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Bradford, Yorkshire [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mudgee New South Wales [2]

Murray Bridge South Australia [2]

Wetherby, Yorkshire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bradlow, Yorkshire [1]

Carnforth Lancs [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Handsworth Birmingham England [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leeds England [1]

Liverpool [1]

Loddington, Northamptonshire [1]

Marylebone,London [1]

Natal [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Scarborough England [1]

Shirehampton, Gloucestershire [1]

Southport England [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Thornton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Thornton, Yorkshire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Willesden, London, Middlesex [1]

Wilsden, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Wolvey, Warwickshire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Worcester [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [261]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [19]

Driver [18]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [11]

Captain [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Canteener [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Mechanician [1]

Pioneer [1]

Stewardess [1]

T/Captain [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer 1st Class [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [46]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [27]

West Riding Regiment [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

London Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

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

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

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

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [370]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [476]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mudgee New South Wales [2] Murray Bridge South Australia [2] Wetherby, Yorkshire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Aston, Birmingham [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bradlow, Yorkshire [1] Carnforth Lancs [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Finsbury, London [1] Handsworth Birmingham England [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Islington, London [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. [1] Lancashire England [1] Leeds England [1] Liverpool [1] Loddington, Northamptonshire [1] Marylebone,London [1] Natal [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Scarborough England [1] Shirehampton, Gloucestershire [1] Southport England [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Thornton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Thornton, Yorkshire [1] Warwickshire [1] Wetherby, Yorkshire, England [1] Willesden, London [1] Willesden, London, Middlesex [1] Wilsden, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Wolvey, Warwickshire [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Worcester [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [261] Gunner [20] Corporal [19] Driver [18] Second Lieutenant [18] Serjeant [12] Sapper [11] Captain [10] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Canteener [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Mechanician [1] Pioneer [1] Stewardess [1] T/Captain [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Warrant Officer 1st Class [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [46] Labour Corps [34] Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Engineers [27] West Riding Regiment [24] Yorkshire Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] London Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Military Foot Police [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [370] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [484]

Contribution

Military Service [476] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Arthur William Ambler

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 350887 Armourer HMS Black Prince

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James Ambler

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116283

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Cyril Adnitt Ambler

Born 1896

Died 1980

Australian Imperial Force

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Herbert Ambler

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151119

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Arthur Ambler

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260479

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William Ambler

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32587

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Jane Louise Ambler

Born 1864

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Galway Castle" (London)

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George Saville Ambler

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231531

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Percy Ambler

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army Captain King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd/5th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion, Territorial Force

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John Hayes Ambler

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 12/849 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harry Ambler

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 144881 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Abraham Lincoln Ambler

Died 1918

British Army 99949 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 99949 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Benjamin Ambler

Died 1918

British Army L/5088 Private 16th Lancers

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Joseph Ambler

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 188428 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert Bramwell Ambler

Born 1897

Died 1993

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3211675

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Charles Ambler

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224569

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Cyril Ambler

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129246

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William Ralph Ambler

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219308

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Arnold Ambler

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245799

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Reggy Ambler

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251493

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