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Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Morley, Yorkshire [2]

Rylstone New South Wales [2]

Silverdale England [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Berbera [1]

Birstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brearley, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brown Hill Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Brown Hill, Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chapel Allerton, Yorkshire [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Cross, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Cumberland England [1]

Freetown, Lancashire, England [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Honley England [1]

Hunslet [1]

Islington New South Wales [1]

Islington, London [1]

Jika Jika Victoria [1]

Leicester [1]

Lewisham London [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Middlesex [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

North Sydney New South Wales [1]

Oakham, Rutland, England [1]

Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Petersburg South Australia [1]

Rochdale [1]

South Shields [1]

Rank

Private [371]

Gunner [41]

Corporal [35]

Sapper [27]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Serjeant [23]

Driver [22]

Captain [15]

Lance Corporal [10]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Major [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Guardsman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain (Acting Major) [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Entertainer [1]

Gunner (Signaller) [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Inspector [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lt Col [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Filler [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [48]

Royal Engineers [45]

Labour Corps [43]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Army Service Corps [32]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

West Riding Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

London Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Training Reserve [4]

Young Mens Christian Association [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Northumberland Regiment [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [576]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Royal Navy [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [710]

Contribution

Military Service [695]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Morley, Yorkshire [2] Rylstone New South Wales [2] Silverdale England [2] Aberdeen [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Berbera [1] Birstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brearley, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brown Hill Batley, Yorkshire [1] Brown Hill, Batley, Yorkshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chapel Allerton, Yorkshire [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Colac Victoria [1] Cross, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Cumberland England [1] Freetown, Lancashire, England [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Honley England [1] Hunslet [1] Islington New South Wales [1] Islington, London [1] Jika Jika Victoria [1] Leicester [1] Lewisham London [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Middlesex [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Oakham, Rutland, England [1] Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Petersburg South Australia [1] Rochdale [1] South Shields [1]

Rank

Private [371] Gunner [41] Corporal [35] Sapper [27] Second Lieutenant [24] Serjeant [23] Driver [22] Captain [15] Lance Corporal [10] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Major [3] Trooper [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Guardsman [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bombardier [1] Captain (Acting Major) [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Entertainer [1] Gunner (Signaller) [1] Honorary Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Inspector [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lt Col [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1] Private Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Second Filler [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [48] Royal Engineers [45] Labour Corps [43] Royal Field Artillery [39] Army Service Corps [32] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] West Riding Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] London Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Training Reserve [4] Young Mens Christian Association [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Northumberland Regiment [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [576] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Royal Navy [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [21] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [710]

Contribution

Military Service [695] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15] South Africa [1]

George Herbert Farrar

Born 1859

Died 1915

South African Services Lt Col D.A.Q.M.G

South African Services Colonel Assistant Quartermaster General (A.Q.M.G) - Active Citizen Force attd. General Staff

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Ernest Bristow Farrar

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 26434 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Walter Farrar

Born 1894

Died 1976

British Army 235 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion CLB

British Army 394692 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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Ernest Farrar

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army R/19527 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 23rd Battalion

British Army R/19527 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Bertie Farrar

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 28455 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 28455 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 9th Battalion

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Thomas Scotney Farrar

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106679

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Aubrey David Mapleton Farrar

Born 1892

Died 1929

British Army Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant

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Charles Farrar

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 16/637 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/637 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 637 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own 16th Battalion

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Alfred Farrar

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63071

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Thomas Inniss Farrar

Born 1897

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Stephen Farrar

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118653

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Joseph Farrar

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169468

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Edward Farrar

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72045

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Alan Chapman Farrar

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53915

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Ralph Farrar

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112189

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Henry Farrar

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42557

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Fred Farrar

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197756

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Donald Frederick Farrar

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Robert Sydney Farrar

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124535

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Ernest Albert Farrar

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196698

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