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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Amble, Northumberland [2]

Blackburn [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Euroa Victoria [2]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Attercliffe, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barton, Lancashire, England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bramley, Yorkshire [1]

Brierfield, Lancashire [1]

Brightside Sheffield [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bywong Reefs New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Christchurch [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Crookes, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Gateshead [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Gundaroo New South Wales [1]

High Hesket, Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

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Keriaville New South Wales [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

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Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longcliffe, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancs [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Morley, Yorkshire [1]

Netherton, Yorkshire [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [351]

Gunner [38]

Driver [35]

Corporal [28]

Serjeant [25]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Auxiliary (Captain) [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Worker [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [57]

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Field Artillery [43]

Royal Engineers [41]

West Riding Regiment [37]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

Manchester Regiment [15]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

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

Hussars [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [522]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [649]

Contribution

Military Service [636]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Amble, Northumberland [2] Blackburn [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Euroa Victoria [2] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Attercliffe, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barton, Lancashire, England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bradford England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bramley, Yorkshire [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Brightside Sheffield [1] Bristol England [1] Bywong Reefs New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelsea, London [1] Christchurch [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Crookes, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Gateshead [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Gundaroo New South Wales [1] High Hesket, Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Kennington, London [1] Keriaville New South Wales [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [1] Lancashire [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leeds [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longcliffe, Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester, Lancs [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Morley, Yorkshire [1] Netherton, Yorkshire [1] Paddington New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [351] Gunner [38] Driver [35] Corporal [28] Serjeant [25] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Auxiliary (Captain) [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Worker [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [57] Army Service Corps [45] Royal Field Artillery [43] Royal Engineers [41] West Riding Regiment [37] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] East Lancashire Regiment [19] Manchester Regiment [15] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] Hussars [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [522] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [649]

Contribution

Military Service [636] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Reginald Earnshaw

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 68622 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Earnshaw

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 7462 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 7462 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Bertram Ashton Earnshaw

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228432

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228432 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Herbert Earnshaw

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163315

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163315 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter France Earnshaw

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301435

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Edwin Earnshaw

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48710

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Ben Norman Earnshaw

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402427

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Wilfred Earnshaw

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188555

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John Henry Earnshaw

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145408

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George Earnshaw

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J30711 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. 'Defence' Jutland

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Samuel Earnshaw

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army L/25473 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/25473 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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John Etches Earnshaw

Born 1886

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/1520 Canterbury Infantry Battalion

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J Earnshaw

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312019

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Frank Earnshaw

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81604

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Wallace Earnshaw

Born 1886

Died 1970

British Army 88397 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/252098 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Robert Earnshaw

Australian Imperial Force 3780

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Arthur Sydney Eric Earnshaw

Australian Imperial Force 1059A

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Ben Earnshaw

Australian Imperial Force 180

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William Arthur Earnshaw

Australian Imperial Force 165

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Wilfred Eric Earnshaw

Australian Imperial Force 53005

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