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Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Christchurch [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorks [1]

Dewsbury [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

East Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hampstead, LONDON [1]

Hampstead,London. [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Maryport, Cumberland, England [1]

Morley, Yorkshire [1]

Oakfield, Yorkshire [1]

Ossett, Yorkshire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Pontefact, Yorkshire [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tring, Hertfordshire [1]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [1]

Victoria, British Columbia [1]

Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [141]

Gunner [24]

Driver [10]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Conductor Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Prime Minister [1]

Private (Signaller) [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

W/1002 [1]

Works Foreman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

West Riding Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Indian Medical Department [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

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

10th Hussars [1]

14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

9th York and Lancaster Regiment Depot [1]

Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Army Staff [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

GOC 189th Brigade, Royal Naval Division [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

Service

British Army [215]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [277]

Contribution

Military Service [273]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Armidale New South Wales [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Christchurch [1] Cleckheaton, Yorks [1] Dewsbury [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] East Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hampstead, LONDON [1] Hampstead,London. [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Maryport, Cumberland, England [1] Morley, Yorkshire [1] Oakfield, Yorkshire [1] Ossett, Yorkshire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Pontefact, Yorkshire [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tring, Hertfordshire [1] Tumbarumba New South Wales [1] Victoria, British Columbia [1] Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [141] Gunner [24] Driver [10] Sapper [10] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Conductor Temporary Brigadier General [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Prime Minister [1] Private (Signaller) [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] W/1002 [1] Works Foreman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Labour Corps [17] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] West Riding Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Army Service Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Indian Medical Department [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 10th Hussars [1] 14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 9th York and Lancaster Regiment Depot [1] Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment [1] Army Staff [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] GOC 189th Brigade, Royal Naval Division [1] HMS Morning Star [1]

Service

British Army [215] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [277]

Contribution

Military Service [273] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

William Asquith

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 17920 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Alan Asquith

Died 1915

British Army 1491 Private Cheshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 1491 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Fred Asquith

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 47466 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Charles Walter Asquith

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 23200 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Maurice Asquith

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 12041 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 23626 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 23626 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Arnold Senior Asquith

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S-15137 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

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Harry Asquith

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 33153 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George Asquith

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51684 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 107118 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Thomas Asquith

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97369

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Reginald James Asquith

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175420

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Herbert Asquith

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2108 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 2108 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George Edwin Asquith

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123256

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John Asquith

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266547

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Terry Asquith

Died 1917

British Army 144558 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Harold Asquith

Australian Imperial Force 2681

Australian Imperial Force 7685

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Albert Asquith

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3413 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Asquith

Died 1916

British Army 19073 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harold Asquith

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 81256 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 254306 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 21518 Driver West Yorkshire Regiment

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Jack Asquith

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 32162 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 43667 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 43667 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph Asquith

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 69816 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 43901 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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