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Mytholmroyd [52]

Hebden Bridge [30]

Halifax [26]

Cragg Vale [21]

Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire [21]

Halifax, Yorkshire [12]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Todmorden [8]

Sowerby [7]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Liverpool [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Elland [3]

Hebden Bridge, Yorks [3]

Luddenden [3]

Mytholmroyd Yorks [3]

Accrington [2]

Billingborough, Lincs [2]

Bradford [2]

Brearley, Luddendenfoot [2]

Calcutta [2]

Clifton, Brighouse [2]

Erringden, Hebden Bridge [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire. England [2]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [2]

Heptonstall [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Ilkley, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Luddendenfoot [2]

Midgley, Yorkshire [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Pontefract [2]

Ripponden, Yorkshire [2]

Salford [2]

Walcha New South Wales [2]

Warley, Halifax [2]

9 Milner Royd, Sowerby Bridge. [1]

Aberaman Glamorganshire [1]

Abergavenny [1]

Accommodation Road, Leeds, West Riding of Yorks [1]

Addingham, Yorks [1]

Adelaide [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Allen Croft, Bradford [1]

Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Anfield, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Antrim [1]

Appin Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [723]

Second Lieutenant [123]

Captain [107]

Lieutenant [103]

Gunner [50]

Lance Corporal [46]

Corporal [41]

Major [40]

Serjeant [34]

Lieutenant Colonel [26]

Sapper [19]

Driver [18]

Acting Corporal [11]

Temporary Captain [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Rifleman [9]

Sergeant [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Colonel [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Major [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Brigade Colonel [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Guardsman [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2]

1st Captain [1]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [272]

West Yorkshire Regiment [108]

York and Lancaster Regiment [67]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [58]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [53]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [50]

Royal Engineers [42]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [40]

Yorkshire Regiment [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

London Regiment [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

East Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Border Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [1134]

Australian Imperial Force [112]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [160]

C [130]

S [126]

B [112]

W [108]

M [96]

G [79]

T [67]

F [61]

A [56]

P [55]

R [50]

L [46]

J [35]

D [34]

O [25]

K [21]

N [19]

I [18]

E [14]

U [6]

V [5]

Q [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1298]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [357]

India [3]

South Africa [3]

Ireland [2]

Bermuda [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Guyana [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Myanmar [1]

New Zealand [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

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People [1327] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Mytholmroyd [52] Hebden Bridge [30] Halifax [26] Cragg Vale [21] Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire [21] Halifax, Yorkshire [12] Sydney New South Wales [11] Melbourne Victoria [8] Todmorden [8] Sowerby [7] Adelaide South Australia [4] Liverpool [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Elland [3] Hebden Bridge, Yorks [3] Luddenden [3] Mytholmroyd Yorks [3] Accrington [2] Billingborough, Lincs [2] Bradford [2] Brearley, Luddendenfoot [2] Calcutta [2] Clifton, Brighouse [2] Erringden, Hebden Bridge [2] Halifax, Yorkshire. England [2] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [2] Heptonstall [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Ilkley, Yorkshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Luddendenfoot [2] Midgley, Yorkshire [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Pontefract [2] Ripponden, Yorkshire [2] Salford [2] Walcha New South Wales [2] Warley, Halifax [2] 9 Milner Royd, Sowerby Bridge. [1] Aberaman Glamorganshire [1] Abergavenny [1] Accommodation Road, Leeds, West Riding of Yorks [1] Addingham, Yorks [1] Adelaide [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Allen Croft, Bradford [1] Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Anfield, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Antrim [1] Appin Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [723] Second Lieutenant [123] Captain [107] Lieutenant [103] Gunner [50] Lance Corporal [46] Corporal [41] Major [40] Serjeant [34] Lieutenant Colonel [26] Sapper [19] Driver [18] Acting Corporal [11] Temporary Captain [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Rifleman [9] Sergeant [7] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Colonel [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Brevet Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Major [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Brigade Colonel [2] Brigadier General [2] Guardsman [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2] 1st Captain [1] 1st Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [272] West Yorkshire Regiment [108] York and Lancaster Regiment [67] King's Royal Rifle Corps [58] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [53] Royal Field Artillery [50] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [50] Royal Engineers [42] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [40] Yorkshire Regiment [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Royal Fusiliers [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] London Regiment [28] Labour Corps [27] Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] Machine Gun Corps [22] East Yorkshire Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Canadian Infantry [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Scots [9] Gordon Highlanders [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Tank Corps [6] Border Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [1134] Australian Imperial Force [112] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [160] C [130] S [126] B [112] W [108] M [96] G [79] T [67] F [61] A [56] P [55] R [50] L [46] J [35] D [34] O [25] K [21] N [19] I [18] E [14] U [6] V [5] Q [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1298] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [357] India [3] South Africa [3] Ireland [2] Bermuda [1] Gibraltar [1] Guyana [1] Hong Kong [1] Myanmar [1] New Zealand [1] Sierra Leone [1]

Robert Clegg Hutchinson

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 22468 Durham Light Infantry

British Army 22874 Private Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Arnold Grave

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 86342 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 86342 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 3/23678 Private West Riding Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Arthur Robins

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 12812 Corporal Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers Field Company

British Army 12812 Private Royal Engineers 21st Company

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Thomas Hendley

Born 1892

Died 1960

British Army 11472 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 10th Battalion

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Harry Watson

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 2442 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Harry Naylor

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3217 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Frank Ogden

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army WR/178869 Sapper Royal Engineers 118th Railway Company

British Army 266441 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Divisional

British Army 4909 Private Seaforth Highlanders 3/4th, 4th (Reserve) Battalion

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Sam Wilde

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy J68100

Royal Navy J68100 Ordinary Seaman HMS Repulse

Royal Navy J68100 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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John Starkie

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army T/16298 Driver Army Service Corps

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George Wilson Crabtree

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 20583 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 12th Battalion

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Horace Sykes

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 3406 Private West Riding Regiment

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Fred Haigh

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army

British Army 72761 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 117th Heavy Battery

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Sam Hird Royals

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 17182 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 17182 Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 1889 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Wilfred Priestley

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 27637 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 27637 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Gibson Broadbent

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 6680 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242651 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242651 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Archibald Simpson

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 16057 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 308116 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 308116 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Kenneth Malcolm Duthie

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 13548 Welsh Regiment

British Army 34702 Acting Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 34702 Private Border Regiment 60th Training Reserve

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Fred Kendall

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 94023 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94023 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Joe Jackson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army C/254 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/254 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th (Service) Battalion

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Oswald Glover

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 61426 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 41258 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 174857 Private Machine Gun Corps

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