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Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Todmorden [2]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Staffordshire [1]

Bradford,Yorkshire [1]

Castleton, Lancashire [1]

Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax,Yorkshire [1]

Hebden Bridge Yorkshire [1]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Hebden Bridge.Yorks [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Sale Victoria [1]

South Shields [1]

Rank

Private [120]

Gunner [10]

Driver [8]

Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Gunner Gunner [1]

Gunner Gunner Gunner [1]

Gunner Second Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Training Reserve [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

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

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [167]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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C [191]

Contribution

Military Service [191]

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United Kingdom [4]

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People [191] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Todmorden [2] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Staffordshire [1] Bradford,Yorkshire [1] Castleton, Lancashire [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Halifax,Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge.Yorks [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Pendleton, Lancashire [1] Sale Victoria [1] South Shields [1]

Rank

Private [120] Gunner [10] Driver [8] Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Gunner Gunner [1] Gunner Gunner Gunner [1] Gunner Second Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Engineers [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Training Reserve [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Yeomanry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [167] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [191]

Contribution

Military Service [191]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Willie Cockcroft

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 85639 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Cockcroft

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32207

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Clement Randolph Cockcroft

Born 1884

British Army 604162 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 20070 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert John Cockcroft

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129461

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Edwin Cockcroft

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27794

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Edgar Cockcroft

Died 1914

British Army 8439 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Fred Cockcroft

Died 1917

British Army 202363 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Henry Wright Cockcroft

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 37041 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 35606 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest Cockcroft

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 11022 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 241458 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11022 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Percy Needham Cockcroft

Born 1895

Died 1950

British Army 28270 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur James Cockcroft

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 366699 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herbert Cockcroft

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 20/55 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20/55 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Herbert Cockcroft

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 21277 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 21277 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James Cockcroft

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 16584 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Henry Cockcroft

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 5758 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Cockcroft

Died 1918

British Army 3615 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 351706 Private Manchester Regiment

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Arthur Clarence Cockcroft

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Charles Cockcroft

Died 1917

British Army 201871 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201871 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Charles Edward Cockcroft

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297619

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Willie Cockcroft

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129460

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