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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8]

Oldham, Lancashire [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Durham [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1]

Baltey, Yorkshire [1]

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Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

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Cheshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorks. [1]

Denholme, Yorkshire [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

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Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Fallowfield, Lancashire [1]

Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Fulstone, West Yorkshire [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

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Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Liversedge, Yorkshire [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Marsden near Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Marsden, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Mossley, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newton, Lancashire [1]

Northcote Victoria [1]

Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Poplar, Middlesex (London) [1]

Rank

Private [443]

Corporal [45]

Driver [36]

Gunner [31]

Serjeant [28]

Sapper [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [19]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner Signaller [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Trainee/ Qualified Gunner Signaller [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [70]

Labour Corps [57]

Army Service Corps [51]

West Riding Regiment [51]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Royal Engineers [40]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Border Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Northumberland Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Service

British Army [645]

Royal Navy [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [788]

Contribution

Military Service [780]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8] Oldham, Lancashire [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Durham [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1] Baltey, Yorkshire [1] Bardsley, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Birstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Cheshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorks. [1] Denholme, Yorkshire [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Eccles Lancashire [1] Edinburgh [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Fallowfield, Lancashire [1] Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Fulstone, West Yorkshire [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Halifax England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Heckmondwicke, Yorkshire [1] Highbury, London [1] Huddersfield [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Liversedge, Yorkshire [1] Macclesfield [1] Marsden near Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Marsden, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Mossley, Lancashire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newton, Lancashire [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Poplar, Middlesex (London) [1]

Rank

Private [443] Corporal [45] Driver [36] Gunner [31] Serjeant [28] Sapper [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [19] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner Signaller [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Trainee/ Qualified Gunner Signaller [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [70] Labour Corps [57] Army Service Corps [51] West Riding Regiment [51] Royal Field Artillery [44] Royal Engineers [40] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Cheshire Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [20] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Border Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Welsh Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Northumberland Regiment [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Royal Scots [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3]

Service

British Army [645] Royal Navy [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [788]

Contribution

Military Service [780] Conscientious Objector [5] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16] India [1]

John Edward 'jack' Garside

Born 1892

Died 1934

British Army 150227 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 150227 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 1st Reserve Brigade

British Army 150227 Trainee/ Qualified Gunner Signaller Royal Garrison Artillary Signal Depot at Southmpton

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John Garside

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 18423 Private South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 18423 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Harold Garside

Born 1896

British Army 14/148 Lance Sergeant York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 14/148 Lance Sergeant York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 14/148 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion

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Robert Garside

Died 1916

British Army 21226 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 43156 Private Scottish Rifles 1st Battalion

British Army 43156 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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John Herbert Garside

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 28243 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Jack Garside

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army 5542 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 3 Fighting School

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Joseph Garside

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 201886 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201886 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

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Allen Garside

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309076

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Joseph Garside

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133618

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George Garside

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168367

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John William Garside

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135246

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Joseph Garside

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 16434 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 16434 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Charles Garside

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4621

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Herbert Garside

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92691

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Charles Walker Garside

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107405

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Frank Garside

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3926 Lance Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 3926 Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

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Joseph Henry Garside

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 356 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240020 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240020 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Percy Garside

Died 1915

British Army 2304 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 2304 Private Manchester Regiment 1/9th manchest Battalion

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George Stanley Garside

British Army 36206 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Garside

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 18979 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 34th Brigade

British Army 18979 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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