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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]

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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]

Frank Hill

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 6657 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 3068 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 8405 Private West Riding Regiment

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George Hubert Bradley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2364 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 403127 Private Royal Air Force

British Army 403127 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Norman Woodhead

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14242 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Gerald Daniel

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3416 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 256761 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Christopher Smith Birch

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 29045 Private West Riding Regiment

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John Edward Charlesworth

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 7199 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Frederick Marsden

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2277 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Haigh

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 31748 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 72045 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 72045 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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John Henry Chaplin

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153151

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153151 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Aspinall

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 31669 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 71465 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 71465 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Willie Battye

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army L/32463 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Smith

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 19870 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 19870 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Henry Hollingworth

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 240837 Private West Riding Regiment

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Irvin Earnshaw

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 28609 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Alfred Battye

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 468694 Private Labour Corps

British Army 91514 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 4th Reserve Battalion (Territorials)

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Willie Armitage

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army C/7912 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Harry Roebuck

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 28433 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Herbert Booth

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 6083 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 8/6330 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 301950 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Harold Heeley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 19329 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 19329 Private West Riding Regiment 10th Battalion

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George Rippon Hardy

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 40016 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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