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Halifax, Yorkshire [7]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [4]

Colne, Lancashire [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Booroopki Victoria [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Todmorden, Lancashire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Boothtown, Halifax [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bromley, Lanarkshire [1]

Bromley, Lancashire [1]

Burnley [1]

Campbell Town Tasmania [1]

Chester le Street, Co. Durham [1]

Colne England [1]

Cranbury New South Wales [1]

Dartford, Kent, England [1]

Denholme, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Fishlake, Thorne, Doncaster [1]

Fleet, Hampshire [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Foulridge near Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Goroke Victoria [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Heywood,Lancs [1]

Highgate, Middlesex [1]

Hill End New South Wales [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Knottingley, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [520]

Gunner [62]

Driver [45]

Serjeant [33]

Sapper [22]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Reverend [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lascar [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private/Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79]

Labour Corps [77]

West Riding Regiment [56]

Army Service Corps [47]

Royal Engineers [43]

East Lancashire Regiment [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

West Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Manchester Regiment [34]

Lancashire Fusiliers [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

London Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [769]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Royal Navy [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [939]

Contribution

Military Service [920]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [7] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Todmorden, Yorkshire [4] Colne, Lancashire [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Booroopki Victoria [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Todmorden, Lancashire [2] Warwickshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Birmingham [1] Boothtown, Halifax [1] Bradford England [1] Bromley, Lanarkshire [1] Bromley, Lancashire [1] Burnley [1] Campbell Town Tasmania [1] Chester le Street, Co. Durham [1] Colne England [1] Cranbury New South Wales [1] Dartford, Kent, England [1] Denholme, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Fishlake, Thorne, Doncaster [1] Fleet, Hampshire [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Foulridge near Burnley, Lancashire [1] Goroke Victoria [1] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Heywood,Lancs [1] Highgate, Middlesex [1] Hill End New South Wales [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Knottingley, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [1] Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [520] Gunner [62] Driver [45] Serjeant [33] Sapper [22] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [15] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Reverend [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cooper [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Commander [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lascar [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private/Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79] Labour Corps [77] West Riding Regiment [56] Army Service Corps [47] Royal Engineers [43] East Lancashire Regiment [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] West Yorkshire Regiment [36] Manchester Regiment [34] Lancashire Fusiliers [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Machine Gun Corps [23] Yorkshire Regiment [21] Durham Light Infantry [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] London Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Marines Medical Unit [5] Royal Naval Division [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Border Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Norfolk Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [769] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Royal Navy [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [939]

Contribution

Military Service [920] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

James Crabtree

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 15 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 15 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

British Army 7443 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Company

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George Crabtree

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 12577 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 12577 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 242418 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/6th Battalion

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Barker Crabtree

Born 1891

Died 1938

British Army 9268 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 261225 Private Labour Corps

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George Wilson Crabtree

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 20583 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 12th Battalion

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Thomas D Crabtree

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1317 Border Regiment

British Army 1317 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 1317 Corporal Border Regiment 1/4 bord Battalion

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Walter Crabtree

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army C/6788 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/6788 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Crabtree

Died 1915

British Army 7108 Guardsman Coldstream Guards

British Army 7108 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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George W. Crabtree

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 5164 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 202431 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 3/5th (T) Battalion.

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Charles Dixon Crabtree

Died 1918

British Army 47457 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army M/315119 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 47547 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion.

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Benjamin Crabtree

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army T4/1464 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Wilfred Crabtree

Born 1886

British Army 118285 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 19th Anti Aircraft Company

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Fred Crabtree

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242977

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Harvey Crabtree

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79538

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Alfred Charles Crabtree

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114426

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George Edward Crabtree

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38211

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Frank Crabtree

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 140442 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Edwin Crabtree

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37594

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Arthur Edgar Crabtree

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27427

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James Henry Crabtree

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133195

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R S Crabtree

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301416

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