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Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Ackworth [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Heaton, Northumberland [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kent England [1]

Leeds [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Mirfield, Yorkshire [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [149]

Driver [15]

Corporal [12]

Gunner [12]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Special Military Probationer [2]

Captain [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [25]

West Riding Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

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

Grenadier Guards [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

1/4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

145th Lancers [1]

14th (King's) Hussars [1]

14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

14th Hussars [1]

19th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1]

2nd Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1]

4th Battalion. West Riding Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [225]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [263]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [261]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [264] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Colne, Lancashire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Ackworth [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bradford England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Heaton, Northumberland [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kent England [1] Leeds [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Mirfield, Yorkshire [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [149] Driver [15] Corporal [12] Gunner [12] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy [2] Lance Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Special Military Probationer [2] Captain [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [25] West Riding Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [11] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 1/4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 145th Lancers [1] 14th (King's) Hussars [1] 14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 14th Hussars [1] 19th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1] 2nd Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1] 4th Battalion. West Riding Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [225] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [263] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [261] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Harry Boocock

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 13102 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13102 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Arthur Boocock

Died 1916

British Army 16124 The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)

British Army 82904 Sapper Royal Engineers 174 Tunnelling Company

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Tom Cross Boocock

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94487

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Henry Boocock

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194325

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Harry Boocock

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242277

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Herbert Boocock

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 376166 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 608690 Private London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 608690 Rifleman London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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Joseph Boocock

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 16166 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 12th

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Herbert Boocock

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223847

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Thomas Boocock

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army 11934 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 307807 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army WR-196 Driver Royal Engineers

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Walter Boocock

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 26666 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 2629 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Fred Boocock

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 9150 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 240394 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Fred Boocock

Died 1915

British Army 12583 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 12583 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Thomas F Boocock

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army T 2848 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 476827 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Boocock

Died 1917

British Army 32647 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Boocock

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 85449 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 44677 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Herbert Stanley Boocock

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316934

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James Boocock

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45965

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George Boocock

Died 1915

British Army 7215 Private 14th Hussars

British Army 7215 Private 14th (King's) Hussars

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Frank Boocock

Australian Imperial Force 5997

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Herbert Jennings Boocock

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 7th worcest Battalion

British Army 836936 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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