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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Golcar, Yorkshire [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Halifax England [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Beaufort Victoria [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Carolina [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Coburg Victoria [1]

Cullanulla Queensland [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1]

Dudley Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Glenorchy Tasmania [1]

Golcar England [1]

Halifax [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

Harrogate England [1]

Holbeck,Leeds,Yorkshire. [1]

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Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Lancaster England [1]

Leeds [1]

Lithgow New South Wales [1]

Little Horton, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Liversedge, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manningham, Yorkshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Meredith Victoria [1]

Midgley, Yorkshire [1]

Mirfield, York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [418]

Gunner [46]

Driver [36]

Corporal [33]

Serjeant [24]

Sapper [22]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lance Corporal [11]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Adjutant/ Captain [1]

Captain/ Adjutant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

I.O.M. and Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Major Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private Driver [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [69]

Royal Field Artillery [65]

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Engineers [48]

West Yorkshire Regiment [41]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

London Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [621]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

G [782]

Contribution

Military Service [766]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Yorkshire [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bourke New South Wales [2] Golcar, Yorkshire [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Halifax England [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Beaufort Victoria [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Carolina [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Coburg Victoria [1] Cullanulla Queensland [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1] Dudley Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Glenorchy Tasmania [1] Golcar England [1] Halifax [1] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1] Harrogate England [1] Holbeck,Leeds,Yorkshire. [1] Huddersfield [1] Huddesfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Lancaster England [1] Leeds [1] Lithgow New South Wales [1] Little Horton, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Liversedge, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Manchester England [1] Manningham, Yorkshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Meredith Victoria [1] Midgley, Yorkshire [1] Mirfield, York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [418] Gunner [46] Driver [36] Corporal [33] Serjeant [24] Sapper [22] Second Lieutenant [17] Lance Corporal [11] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Lieutenant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Gunner [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Adjutant/ Captain [1] Captain/ Adjutant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] I.O.M. and Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Major Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private Driver [1] Private Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [69] Royal Field Artillery [65] Labour Corps [50] Royal Engineers [48] West Yorkshire Regiment [41] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Yorkshire Light Infantry [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] London Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Royal Scots [6] Tank Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [621] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

G [782]

Contribution

Military Service [766] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [1]

Walter Gledhill

Born 1882

Died 1971

British Army 80699 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 359553 Bombardier Royal Engineers

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John Gledhill

Died 1917

British Army 33050 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 33050 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Fred Gledhill

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/5420 Royal Naval Division

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Joe Gledhill

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41341 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 6th Batallion

British Army Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Horace Gledhill

Born 1890

Died 1943

British Army 203401 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Owen Gledhill

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1987 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 1987 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

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Clarke Gledhill

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25813

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Herbert Gledhill

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 70343 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Edwin Gledhill

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97462

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John Gledhill

Died 1918

British Army 39733 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 39733 Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Royal Field Artillery B Battery of the 107th Brigade

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Ben Gledhill

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 5786 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 263055 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 263055 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Charles Gledhill

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265808

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Robert Joseph Gledhill

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129119

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Arnold Gledhill

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57446

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Arthur Gledhill

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269127

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Garfield Gledhill

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39234

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Harry Gledhill

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51525

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Francis Henry Gledhill

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 8396 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8396 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Gledhill

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20140

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Thomas S Gledhill

Died 1918

British Army 69124 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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