australian Imperial Force 561N Private 1st Division - 1st Infantry Brigade 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery

Australian Imperial Force 561 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

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Harry Aspinall

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army R/19769 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/19769 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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A Denham

British Army 203650 Private West Riding Regiment

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Victor Haigh

Born 1887

Died 1960

British Army 167694 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Joseph E Hobson

British Army 17907 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 17907 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Norman Preston Ricketts

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 60476 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment 7 (Reserve) Battalion

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Charles Albert Hudson

Born 1894

British Army 14233 Private West Riding Regiment

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Henry Hirst

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 307747 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 307747 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Henry Aizlewood

Died 1918

British Army 305386 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 305386 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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Thewlis Morton Walker

British Army 77878 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harris Morton Walker

British Army 2052 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army M/63023 Driver Army Service Corps

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Clarence Benjamin Denman

Born 1893

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 25944

Canadian Expeditionary Force 25944 Private Canadian Infantry

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Kenneth Hinchliffe

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29318 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 29318 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Henry Aizlewood

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 9252 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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John Aldam Aizlewood

Born 1895

Died 1990

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army Acting Captain 4th Dragoon Guards

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William Bertram Coldwell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53387 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 53387 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Lewis Shore

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 238005 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 238005 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Walter Heywood

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 14409 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 14409 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Bertram Preston Higginson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 201251 (incomplete) Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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