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Preston, Lancashire [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Birmingham England [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Durham [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Gundagai New South Wales [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Leeds [2]

Leicester [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Pollington, Goole [2]

Preston [2]

Silsden Yorkshire [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

6 Margaret St., Ashton under Lyne [1]

Ackworth, Yorkshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aston Manor, Warks [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsley England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, London South East [1]

Bexley New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire [1]

Brighton, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brixton, London South West [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Burnley [1]

Rank

Private [892]

Gunner [103]

Driver [86]

Sapper [83]

Serjeant [67]

Corporal [65]

Lance Corporal [35]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Captain [17]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Bombardier [10]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Cadet [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Saddler [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Waggoner [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [130]

Army Service Corps [109]

Royal Engineers [106]

Labour Corps [105]

Royal Army Medical Corps [64]

Royal Garrison Artillery [56]

West Yorkshire Regiment [53]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49]

West Riding Regiment [38]

Lancashire Fusiliers [34]

Manchester Regiment [34]

Yorkshire Regiment [33]

York and Lancaster Regiment [32]

Durham Light Infantry [31]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [31]

London Regiment [28]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [24]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Highland Light Infantry [22]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20]

Royal Scots [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

Border Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Gordon Highlanders [10]

Tank Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Service

British Army [1377]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [109]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [95]

Royal Navy [95]

Australian Imperial Force [68]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [1801]

B [1]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1767]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

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Preston, Lancashire [6] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Birmingham England [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Yorkshire [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Durham [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Gundagai New South Wales [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Lancashire [2] Leeds [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Pollington, Goole [2] Preston [2] Silsden Yorkshire [2] Warwick Queensland [2] 6 Margaret St., Ashton under Lyne [1] Ackworth, Yorkshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aston Manor, Warks [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsley England [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, London South East [1] Bexley New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire [1] Brighton, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brixton, London South West [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Burnley [1]

Rank

Private [892] Gunner [103] Driver [86] Sapper [83] Serjeant [67] Corporal [65] Lance Corporal [35] Second Lieutenant [34] Captain [17] Acting Serjeant [13] Acting Corporal [12] Lieutenant [11] Bombardier [10] Pioneer [8] Acting Bombardier [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Major [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Cadet [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Saddler [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Waggoner [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [130] Army Service Corps [109] Royal Engineers [106] Labour Corps [105] Royal Army Medical Corps [64] Royal Garrison Artillery [56] West Yorkshire Regiment [53] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49] West Riding Regiment [38] Lancashire Fusiliers [34] Manchester Regiment [34] Yorkshire Regiment [33] York and Lancaster Regiment [32] Durham Light Infantry [31] Royal Lancaster Regiment [31] London Regiment [28] Liverpool Regiment [27] Machine Gun Corps [26] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] East Lancashire Regiment [24] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Highland Light Infantry [22] Royal Fusiliers [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20] Royal Scots [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Leicestershire Regiment [17] Border Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [14] South Lancashire Regiment [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Gordon Highlanders [10] Tank Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Highlanders [7]

Service

British Army [1377] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [109] Canadian Expeditionary Force [95] Royal Navy [95] Australian Imperial Force [68] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [1801] B [1] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1767] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Ormond Clarkson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 267572 Driver Royal Engineers 17th Div. Signalling Company

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John Edward Clarkson

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 17669 Private Border Regiment

British Army 17669 Private Border Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Clarkson

Died 1916

British Army 3998 Serjeant Scots Guards

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James Clarkson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 15619 Private Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 15619 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Henry Clarkson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 22193 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 22193 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Ernest Clarkson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97013

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Henry Backhouse Clarkson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235209

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Alexander Clarkson

British Army 7729 Private Highland Light Infantry 11th highland Battalion

British Army 7729 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry 11th highland Battalion

British Army 7729 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry 10th/11th Battalion

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William Clarkson

Died 1918

British Army 3243 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 676690 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Harrison Clarkson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 353207 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 212759 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 8825 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frank Clarkson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 24042 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 24042 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Clarkson

Died 1917

British Army 34784 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas F Clarkson

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army 375246 Private Royal Scots 2nd/10th Bn.

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Albert Clarkson

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy J28603 Leading Seaman

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William Woods Clarkson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235964

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Norman Waldy Clarkson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241303

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William Gibbon Clarkson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264602

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Arthur J. Clarkson

Died 1916

British Army 5128 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 332166 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 332166 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Walter Joseph Clarkson

Born 1886

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 294057

Canadian Expeditionary Force 294057 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps 4th Battalion

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John William Clarkson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134644

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