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Glossop, Derbyshire [3]

Hayfield, Derbyshire [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

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Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

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Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Knighton, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Landsborough Victoria [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

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Manchester England [1]

Mossley, Lancashire [1]

Pontywain Wales [1]

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Private [446]

Corporal [37]

Gunner [36]

Serjeant [34]

Driver [30]

Sapper [24]

Lance Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [8]

Captain [8]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [71]

Labour Corps [45]

Royal Field Artillery [45]

Army Service Corps [43]

Cheshire Regiment [39]

Royal Engineers [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Lancashire Fusiliers [28]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

East Lancashire Regiment [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Welsh Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Border Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Indian Defence Force [4]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Service

British Army [643]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Royal Navy [25]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

H [774]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [769]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Glossop, Derbyshire [3] Hayfield, Derbyshire [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Oldham Lancashire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Alfreton Derbyshire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Broadbottom, Manchester. [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Byland Victoria [1] Cardiff [1] Croydon England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Harlesden, London, Middlesex [1] Hollinwood Oldham Lancs [1] Holloway, London [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Knighton, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lancashire [1] Landsborough Victoria [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Mossley, Lancashire [1] Pontywain Wales [1]

Rank

Private [446] Corporal [37] Gunner [36] Serjeant [34] Driver [30] Sapper [24] Lance Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [8] Captain [8] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [71] Labour Corps [45] Royal Field Artillery [45] Army Service Corps [43] Cheshire Regiment [39] Royal Engineers [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Lancashire Fusiliers [28] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] East Lancashire Regiment [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Welsh Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Border Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Canadian Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Indian Defence Force [4] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Service

British Army [643] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Royal Navy [25] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

H [774] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [769] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

John Alfred Hadfield

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 2038 Private Coldstream Guards

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Harold Roy Hadfield

Born 1888

Died 1969

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209158

Royal Navy F9158

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George Hadfield

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 16318 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 30912 Private Monmouthshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 30912 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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John Hadfield

Died 1918

British Army 33054 Private Manchester Regiment

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Victor Hadfield

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3006 Private Manchester Regiment 10th manchest Battalion

British Army 3006 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 3006 Private Manchester Regiment 1/10th Bn

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Samuel Hadfield

Died 1917

British Army 24644 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 24646 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 7th Bn

British Army 36948 Cheshire Regiment

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Edwin Mason Hadfield

Born 1893

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314889

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George Hadfield

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280020

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James Hadfield

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 106123 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 26th Casualty Clearing Hospital.

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Josiah Lancashire Hadfield

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144171

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Benjamin Hadfield

Born 1867

Died 1920

British Army WR/126576 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 6255 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 396255 Corporal Royal Engineers 3rd Railway Company

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John W Hadfield

Died 1915

British Army 823 Private Manchester Regiment 1/6th manchest Battalion

British Army 823 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alfred Hadfield

Died 1915

British Army 4332 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 4332 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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William Edward Hadfield

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86384

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Fred Hadfield

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111980

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Edgar Hadfield

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2510 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Hadfield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233719

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Frank Hadfield

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237973

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John Hadfield

Died 1916

British Army 22491 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Private 20th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers

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Richard Hadfield

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 90983 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 90983 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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