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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7]

Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Darlington, County Durham [1]

Fishlake, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Gorton, Lancashire [1]

Grantham England [1]

Grunburg, Germany [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

Holmfirth [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Loftus, North Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Netherthong, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

North Bierley, Yorkshire [1]

Pleasley Vale, Derbyshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [137]

Driver [12]

Gunner [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain and Adjutant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Ship Steward [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

West Riding Regiment [20]

Army Service Corps [18]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Hussars [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Connaught Rangers [2]

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

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

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

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

115th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

16th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1]

18th Hussars [1]

1st Labour Corps General Headquarters [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

4th West Riding Regiment [1]

5th Battalion West Riding Regiment [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

8th West Riding Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Egyptian Labour Corps [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Lion [1]

Service

British Army [192]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Royal Navy [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [257]

Contribution

Military Service [251]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [258] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7] Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Dover, Kent [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester England [2] Yorkshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Darlington, County Durham [1] Fishlake, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Gorton, Lancashire [1] Grantham England [1] Grunburg, Germany [1] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1] Holmfirth [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Loftus, North Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Netherthong, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] North Bierley, Yorkshire [1] Pleasley Vale, Derbyshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [137] Driver [12] Gunner [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain and Adjutant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Cadet [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Ship Steward [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [21] West Riding Regiment [20] Army Service Corps [18] Labour Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Hussars [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Connaught Rangers [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 115th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 16th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1] 18th Hussars [1] 1st Labour Corps General Headquarters [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] 4th West Riding Regiment [1] 5th Battalion West Riding Regiment [1] 6th Dragoons [1] 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 8th West Riding Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Egyptian Labour Corps [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Lion [1]

Service

British Army [192] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Royal Navy [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [257]

Contribution

Military Service [251] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Gamaliel Boothroyd

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 23419 Private Durham Light Infantry 20th Battalion

British Army Durham Light Infantry 20th Battalion

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Alfred Boothroyd

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195228

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James William Boothroyd

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42654

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Edwin Boothroyd

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 9/12715 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Harold Boothroyd

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286160

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Robert Edwin Boothroyd

Born 1894

Died 1960

British Army 2211 Private Northumberland Hussars

British Army 27009 Private Northumberland Hussars

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319227 Royal Air Force

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Albert Vincent Boothroyd

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3981

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Tom Boothroyd

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77549

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Frank Boothroyd

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63355

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Willie Boothroyd

Died 1918

British Army 14401 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 39006 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 39006 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Ernest Boothroyd

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 33119 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 33119 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Christopher Boothroyd

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 4525 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 201878 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 201878 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Frank Boothroyd

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251787

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Alfred Boothroyd

Died 1916

British Army 3/9796 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Richard Ralph Boothroyd

Born 1894

Died 1979

British Army 32680 Transport Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 32680 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Yorkshire Regiment 1st Bn

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John William Boothroyd

Died 1917

British Army 18657 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Hildred Boothroyd

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 352240 Labour Corps

British Army 52006 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 52006 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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William Boothroyd

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 36657 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 36657 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Sam Boothroyd

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army L/17866 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Boothroyd

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313333

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