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Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Halifax, Yorkshire [9]

Yorkshire [6]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [4]

Deal, Kent [3]

Grafton New South Wales [3]

Bexley Heath, Kent [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Christchurch, Hampshire [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Morley, Yorkshire [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Altofts,Normanton,Yorks [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Ashcott [1]

Balsall Heath, Worcestershire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire [1]

Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Brenchley, Pembury, Kent [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Collector New South Wales [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Earlestown, Lancashire [1]

Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [822]

Gunner [102]

Driver [72]

Corporal [54]

Serjeant [48]

Sapper [40]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Pioneer [19]

Lance Corporal [16]

Acting Corporal [14]

Captain [14]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Worker [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [121]

Royal Field Artillery [108]

Royal Engineers [88]

West Riding Regiment [81]

Army Service Corps [77]

West Yorkshire Regiment [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [60]

Manchester Regiment [44]

Lancashire Fusiliers [43]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Durham Light Infantry [33]

Yorkshire Regiment [31]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

East Lancashire Regiment [25]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [25]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

East Yorkshire Regiment [19]

London Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Training Reserve [7]

Service

British Army [1224]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [110]

Royal Navy [96]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1533]

Contribution

Military Service [1506]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Halifax, Yorkshire [9] Yorkshire [6] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Todmorden, Yorkshire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [4] Oldham, Lancashire [4] Deal, Kent [3] Grafton New South Wales [3] Bexley Heath, Kent [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Christchurch, Hampshire [2] Clapham, London [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Morley, Yorkshire [2] Wolverhampton [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Altofts,Normanton,Yorks [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Ashcott [1] Balsall Heath, Worcestershire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Birkdale, Lancashire [1] Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Brenchley, Pembury, Kent [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Collector New South Wales [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dublin [1] Earlestown, Lancashire [1] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [822] Gunner [102] Driver [72] Corporal [54] Serjeant [48] Sapper [40] Second Lieutenant [31] Pioneer [19] Lance Corporal [16] Acting Corporal [14] Captain [14] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [11] Lieutenant [10] Staff Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Worker [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Artificer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [121] Royal Field Artillery [108] Royal Engineers [88] West Riding Regiment [81] Army Service Corps [77] West Yorkshire Regiment [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [60] Manchester Regiment [44] Lancashire Fusiliers [43] Machine Gun Corps [36] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Durham Light Infantry [33] Yorkshire Regiment [31] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] East Lancashire Regiment [25] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [25] Royal Fusiliers [23] Cheshire Regiment [21] Liverpool Regiment [21] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] East Yorkshire Regiment [19] London Regiment [19] Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Training Reserve [7]

Service

British Army [1224] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [110] Royal Navy [96] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Australian Imperial Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1533]

Contribution

Military Service [1506] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

John Crowther

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280290

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Gordon Christopher Crowther

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52114

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Ernest Crowther

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29044

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Robert Thomas Crowther

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269799

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Lewis Crowther

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38578

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Robert Crowther

Died 1918

British Army 26016 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 26016 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12th (Service) Battalion

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Harold Crowther

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 306169 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 306169 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Fred Crowther

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269943

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William Crowther

Died 1918

British Army 6042 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 71838 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 71838 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick William Crowther

Died 1917

British Army 31726 Private West Riding Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army 31726 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Christopher Crowther

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30684

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Albert Edward Crowther

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63120

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Alfred Law Crowther

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164099

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Henry Crowther

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163956

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William Crowther

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72378

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George Crowther

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264616

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William Crowther

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73752

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Joshua Crowther

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109597

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John Crowther

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107616

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Joe Crowther

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297204

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