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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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Place of birth

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]

Charles Joseph Crossley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army L/21385 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/21385 Driver A Battery 173rd Brigade.

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William Crossley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92431

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Frank Crossley

Born 1896

British Army 133551 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 140th Field Ambulance

British Army 133551 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Stanley Crossley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1125 Private West Riding Regiment

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James Whitley Crossley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36829

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George Crossley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67101

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Fred Crossley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291726

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Samuel Crossley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304996

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Albert Crossley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42546

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James Crossley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191284

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William Crossley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army G/74312 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/74312 Private Royal Fusiliers 30th Battalion

British Army G/74312 Private London Regiment 30th Battalion

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Henry Edward Crossley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53791

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James Crossley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111865

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James Brierley Crossley

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 224657 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Crossley

Died 1918

British Army 104321 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Charles Wilfred Crossley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 81037 Private Durham Light Infantry

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A R G Crossley

Died 1919

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment

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

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Francis Crossley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 28345 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 28345 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Crossley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 50071 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34996 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Crossley

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 633616

Canadian Expeditionary Force 633616 Private Canadian Infantry

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