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Bradford, Yorkshire [6]

Hobart Tasmania [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Bradford [2]

Carrington New South Wales [2]

Elland, Yorkshire [2]

Malton, Yorkshire [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barrow [1]

Barrow-in-Furnace [1]

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Conisborough, Yorkshire [1]

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England [1]

Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Farsley Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Halifax [1]

Halifax NS [1]

Kirby Malzeard, Yorkshire [1]

Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Morriston, Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Nottingham [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Windsor New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [241]

Gunner [40]

Driver [20]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Serjeant [9]

Sapper [8]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Corporal [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Captain [3]

Chaplain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Signaller [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain Captain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Warrant Telegraphist (Temporary) [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [36]

West Yorkshire Regiment [35]

West Riding Regiment [34]

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

London Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Training Reserve [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [2]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

12th Battalion Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [355]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [438]

B [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [431]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [441] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [6] Hobart Tasmania [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Bradford [2] Carrington New South Wales [2] Elland, Yorkshire [2] Malton, Yorkshire [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barrow [1] Barrow-in-Furnace [1] Birkenshaw, Yorkshire [1] Bradford England [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Conisborough, Yorkshire [1] Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England [1] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Farsley Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Halifax [1] Halifax NS [1] Kirby Malzeard, Yorkshire [1] Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Morriston, Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Nottingham [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Windsor New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [241] Gunner [40] Driver [20] Second Lieutenant [11] Serjeant [9] Sapper [8] Corporal 2nd [7] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Corporal [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Captain [3] Chaplain [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Signaller [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain Captain [1] Chauffeur [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trimmer Cook [1] Warrant Telegraphist (Temporary) [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [36] West Yorkshire Regiment [35] West Riding Regiment [34] Army Service Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Engineers [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] London Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Training Reserve [3] Border Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [2] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 12th Battalion Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [355] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [438] B [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [431] Conscientious Objector [4] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Harold Ackroyd

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Ackroyd

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3/10970 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 10970 Private Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edwin Ackroyd

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army C/7651 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 18 Battalion

British Army C/7651 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Eldred Ackroyd

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 18657 Private Labour Corps

British Army 61548 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Herbert Ackroyd

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35670

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Ernest Ackroyd

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38795

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Sam Ackroyd

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55486

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Charles Harris Ackroyd

Born 1878

Died 1960

British Army Captain and Adjutant Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Oliver Ackroyd

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101136

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Willie Ackroyd

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16/682 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/682 Private Yorkshire Regiment 16th west Battalion

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Fred Stowell Ackroyd

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233608

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Joseph Ackroyd

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409541

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William Ernest Ackroyd

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283214

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Frederick Ackroyd

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy J81678 (Dev) Ordinary Seaman HM Trawler 'Dirk'

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William H Ackroyd

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 42926 Private Royal Scots

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Arthur Ackroyd

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 12444 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 254457 Private Labour Corps

British Army 12444 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Stephen Edward Ackroyd

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K11721

Royal Navy K.11721 (Dev) Acting Leading Stoker HMS Defence

Royal Navy K11721 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Defence

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Edwin Ackroyd

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army 38870 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arthur Ackroyd

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 5481 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th west Battalion

British Army 5481 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harry Ackroyd

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 41630 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 41630 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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