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Bradford, Yorkshire [7]

Halifax, Yorkshire [6]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Keighley, Yorkshire [5]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [4]

Manchester [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Ripponden, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Barnoldswick, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Boort Victoria [1]

Bradford England [1]

Brighouse, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bundamba Queensland [1]

Burnham, Somerset [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Copley, Halifax [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dalston, London, Middlesex [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

England [1]

Essendon Victoria [1]

Essex England [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Greenfield Oldham [1]

Halifax Yorkshire [1]

Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [484]

Gunner [57]

Driver [39]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [32]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Sapper [30]

Acting Corporal [15]

Lance Corporal [15]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Worker [3]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Group Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Air Marshal [1]

Air Vice-Marshal [1]

Ammament Staff Serjeant [1]

Canteener [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Filter [1]

Group Captain [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance-corporal [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [78]

West Riding Regiment [64]

Labour Corps [62]

Royal Engineers [47]

West Yorkshire Regiment [46]

Army Service Corps [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

East Lancashire Regiment [25]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

London Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [728]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

Royal Navy [59]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [915]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [910]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [2]

India [1]

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Bradford, Yorkshire [7] Halifax, Yorkshire [6] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Keighley, Yorkshire [5] Geelong Victoria [4] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [4] Manchester [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Deptford, Kent [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Ripponden, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Barnoldswick, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Boort Victoria [1] Bradford England [1] Brighouse, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bundamba Queensland [1] Burnham, Somerset [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Copley, Halifax [1] Dalston, London [1] Dalston, London, Middlesex [1] Echuca Victoria [1] England [1] Essendon Victoria [1] Essex England [1] Finchley, London [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Greenfield Oldham [1] Halifax Yorkshire [1] Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [484] Gunner [57] Driver [39] Serjeant [33] Corporal [32] Second Lieutenant [31] Sapper [30] Acting Corporal [15] Lance Corporal [15] Bombardier [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Worker [3] Company Sergeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Group Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Commodore [1] Air Marshal [1] Air Vice-Marshal [1] Ammament Staff Serjeant [1] Canteener [1] Civilian [1] Company Serjeant Major/Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Filter [1] Group Captain [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lance-corporal [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [78] West Riding Regiment [64] Labour Corps [62] Royal Engineers [47] West Yorkshire Regiment [46] Army Service Corps [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Manchester Regiment [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] East Lancashire Regiment [25] Liverpool Regiment [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [16] London Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Highland Light Infantry [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [728] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] Royal Navy [59] Australian Imperial Force [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [915] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [910] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [2] India [1]

Leslie Vincent Bottomley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 46442 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 62966 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 31488 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Walter Bottomley

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy Deal/614/S Lance-corporal Royal Marines (RM Division Engineers)

British Army 199931 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 614 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Reginald Bottomley

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Officer Training Corps

British Army Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 10th (Territorial) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Tom Collins Espar Bottomley

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 3165 Company Sergeant Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 3165 Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Sergeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Francis John Bottomley

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 25005 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 25005 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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Charles Robert Dodgson Bottomley

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1260584

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James Rutter Bottomley

Born 1890

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26481

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John William Bottomley

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 13885 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th east Battalion

British Army 13885 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Samuel Bottomley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 52713 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 33859 Private Border Regiment

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Thomas Bottomley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 20149 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 20149 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Stuart Robert Bottomley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157524

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Leonard Bottomley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42976

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Thomas Henry Bottomley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35172

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Fred Bottomley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30459

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William James Bottomley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3412 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 3412 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Bottomley

Died 1917

British Army 27547 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 374471 Corporal London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 374471 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Bottomley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160391

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Jonas Bottomley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196703

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Eli Bottomley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189828

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Sydney Bottomley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122848

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