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Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Surry Hills New South Wales [2]

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Gomersal, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Gordonvale Queensland [1]

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Guildford, Perth, Western Australia [1]

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Hamilton, Ontario [1]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

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Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

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Kippax, Yorkshire [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire [1]

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Matlock, Derbyshire [1]

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Paddock, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Pembroke, South Wales [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Silkstone, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

St Johns, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [1]

Tunbridge (?) [1]

Rank

Private [320]

Gunner [33]

Driver [23]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [18]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant/Artillery Clerk Section [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Gunner (Shoeing Smith) [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

The Reverend [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [44]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Labour Corps [34]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

West Riding Regiment [24]

Army Service Corps [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [20]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [20]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

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

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Northumberland Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

5/6th Royal Scots [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [448]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Royal Navy [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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C [529]

Contribution

Military Service [524]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Surry Hills New South Wales [2] Barnsley [1] Batley [1] Beeston, West Yorkshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Crofton, Yorkshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dukinfield [1] Gildersome [1] Gomersal, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Gordonvale Queensland [1] Grindleford, Derbyshire [1] Guildford, Perth, Western Australia [1] Halifax [1] Hamilton, Ontario [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Kingston upon Hull East Yorkshire [1] Kingston upon Hull Est Yorkshire [1] Kippax, Yorkshire [1] Leeds England [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Matlock, Derbyshire [1] New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Paddock, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Pembroke, South Wales [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Sheffield [1] Silkstone, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] St Johns, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Todmorden, Yorkshire [1] Tunbridge (?) [1]

Rank

Private [320] Gunner [33] Driver [23] Corporal [19] Serjeant [18] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant/Artillery Clerk Section [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Gunner (Shoeing Smith) [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] The Reverend [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [44] Royal Field Artillery [36] Labour Corps [34] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] West Riding Regiment [24] Army Service Corps [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [20] Yorkshire Light Infantry [20] Manchester Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Northumberland Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [2] 5/6th Royal Scots [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [448] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Royal Navy [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [529]

Contribution

Military Service [524] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

John Crossland

British Army 281972 Private Cavalry Regiment 2nd Reserve

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Francis Crossland

British Army 17076 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 9th Siege Battery

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Frank Crossland

British Army B/32764 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

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Charles Crossland

British Army 1837 Private 5th Lancers

British Army L/1837 Private 5th Lancers

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Harry Crossland

British Army 275822 Private 5/6th Royal Scots

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Charles E Crossland

British Army 31133 Gunner 5th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 93161 Shoeing Smith Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Crossland

British Army 3676 Private 5th West Riding Regiment

British Army 77017 Serjeant Tank Corps

British Army 5761 Serjeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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G W K Crossland

British Army Major 5th Battalion West Riding Regiment

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H Crossland

British Army 24194 Private 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

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