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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]

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]

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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]

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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]

Horace Hadfield

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army T4/015940 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army G201702 Private Rifle Brigade

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Charles Hadfield

Died 1918

British Army 676803 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Hadfield

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311229

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Rowland Hurst Hadfield

British Army Lieutenant His Majesty's Hospital Ship (HMHS)

British Army Captain 35th Motor Ambulance Convy

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William Arnold Hadfield

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21489

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Frank Hadfield

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58849

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Frederick Robert Hadfield

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40603

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Frank Hadfield

Born 1891

British Army 38464 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 34429 Private Labour Corps

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Wilfrid John Mckenzie Hadfield

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

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William Hadfield

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army R/15563 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/15563 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Herbert Hadfield

Died 1917

British Army 31860 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 31860 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James Hadfield

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3693 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3693 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Handel Hadfield

Died 1917

British Army 4755 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 4755 Acting Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 4755 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Wilfred Hadfield

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 301132 Private Manchester Regiment 1/8th manchest Battalion

British Army 301132 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 3829 Private Manchester Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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John Charles Hadfield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220088

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Samuel Hadfield

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300924

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John Lawrence Hadfield

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130412

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Arthur Thomas Hadfield

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294774

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George Victor Hadfield

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 402108

Canadian Expeditionary Force 402108 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Bertie Hadfield

Born 1881

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 703645

Canadian Expeditionary Force 703645 Private Canadian Infantry

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