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Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford [1]

Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Crystal Brook South Australia [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Mixenden, Halifax [1]

Redhill South Australia [1]

Royton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [94]

Gunner [14]

Driver [10]

Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

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

15th Hussars [1]

19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

20th Hussars [1]

25th Company Labour Corps [1]

2nd Royal Highlanders [1]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Black Watch [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Provisional Battalion 26th Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [131]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [159]

Contribution

Military Service [156]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [159] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Bradford [1] Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Crystal Brook South Australia [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Halifax [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Leeds Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Mixenden, Halifax [1] Redhill South Australia [1] Royton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [94] Gunner [14] Driver [10] Corporal [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Signal Boy [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Engineers [8] Army Service Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 15th Hussars [1] 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 20th Hussars [1] 25th Company Labour Corps [1] 2nd Royal Highlanders [1] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Black Watch [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Yorkshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Provisional Battalion 26th Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [131] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [159]

Contribution

Military Service [156] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Norris Bairstow

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 63768 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Prince Bairstow

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66176

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Percy Wilfred Bairstow

Australian Imperial Force 5664

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Clifford Daniel Bairstow

Australian Imperial Force 18432

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Joseph Bairstow

Born 1885

Royal Navy 855 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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John William Bairstow

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 9292 Private 2nd Royal Highlanders

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William Bairstow

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 35336

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Percy Rishworth Bairstow

Born 1887

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/10094 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy F31796 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231796 Royal Air Force

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Albert Bairstow

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Bairstow

Born 1898

Royal Navy R/6567 Royal Naval Division

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Walter Bairstow

Born 1896

Royal Navy J49690

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Pearson Bairstow

British Army 73416 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Bairstow

Born 1899

Royal Navy J82415

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Ramsley Bairstow

Born 1890

Royal Navy K49340

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George Frederick Bairstow

Born 1894

Royal Navy M4859

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Joseph William Bairstow

Born 1892

Royal Navy M16381

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Peter Bairstow

Born 1885

Royal Navy M17867

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William Bairstow

Born 1877

Canadian Expeditionary Force 443696

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Richard W Bairstow

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1263790

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James Bairstow

Born 1898

British Army 10703 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 65061 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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