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Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

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Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

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West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [231]

Royal Navy [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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E [284]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [282]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Stalbridge, Dorset [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Bramley, Leeds [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carmanville . Fogo NF [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Harrogate Yorkshire [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hepworth, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kingston on Thames London, Surrey [1] Leeds England [1] Liverpool [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Rothwell, Yorkshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Stoke Wake,Sturminster district,Devon [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1] Weymouth, Dorset, England [1] Wimbourne, Dorset [1] Yetminster, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [140] Serjeant [16] Corporal [14] Driver [12] Gunner [10] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Dresser [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Shoeing Smith [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Private/ Private [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Captain [1] Second Corporal [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Acting Corporal [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major /Acting Warrant Officer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [25] Labour Corps [21] Royal Engineers [18] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dorset Yeomanry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [231] Royal Navy [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [284] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [282] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Frederick Leslie Elsworth

Born 1892

Died 1965

British Army 242167 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 2/5 Battalion

British Army 5968 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 6th (Rifle) Battalion

British Army 5968 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 6th (Rifle) Battalion

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George Fenton Elsworth

Born 1891

Died 1987

British Army 7519 Private Honourable Artillery Company 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 7519 Private Honourable Artillery Company 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 7519 Private Honourable Artillery Company Le Havre Depot

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Curtis Elsworth

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army M2/113627 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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George Oswald Elsworth

Born 1896

Died 1965

British Army M2/119544 Private Royal Army Service Corps 977th Motor Transport Company

British Army M2/119544 Private Royal Army Service Corps 559th, Mechanical Transport Company

British Army M2/119544 Private Royal Army Service Corps 183 Company

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Sidney Charles Elsworth

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army G/26001 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/26001 Private Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry 10th Battalion

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Rowland Elsworth

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38939

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George Elsworth

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118782

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John Fred Elsworth

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41926

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Seth Elsworth

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 54882 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 54882 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Willie Elsworth

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 75617 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 34812 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Wilfred Thomas Elsworth

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1618 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Leo Elsworth

Died 1915

British Army 10974 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10974 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Elsworth

Born 1867

Died 1915

British Army 1986 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1986 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Elsworth

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 5353 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201878 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Henry Elsworth

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 141758 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Elsworth

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 82123 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army TR/5/19586 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Albert Francis Elsworth

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 14946 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Lancelot Elsworth

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141297

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James Elsworth

Australian Imperial Force 1996

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Albert Ernest Elsworth

Australian Imperial Force 17338

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