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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Balsham, Cambs [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Lindley, Huddersfield [1]

Lower Hopton, Mirfield, DEWSBURY [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Westcliff Southend, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [72]

Driver [9]

Corporal [6]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Lieutenant (temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster and Honourary Captain [1]

Quartermaster and Honourary Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster and Honourary Major [1]

Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS LION [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [107]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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Military Service [140]

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United Kingdom [8]

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People [140] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Balsham, Cambs [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Huddersfield [1] Lindley, Huddersfield [1] Lower Hopton, Mirfield, DEWSBURY [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Stepney, London [1] Westcliff Southend, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [72] Driver [9] Corporal [6] Gunner [5] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Able Seaman [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Lieutenant (temporary) [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster and Honourary Captain [1] Quartermaster and Honourary Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster and Honourary Major [1] Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [10] Labour Corps [10] Royal Engineers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] General List [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] RNVR Tyneside - HMS LION [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [107] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [1]

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Military Service [140]

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United Kingdom [8]

Harold James Ellam

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Laurence Albert Ellam

Australian Imperial Force 2588

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George A Ellam

British Army 36819 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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W H Ellam

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100174

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Benjamin Ellam

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/8756 Royal Naval Division

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Edwin Ellam

Born 1896

Royal Navy J52663

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Douglas Ellam

Born 1887

Royal Navy J66032

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Walter Blackburn Ellam

Born 1886

Royal Navy F45069

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Arthur Ellam

Born 1864

Royal Navy 362192

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William Ellam

Born 1889

Royal Navy 365816

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James Ellam

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS114849

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Leopold Garth Ellam

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 36081

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Richard A Ellam

Born 1863

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107205

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Samuel Ellam

Born 1876

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602199

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Charles Wilfred Ellam

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 115020

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James Ellam

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 115477

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Henry Ellam

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 841734

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Fred Ellam

Born 1881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 57176

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John Ellam

Born 1881

British Army 71550 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harold James Ellam

Born 1898

Royal Navy F19447

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