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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

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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]

Morinton Wilde

Born 1890

Died 1975

British Army 128048 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Brierley Hellowell

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6791 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

British Army Private

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William Henry Taylor

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army C/241 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Walter Farrar

Born 1894

Died 1976

British Army 235 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion CLB

British Army 394692 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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Benjamin Holden

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 2675 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 2675 Private Manchester Regiment

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Eli Standeven

Born 1887

Died 1922

British Army 15520 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15520 Private West Riding Regt.

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Alfred Robinson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 242854 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Fred Kendall

Born 1878

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94023

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John Thomas Greenwood

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 9/15189 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army C/6565 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Samuel Harry Ashworth

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 735

Canadian Expeditionary Force 735 Private Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion

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John William Greenwood

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 8072 Private 2nd West Riding Regiment

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Gilbert Hartley

Born 1887

Died 1949

British Army 10160 Private 15th Lancashire Fusiliers 15th (Service) Battalion

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Ethelbert Redman

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 307831 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 307831 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Albert Thomas

Born 1890

British Army 37950 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Norman Waterhouse

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 10812 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 10812 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Lewis Harrison

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army M2/082369 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/082369 Driver Army Service Corps

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Walter Green

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2134 Private West Riding Regiment

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Edwin Fletcher

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army L/20526 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Edward Millington

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1658 Acting Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 1658 Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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William Law

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10563 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/18207 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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