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Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Ararat Victoria [3]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Encounter Bay South Australia [2]

Goldsborough Victoria [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Batley England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cartworth, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Crow Edge, Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1]

Dalton, Yorkshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Diggle, Yorkshire [1]

Gouldsborough Victoria [1]

Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth [1]

Holmforth, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Koolunga South Australia [1]

Lancashire [1]

Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire West Riding. [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Moyston Victoria [1]

New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Totties, West Yorkshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [97]

Major [12]

Gunner [10]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sapper [3]

Brevet Major [2]

Captain and Brevet Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Driver [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signaller Acting Bombardier [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [21]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Staff [3]

1/5th Gurkha Rifles [2]

2/10th Gurkha Rifles [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Indian Army [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

1/5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

108th Indian Field Ambulance [1]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

14th Battalion Royal Scots [1]

1st Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides [1]

4th West Riding Regiment [1]

6th Cavalry [1]

6th King's Own Cavalry [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperia Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Commands and Staff [1]

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

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General Staff [1]

Service

British Army [158]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Royal Navy [9]

Indian Army [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [210]

D [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [207]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

India [2]

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People [212] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Ararat Victoria [3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Encounter Bay South Australia [2] Goldsborough Victoria [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Batley England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cartworth, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Crow Edge, Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1] Dalton, Yorkshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Diggle, Yorkshire [1] Gouldsborough Victoria [1] Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth [1] Holmforth, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield, West Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Koolunga South Australia [1] Lancashire [1] Marsden, Almondbury, Yorkshire West Riding. [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Moyston Victoria [1] New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Stawell Victoria [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Totties, West Yorkshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [97] Major [12] Gunner [10] Captain [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Sapper [3] Brevet Major [2] Captain and Brevet Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Colonel [1] Driver [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant [1] Signaller Acting Bombardier [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [21] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Engineers Staff [3] 1/5th Gurkha Rifles [2] 2/10th Gurkha Rifles [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Indian Army [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] 1/5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] 108th Indian Field Ambulance [1] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 14th Battalion Royal Scots [1] 1st Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides [1] 4th West Riding Regiment [1] 6th Cavalry [1] 6th King's Own Cavalry [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperia Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Commands and Staff [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General Staff [1]

Service

British Army [158] Australian Imperial Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Royal Navy [9] Indian Army [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [210] D [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [207] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4] India [2]

John Wallace Battye

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 25430 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Private East Yorkshire Regiment 13th Battalion ( Hull T’others)

British Army 25430 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Herbert Battye

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army C/7662 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/7662 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Clement Battye

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130853

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Basil Condon Battye, Mid

Born 1882

Died 1932

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Albert Wilkinson Battye

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3020

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Frank Battye

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56842

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George Chambers Battye

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68943

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Herbert Battye

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248468

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Willie Battye

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army L/32463 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Cyril Wynyard Battye

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Percival Lawrence Montagu Battye

Born 1886

Died 1945

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Captain Welsh Guards

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Charles Alfred Battye

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 468694 Private Labour Corps

British Army 91514 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 4th Reserve Battalion (Territorials)

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Reginald Battye

Died 1918

British Army 21714 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 1/2 Battalion attached 1/7 Battalion

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Albert Edward Battye

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2291 Private 10th Hussars

British Army 2291 Private 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars

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Herbert Sykes Battye

Born 1898

Died 1967

British Army L/29364 Signaller Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Fred Battye

Died 1916

British Army 98113 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 67th Company

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Hartley Battye

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89005

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Daniel Battye

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 241696 Private West Riding Regiment

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Harry Battye

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army C/7452 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 18 Battalion

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Wilfred Thorpe Battye

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4041 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 251368 Private Manchester Regiment

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