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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10]

Bradford, Yorkshire [7]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [6]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Hoylake, Cheshire, England [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London [3]

Northwich, Cheshire [3]

Altrincham [2]

Armley, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Central Tilba New South Wales [2]

Ceylon [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leeds [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Ontario, California [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Stevenage, Hertfordshire [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Altofts, Yorkshire [1]

Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Altrinchham [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Armley Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Balmae Kirkcudbright [1]

Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Barnsley England [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blacker Hill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Blackstone Hill, Central Otago [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Canning town, Sussex [1]

Cartleford, Yorkshire [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chelsea North, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Rank

Private [717]

Gunner [91]

Driver [66]

Corporal [61]

Serjeant [47]

Captain [43]

Sapper [41]

Lieutenant [36]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Lance Corporal [24]

Acting Corporal [15]

Major [14]

Pioneer [10]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Captain Adjutant [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

1st Captain [1]

Acing Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [127]

Labour Corps [91]

Royal Engineers [81]

West Riding Regiment [76]

West Yorkshire Regiment [76]

Army Service Corps [74]

Royal Army Medical Corps [48]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

York and Lancaster Regiment [46]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [40]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [37]

Northumberland Fusiliers [33]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Manchester Regiment [26]

London Regiment [24]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

East Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Artillery [10]

Royal Scots [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Border Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Service

British Army [1164]

Royal Navy [102]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [92]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [1510]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1486]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Australia [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10] Bradford, Yorkshire [7] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [6] Melbourne Victoria [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Hoylake, Cheshire, England [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London [3] Northwich, Cheshire [3] Altrincham [2] Armley, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Central Tilba New South Wales [2] Ceylon [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Holborn, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leeds [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Ontario, California [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Stevenage, Hertfordshire [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Altofts, Yorkshire [1] Altrincham Cheshire [1] Altrinchham [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Armley Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Balmae Kirkcudbright [1] Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Barnsley England [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blacker Hill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Blackstone Hill, Central Otago [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Canning town, Sussex [1] Cartleford, Yorkshire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chelsea North, London [1] Chelsea, London [1]

Rank

Private [717] Gunner [91] Driver [66] Corporal [61] Serjeant [47] Captain [43] Sapper [41] Lieutenant [36] Second Lieutenant [35] Lance Corporal [24] Acting Corporal [15] Major [14] Pioneer [10] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Captain [3] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Captain Adjutant [2] Commander [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Deck Hand [2] Forewoman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 1st Captain [1] Acing Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Wheeler Serjeant [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Paymaster [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [127] Labour Corps [91] Royal Engineers [81] West Riding Regiment [76] West Yorkshire Regiment [76] Army Service Corps [74] Royal Army Medical Corps [48] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] York and Lancaster Regiment [46] Machine Gun Corps [40] Yorkshire Light Infantry [40] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [37] Northumberland Fusiliers [33] Durham Light Infantry [28] Yorkshire Regiment [27] Cheshire Regiment [26] Manchester Regiment [26] London Regiment [24] Liverpool Regiment [20] East Yorkshire Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Artillery [10] Royal Scots [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Scottish Rifles [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Border Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5]

Service

British Army [1164] Royal Navy [102] Canadian Expeditionary Force [92] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72] Australian Imperial Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [1510] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1486] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [42] Australia [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Frederick John Armitage

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217528

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Edmund Armitage

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223875

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Charles William Armitage

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13035 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13035 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edwin Armitage

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4664 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6211 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202831 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Ernest Armitage

Died 1918

British Army 39652 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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George Jones Armitage

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army attached Royal Flying Corps

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Joseph Collin Armitage

Born 1888

British Army 4330 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 241470 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Armitage

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 782382

Canadian Expeditionary Force 782382 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Vincent Seanor Armitage

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 905021

Canadian Expeditionary Force 905021 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Duncan Armitage

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment attached Hampshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Frederick John Armitage

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95656

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Clifford Armitage

Born 1886

Died 1967

Royal Navy F/6981 Chief Petty Officer Air Mechanic RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) aboard HMS Vindictive on 23 April 1918

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Willie Armitage

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army C/7912 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frank Armitage

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2390 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 2390 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Armitage

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 19577 Private 7th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 19577 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Ralph Armitage

Born 1886

Died 1974

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

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Leonard Armitage

Born 1890

British Army 8374 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John William Armitage

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50516

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Harry Armitage

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144671

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Joe Armitage

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89980

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