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Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Spitalfields, London [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Allstree, Derbyshire [1]

Barbados [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Bradford ,Leeds [1]

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Bradford, Wiltshire [1]

Bradford-On-Avon, Wilts [1]

Bradwell, Derbyshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Church, Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Church, Lancashire [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Compton, Lancashire [1]

Covent Garden, London [1]

Denholme, Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Derby England [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Earlestown England [1]

Halifax [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

Haworth, Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Heptonstall, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Leeds [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

Liverpool [1]

London England [1]

Lumb [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Maclean New South Wales [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Newport Isle of Wight [1]

Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Penistone, Yorkshire [1]

QLD Queensland [1]

Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Saint Johns, Barbados [1]

Salford, Lancs [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [293]

Gunner [34]

Driver [26]

Serjeant [24]

Sapper [22]

Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Conductor [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [45]

Royal Engineers [40]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

West Riding Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Training Reserve [3]

101st Grenadiers [2]

Service

British Army [448]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [555]

Contribution

Military Service [548]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Cuba [1]

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People [555] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Adelaide South Australia [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Spitalfields, London [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Allstree, Derbyshire [1] Barbados [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Bradford ,Leeds [1] Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1] Bradford, Wiltshire [1] Bradford-On-Avon, Wilts [1] Bradwell, Derbyshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Church, Accrington, Lancashire [1] Church, Lancashire [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Compton, Lancashire [1] Covent Garden, London [1] Denholme, Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Derby England [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Earlestown England [1] Halifax [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Haworth, Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Heptonstall, Yorkshire [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Leeds [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1] Liverpool [1] London England [1] Lumb [1] Macclesfield [1] Maclean New South Wales [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mile End, London [1] Newport Isle of Wight [1] Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Penistone, Yorkshire [1] QLD Queensland [1] Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Saint Johns, Barbados [1] Salford, Lancs [1] Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [293] Gunner [34] Driver [26] Serjeant [24] Sapper [22] Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [5] Lance Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Conductor [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Cooper [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Major [1] Private Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [45] Royal Engineers [40] Royal Field Artillery [36] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] West Riding Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [21] Cheshire Regiment [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Machine Gun Corps [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Training Reserve [3] 101st Grenadiers [2]

Service

British Army [448] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [555]

Contribution

Military Service [548] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Cuba [1]

Novello Bancroft

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 29390 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Hartley Dean Bancroft

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 88848 Rifleman King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/6

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Albert Bancroft

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1312 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st East Lancs Field Coy.

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Kenneth Graeme Bancroft

Born 1884

Other Empire Force Barbados Volunteers

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28869 Private Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion

British Army Captain East Surrey

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Royden Lees Bancroft

Born 1891

Died 1969

Royal Navy 671 Lance Corporal Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Wright Bancroft

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 35127 Private Liverpool Regiment 13th Battalion

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Joseph Bancroft

Died 1918

British Army 1995 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 200453 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 200453 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Arthur Bancroft

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer

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James Bancroft

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43158

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Alfred Bancroft

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118012

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James Bancroft

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 21/587 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 21/587 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Walter Griffith Bancroft

Born 1886

Died 1969

British Army 36534 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Bancroft

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35767

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Laurence Bancroft

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44128

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Claude Henry Bancroft

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268705

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Wilfred Bancroft

Died 1916

British Army 3060 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 201042 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 201042 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Herbert Bancroft

Died 1916

British Army 3132 Manchester Regiment

British Army 28932 Private Liverpool Regiment 1st (Garrison) Battalion

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Joseph Greenwood Bancroft

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2713 Private West Riding Regiment

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Alfred Bancroft

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 11469 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 203524 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 203524 Private East Lancashire Regiment 7th

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Joseph Bancroft

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98698

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