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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7]

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Yorkshire [2]

Golcar, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Golcar, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Haddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Linthwaite, Yorkshire [1]

Millwall, Middlesex [1]

Rawmarsh Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Thorpe Hasley, Yorkshire [1]

West Melton, Yorkshire [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [109]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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West Riding Regiment [35]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Engineers [10]

Labour Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

18th Hussars [1]

British South African Police [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cheshire Regiment Depot [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Marmion [1]

Lancashire Hussars [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medial Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [162]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [202]

Contribution

Military Service [202]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7] Slaithwaite, Yorkshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [3] Yorkshire [2] Golcar, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Golcar, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Haddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Linthwaite, Yorkshire [1] Millwall, Middlesex [1] Rawmarsh Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Thorpe Hasley, Yorkshire [1] West Melton, Yorkshire [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [109] Gunner [16] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Sapper [5] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [35] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Engineers [10] Labour Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 18th Hussars [1] British South African Police [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cheshire Regiment Depot [1] French Red Cross [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Marmion [1] Lancashire Hussars [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medial Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [162] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [202]

Contribution

Military Service [202]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Tom Sykes Bamforth

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 6981 Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533641 Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533641 Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Frederick Bamforth

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53620

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George Bamforth

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102142

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John Willie Bamforth

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169320

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John William Bamforth

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7347 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7347 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward John Bamforth

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111928

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Fred Bamforth

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129607

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Bert Bamforth

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 12947 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Edwin Bamforth

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248470

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Samuel Bamforth

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38247

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James Bamforth

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J58880 Ordinary Seaman HMS Marmion

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Norris Bamforth

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22258

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Sydney Bamforth

Died 1918

British Army 406297 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 406297 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Charley Bamforth

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 41931 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Bamforth

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army L/25524 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Ronald Bamforth

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 268826 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 235852 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Bamforth

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 288107 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 238060 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Edgar Bamforth

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5880 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 5880 Private London Regiment

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Fred Bamforth

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 204589 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 235269 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Lupton Bamforth

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37630

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