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Halifax, Yorkshire [11]

Rochdale, Lancashire [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Cavendish Victoria [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Southport, Lancashire [3]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Halifax [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Littleborough, Lancashire [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester England [2]

Retford, Nottinghamshire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Acton, London [1]

Aldershot, England [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Askham, Lancashire [1]

Aston, Hawarden [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Blackall Queensland [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackcath England [1]

Bloomfontein [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bristall, Yorkshire [1]

Bucklow Cheshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cessnock New South Wales [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Cowper New South Wales [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Durham, Lancashire [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Ellalong New South Wales [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [818]

Gunner [89]

Corporal [58]

Driver [57]

Serjeant [51]

Sapper [39]

Lance Corporal [35]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Major [8]

Captain [7]

Rifleman [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Sergeant [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Victualling Assistant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98]

Labour Corps [95]

Army Service Corps [89]

Royal Engineers [79]

Lancashire Fusiliers [70]

Royal Army Medical Corps [65]

Royal Garrison Artillery [57]

Manchester Regiment [56]

West Yorkshire Regiment [54]

West Riding Regiment [53]

East Lancashire Regiment [36]

Machine Gun Corps [30]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

York and Lancaster Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Border Regiment [18]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1196]

Royal Navy [90]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [67]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

C [1500]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1481]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

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Halifax, Yorkshire [11] Rochdale, Lancashire [7] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Cavendish Victoria [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Southport, Lancashire [3] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Halifax [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Littleborough, Lancashire [2] Manchester [2] Manchester England [2] Retford, Nottinghamshire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Acton, London [1] Aldershot, England [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Askham, Lancashire [1] Aston, Hawarden [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Blackall Queensland [1] Blackburn England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackcath England [1] Bloomfontein [1] Bow, London [1] Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bristall, Yorkshire [1] Bucklow Cheshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cessnock New South Wales [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Cowper New South Wales [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Durham, Lancashire [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Ellalong New South Wales [1] Epsom, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [818] Gunner [89] Corporal [58] Driver [57] Serjeant [51] Sapper [39] Lance Corporal [35] Second Lieutenant [26] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [9] Major [8] Captain [7] Rifleman [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Sergeant [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Victualling Assistant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98] Labour Corps [95] Army Service Corps [89] Royal Engineers [79] Lancashire Fusiliers [70] Royal Army Medical Corps [65] Royal Garrison Artillery [57] Manchester Regiment [56] West Yorkshire Regiment [54] West Riding Regiment [53] East Lancashire Regiment [36] Machine Gun Corps [30] Royal Lancaster Regiment [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [23] Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] Yorkshire Regiment [23] Royal Army Service Corps [22] York and Lancaster Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Liverpool Regiment [21] Border Regiment [18] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Cheshire Regiment [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Scots [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1196] Royal Navy [90] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86] Canadian Expeditionary Force [67] Australian Imperial Force [36] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

C [1500] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1481] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Wright Crossley

Born 1893

Died 1979

British Army 11/23451 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 11th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 65126 Private Machine Gun Corps No. 1 Battalion

British Army 23451 Private Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) Depot

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Frank Crossley

Born 1895

Died 1923

British Army 78717 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Brian Crossley

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 3rd Battalion attached 2nd Battalionn

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Maurice Crossley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 54014 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 54014 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Herbert Crossley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 36516 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 10445 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 36516 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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James Leslie Crossley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 61213 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion

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Frank Crossley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 24298 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 24298 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 19th Battalion

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Arthur Crossley

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 23761 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 23761 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Arthur Crossley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 371658 Serjeant London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 371658 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3929 Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Crossley

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 375372 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375372 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Willie Crossley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 101498 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 101498 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Alan Hastings Crossley

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Herefordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 1st Herefordshire Regiment

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Henry Fielden Crossley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25771 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 136476 Royal Filed Artillery

British Army 25771 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Bn

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Walter Crossley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 12708 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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David Crossley

Born 1897

Died 1920

British Army 266021 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frank Crossley

Born 1892

British Army 700 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Lewis Crossley

Died 1918

British Army 6627 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242602 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment 1/16th Battalion

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James William Crossley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96490

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Frederick Walter Crossley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70983

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Thomas Henry Crossley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306151

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