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Darfield, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Bramham, Lincs [1]

Byers Green, Durham [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Fleetwood [1]

Old Radford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Ossett [1]

Outwood, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Ripon, Yorkshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Corporal [10]

Gunner [10]

Driver [5]

Serjeant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Serjeant [1]

Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

28th Brigade Machine Gun Corps [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

3/13th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Grenadiers Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Railway Traffic Establishment [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery. [1]

Service

British Army [95]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

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B [115]

Contribution

Military Service [114]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Darfield, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Bramham, Lincs [1] Byers Green, Durham [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Fleetwood [1] Old Radford, Nottinghamshire [1] Ossett [1] Outwood, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [54] Corporal [10] Gunner [10] Driver [5] Serjeant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Flight Officer [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Serjeant [1] Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Labour Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] HMS CANADA [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] 28th Brigade Machine Gun Corps [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 3/13th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Grenadiers Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Railway Traffic Establishment [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery. [1]

Service

British Army [95] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [115]

Contribution

Military Service [114] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Howard Birkinshaw

Born 1894

Died 1995

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant 28th Brigade Machine Gun Corps

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Frank Birkinshaw

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 43634 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/5th (T.F.) Battalion

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Francis Wood Birkinshaw

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82415

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George William Birkinshaw

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3287

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Wilfred Charles Birkinshaw

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140299

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George Birkinshaw

Died 1915

British Army 99855 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Birkinshaw

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228147

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Jesse Birkinshaw

Born 1898

Died 1920

British Army S/20450 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

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Luke Birkinshaw

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 72562 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 72562 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Edward Birkinshaw

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army

British Army 179574 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery.

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Edward Birkinshaw

Born 1895

Royal Navy 17463 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Birkinshaw

Born 1880

Royal Navy 222 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Birkinshaw

Born 1896

Royal Navy 16887 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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John William Birkinshaw

Born 1862

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Lawrence Edwin Birkinshaw

Born 1888

Royal Navy R/ 5637 Royal Naval Division

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Francis Birkinshaw

Born 1899

Royal Navy J43116

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Albert Birkinshaw

Born 1888

Royal Navy F28147

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Arthur Birkinshaw

Born 1888

Royal Navy L9785

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George Birkinshaw

Born 1885

Royal Navy 209611

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Henry Edward Birkinshaw

Born 1890

Royal Navy K9540 Leading Stoker HMS CANADA

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