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Bradford, Yorkshire [12]

Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Halifax, Yorkshire [6]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [5]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [3]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [3]

Selby, Yorkshire, England [3]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Dumfries Scotland [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds England [2]

Macedon Victoria [2]

Morley, Yorkshire [2]

Newcastle, Durham [2]

Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Pelliga New South Wales [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Waterloo Victoria [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Batley England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bombay [1]

Bondi New South Wales [1]

Bradford England [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Canterbury [1]

Cassilis New South Wales [1]

Castleford, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Churwell, West Yorkshire [1]

Clayton West, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Clayton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Clayton, Yorkshire [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [874]

Gunner [107]

Corporal [79]

Serjeant [72]

Sapper [68]

Driver [64]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Lance Corporal [32]

Captain [20]

Pioneer [19]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Bombardier [13]

Acting Corporal [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Worker [5]

Major [4]

Regimental Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Reverend [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Civilian [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Serjeant [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Captain Quarter Master and Adjutant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Brigade Signals Officer [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [134]

Royal Engineers [123]

West Yorkshire Regiment [107]

Labour Corps [86]

West Riding Regiment [86]

Army Service Corps [85]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

Northumberland Fusiliers [55]

Royal Army Medical Corps [54]

York and Lancaster Regiment [53]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [48]

Yorkshire Regiment [47]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [45]

Durham Light Infantry [31]

Lancashire Fusiliers [29]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

East Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [23]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Tank Corps [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Army Cyclist Corps [9]

Border Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1385]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [119]

Royal Navy [92]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

F [1740]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1714]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Germany [1]

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Bradford, Yorkshire [12] Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Halifax, Yorkshire [6] Barnsley, Yorkshire [5] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Pontefract, Yorkshire [3] Selby, Yorkshire, England [3] Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Yorkshire [3] Dumfries Scotland [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leeds England [2] Macedon Victoria [2] Morley, Yorkshire [2] Newcastle, Durham [2] Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Pelliga New South Wales [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Waterloo Victoria [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Albury New South Wales [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Batley England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bombay [1] Bondi New South Wales [1] Bradford England [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canning Town, London [1] Canterbury [1] Cassilis New South Wales [1] Castleford, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Churwell, West Yorkshire [1] Clayton West, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Clayton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Clayton, Yorkshire [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [874] Gunner [107] Corporal [79] Serjeant [72] Sapper [68] Driver [64] Second Lieutenant [39] Lance Corporal [32] Captain [20] Pioneer [19] Lieutenant [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Bombardier [13] Acting Corporal [8] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Worker [5] Major [4] Regimental Serjeant Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Colonel [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Reverend [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Civilian [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Serjeant [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Captain Quarter Master and Adjutant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Brigade Signals Officer [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [134] Royal Engineers [123] West Yorkshire Regiment [107] Labour Corps [86] West Riding Regiment [86] Army Service Corps [85] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] Northumberland Fusiliers [55] Royal Army Medical Corps [54] York and Lancaster Regiment [53] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [48] Yorkshire Regiment [47] Yorkshire Light Infantry [45] Durham Light Infantry [31] Lancashire Fusiliers [29] Machine Gun Corps [29] East Yorkshire Regiment [24] Liverpool Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [23] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [23] Cheshire Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] London Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Naval Division [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Tank Corps [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Army Cyclist Corps [9] Border Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7] Scottish Rifles [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1385] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [119] Royal Navy [92] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

F [1740] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1714] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Germany [1]

Joseph Firth

Born 1886

Died 1973

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Chaplain Chaplains to the Force

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Charles William Firth

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35110

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Edward Sayer Firth

Born 1901

Royal Navy J92051

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John Robert Firth

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228794

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Hartley Firth

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244165

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John Kenneth Firth

Died 1918

British Army 39149 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James William Firth

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Harry Firth

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 203406 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arthur Firth

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 10184 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 10184 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 10184 Lance Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Willie Firth

Died 1918

British Army 42280 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Firth

Died 1918

British Army 43469 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Asa Firth

Died 1918

British Army 202785 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 202785 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Harry Firth

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 50039

Canadian Expeditionary Force 50039 Sergeant Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Charles Firth

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 14/992 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment 1/4th (Hallamshire) (T.F.) Battalion

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Joseph Firth

Died 1918

British Army G/18927 Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army 9185 Corporal Royal Army Pay Corps Army Pay Office (Woking)

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William Firth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148675

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Sam Firth

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136451

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Edwin Alfred Landseer Firth

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87003

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Joseph Nathaniel Firth

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140790

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Herbert Firth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36013

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