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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Ackworth, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Cartworth, West Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [1]

Haddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Halifa [1]

Halifax [1]

Harpurhey, Lancashire [1]

Holmfirth England [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lower Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Meltham, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Norfolk [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Marylebone, London [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Suffolk England [1]

Sunderland, County Durham, England [1]

Tasefield, Suffolk [1]

Thongsbridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1]

Witton Le Wear Victoria [1]

Wramplingham, Wymondham, Norfolk [1]

rotherham [1]

Rank

Private [140]

Gunner [16]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [12]

Driver [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Rifleman [4]

Trooper [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Class III [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant Emergency List [1]

Private Rifleman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler [1]

Sister [1]

Steward [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Labour Corps [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Guards [3]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

21st Lancers [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

1st Household Battalion [1]

2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1]

2nd Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [213]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [273]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [268]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Ireland [2]

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People [274] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Ackworth, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Cartworth, West Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [1] Haddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Halifa [1] Halifax [1] Harpurhey, Lancashire [1] Holmfirth England [1] Huddersfield [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lower Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Margate, Kent [1] Meltham, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Norfolk [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire [1] Saint Marylebone, London [1] Streatham, London [1] Suffolk England [1] Sunderland, County Durham, England [1] Tasefield, Suffolk [1] Thongsbridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1] Witton Le Wear Victoria [1] Wramplingham, Wymondham, Norfolk [1] rotherham [1]

Rank

Private [140] Gunner [16] Serjeant [13] Corporal [12] Driver [10] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Rifleman [4] Trooper [4] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Second Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces Class III [1] Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant Emergency List [1] Private Rifleman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Saddler [1] Sister [1] Steward [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Labour Corps [13] West Riding Regiment [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [7] London Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Guards [3] Territorial Force Nursing Service [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] 21st Lancers [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 1st Household Battalion [1] 2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1] 2nd Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [213] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [273] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [268] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Ireland [2]

Lewis Batley

Born 1882

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May Batley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17979

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Walter Batley

Born 1874

British Army T2535 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 480542 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ronald Leslie Batley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Norman Batley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Violet Florence Batley

Born 1872

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Charles Fore Batley

Born 1899

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Andrew Batley

Born 1894

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John William Batley

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/116 Royal Naval Division

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George W Batley

Died 1915

British Army 2201 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Benjamin Batley

Born 1893

Royal Navy J61267

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William Arthur Batley

Born 1898

Royal Navy J64613

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Albert Charles Batley

Born 1897

Royal Navy F24841

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James Batley

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS9315

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Edward William Batley

Born 1889

Royal Navy 237445

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Paul Manwaring Graveley Batley

Born 1896

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Acting)

Royal Navy Lieutenant Emergency List

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Beatrice May Batley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25089

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William J Batley

British Army 135987 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William H Batley

British Army M2/078386 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy Batley

British Army 7980 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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