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Adelaide South Australia [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birstall, Yorkshire [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bulli New South Wales [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Darlington, Yorkshire [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Newcastle [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Strathalbyn South Australia [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Walhalla Victoria [2]

West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Appleby, Westmorland [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Auckland, Durham [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Barnard Castle, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Boulogne [1]

Bow, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

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Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Darlington, County Durham [1]

Dipton, Durham [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Durham [1]

Durham England [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Farnborough, Kent [1]

Formby, Lancashire, England [1]

Gingin Western Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Great Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [459]

Gunner [59]

Driver [46]

Serjeant [35]

Sapper [27]

Corporal 2nd [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Major [17]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Captain [11]

Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Captain [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant General [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Bombardier [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

4th Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Third Class [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Sergeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Fireman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [77]

Royal Engineers [57]

Royal Field Artillery [57]

Army Service Corps [48]

Northumberland Fusiliers [48]

Labour Corps [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Yorkshire Regiment [43]

West Yorkshire Regiment [37]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

West Riding Regiment [20]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

10th Hussars [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Military Mounted Police [4]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Service

British Army [715]

Royal Navy [60]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [911]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [887]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birstall, Yorkshire [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bulli New South Wales [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Darlington, Yorkshire [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Newcastle [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Strathalbyn South Australia [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Walhalla Victoria [2] West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Appleby, Westmorland [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Auckland, Durham [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Barnard Castle, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Boulogne [1] Bow, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burnley [1] Capel St. Mary, Suffolk [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Dalston, London [1] Darlington, County Durham [1] Dipton, Durham [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Durham [1] Durham England [1] Edinburgh [1] Edmonton, London [1] Farnborough, Kent [1] Formby, Lancashire, England [1] Gingin Western Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Great Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [459] Gunner [59] Driver [46] Serjeant [35] Sapper [27] Corporal 2nd [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Major [17] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [11] Captain [11] Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Captain [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lieutenant General [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Bombardier [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 4th Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic Third Class [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Sergeant [1] Drummer [1] Fireman [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [77] Royal Engineers [57] Royal Field Artillery [57] Army Service Corps [48] Northumberland Fusiliers [48] Labour Corps [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Yorkshire Regiment [43] West Yorkshire Regiment [37] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] West Riding Regiment [20] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Liverpool Regiment [15] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Border Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Corps of Hussars [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] 10th Hussars [4] Canadian Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Military Mounted Police [4] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Scots [3]

Service

British Army [715] Royal Navy [60] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [911] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [887] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Robert Harold Alderson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15781 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17th (Service) Battalion (1st City) (Liverpool Pals)

British Army 15781 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 21st (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 15781 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17th (Service) Battalion (1st City) (Liverpool Pals)

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Frank Charles Alderson

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army 1365 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 5th (Rifle) Battalion (T)

British Army 793 Sapper Royal Engineers Western (Army Troops) Signal Company

British Army 1495 Private Royal Army Medical Corps, (T) 1st Western General Military Hospital

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Tom Alderson

Born 1878

British Army 58401 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 216th Siege Battery

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Arthur Roy Alderson

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers 87th Company

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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John Thomas Alderson

Died 1916

British Army 13823 Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

British Army 13823 Corporal 2nd Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 'C' Coy

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Charles Alderson

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100381

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100381 Private Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion

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Charles Alderson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army L/5714 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Harold Alderson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 91150 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 91150 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th battalion

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William Henry Alderson

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 5902 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 5902 Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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James Alderson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 8/4171 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 4171 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/8th Battalion

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Ralph Alderson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 6577 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5320 Private Manchester Regiment 3/8th Battalion

British Army 6577 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Bernard Henry Alderson

Born 1881

Died 1917

Indian Army Major

Indian Army 34th Poona Horse

Indian Army Major 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse

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Harry Alderson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305298

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Thomas Alderson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162857

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Levis Prestley Alderson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87769

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Charles Clifford Alderson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42245

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Frank Alderson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41957

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George Alderson

Died 1915

British Army 2753 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Arthur Alderson

Died 1917

British Army 27122 Private Cheshire Regiment 16th Bn.

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Charles Alderson

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228930 Air Mechanic Third Class Royal Air Force

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