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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]

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Boort Victoria [1]

Bradford England [1]

Brighouse, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

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Bury, Lancashire [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

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Echuca Victoria [1]

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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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Place of birth

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]

Thomas Bottomley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75811

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Cyril Bottomley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140758

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Ernest Bottomley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93473

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Walter Hitchen Bottomley

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 36954 Private Essex Regiment

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Fred Bottomley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 785216 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edgar Bottomley

Died 1917

British Army 24570 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 24570 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Albert Bottomley

Died 1918

British Army 7174 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army 2/7174 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army 7174 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

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Michael Stanley Bottomley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 32879 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 3287915 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Bottomley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 5721 Acting Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 27482 Acting Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 228858 Acting Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Albert Bottomley

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 209312 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Wilfred Norman Bottomley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 38370 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 38370 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Henry A Bottomley

Died 1917

British Army 38078 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Robert Bottomley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226265

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Frederick Arthur Bottomley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243347

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Arthur Wade Bottomley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284691

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Albert Edward Bottomley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305121

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William Moores Bottomley

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 91170 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 91170 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Joseph Bottomley

Born 1895

British Army 9949 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harry Roderick Bottomley

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Mark Bottomley

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 8767 Private 12th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 8767 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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