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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]

Jeremiah Firth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98754

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Harold Fox Firth

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143916

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Edmund Percy Firth

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45009

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Allan Firth

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 34114 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 34114 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Wright Firth

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 5182 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/40377 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Arthur Firth

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 012226 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 81306 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 81306 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Firth

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 21484 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Percy Firth

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant alt/ West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

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Frank Firth

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 228175 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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William S Firth

Died 1917

British Army 146641 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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George Henry Firth

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 203411 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Firth

Died 1918

British Army 93852 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 93852 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Herbert Firth

Died 1917

British Army 83790 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 83790 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick William Firth

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3192 Private London Regiment

British Army 3192 Private London Regiment 2/1st Battalion

British Army 3192 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Ernest Firth

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 942537 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 94253

British Army Lance Corporal

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John Firth

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 21794 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Henry Firth

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12234 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Firth

Died 1917

British Army 5319 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242051 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242051 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Archer Irvine Firth

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 27433 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Firth

Died 1917

British Army 1215 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200089 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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