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Brockholes [5]

Honley [3]

Brockholes, [2]

Denby Dale [2]

Huddersfield [2]

Smithy Place Brockholes [2]

Thurstonland [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brockholes/Honley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Castleford [1]

Hagg, Brockholes, West Yorkshire [1]

Hall Ing, Honley [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Henllan, Denbigh [1]

Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1]

Hepworth, Yorkshire [1]

Holin Hall, Yorkshire [1]

Honley, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkburton [1]

Leeds [1]

Milnsbridge, Huddersfield [1]

Netherthong,Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

New Mill [1]

Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire [1]

Pontefract [1]

Scar End Brockholes [1]

Scar End,Thurstonland [1]

Smithy Place, Brockholes, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Thurstonland, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Upper Fold Honley [1]

Wakefield [1]

Wortley [1]

Rank

Private [32]

Corporal [3]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Serjeant [2]

AB [1]

Horsekeeper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Reverend [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Duke Of Wellington's Regt. [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Cressey [1]

Household Battalion [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

London Regiment [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Vivid 1 [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Yorks and Lancs Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [41]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

B [10]

H [9]

L [7]

M [6]

C [5]

S [4]

R [3]

W [3]

I [1]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [49]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

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Brockholes [5] Honley [3] Brockholes, [2] Denby Dale [2] Huddersfield [2] Smithy Place Brockholes [2] Thurstonland [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brockholes/Honley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Castleford [1] Hagg, Brockholes, West Yorkshire [1] Hall Ing, Honley [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Henllan, Denbigh [1] Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1] Hepworth, Yorkshire [1] Holin Hall, Yorkshire [1] Honley, Yorkshire [1] Kirkburton [1] Leeds [1] Milnsbridge, Huddersfield [1] Netherthong,Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] New Mill [1] Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire [1] Pontefract [1] Scar End Brockholes [1] Scar End,Thurstonland [1] Smithy Place, Brockholes, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Thurstonland, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Upper Fold Honley [1] Wakefield [1] Wortley [1]

Rank

Private [32] Corporal [3] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] AB [1] Horsekeeper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Reverend [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5] Labour Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Duke Of Wellington's Regt. [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Cressey [1] Household Battalion [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] London Regiment [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Scots [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Vivid 1 [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Yorks and Lancs Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [41] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

B [10] H [9] L [7] M [6] C [5] S [4] R [3] W [3] I [1] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [49]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

Norris Sykes

Born 1885

British Army T4/219146 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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George Stanley Illingworth

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 6289 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 301908 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John William Macgregor

Born 1885

Died 1966

British Army 437333 Private Labour Corps

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Charles Arthur Webb

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 270304 Private Royal Scots

British Army 270304 Private Royal Scots 1st/9th Battalion

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George Sellens

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS105406

Royal Navy SS/105406 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cressey

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Harold Hinchliffe

Born 1896

Royal Navy M22135

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Tom Wimpenny

Born 1892

Died 1956

British Army 102998 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Irvin Howitt

Born 1897

Died 1971

Royal Navy J59736

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Lewis Hirst

Born 1897

Died 1948

Royal Navy J83935

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Frederick Charlesworth

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 12/561 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

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

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Gilbert Holmes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240767

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Joe W Barraclough

Born 1882

Died 1965

British Army 104336 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Bradley

Born 1896

British Army 240307 Private West Riding Regiment

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Lewis Briggs

Born 1887

British Army 240328 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

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Percy Mosley

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army 28962 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 653844 Private Labour Corps

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Herbert Moss

Born 1895

Died 1980

British Army 29/271 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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David Wallis

Born 1890

British Army 110387 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leslie Renshaw

Born 1899

Royal Navy J73613

Royal Navy J73613 AB Vivid 1

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Edred Booth

Born 1887

British Army 4415 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Fred Ranfield

Born 1889

British Army 202961 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 380330 Private Labour Corps

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