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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [27]

Halifax, Yorkshire [10]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Bradford, Yorkshire [8]

Yorkshire [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [4]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Leeds England [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Golcar, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Allerton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Ambletown West Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Austonley, West Yorkshire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birtle, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Botany New South Wales [1]

Bretton, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chelford, Cheshire [1]

Cleckheaton Yorkshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Colton, Yorkshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Denby Dale, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Denby Dale, Yorkshire [1]

Derby Dale, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dodworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Dorcaster, Yorkshire [1]

East End, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Exeter, Devon, England [1]

Flemington Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gerraldton Western Australia [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Golcar [1]

Rank

Private [894]

Gunner [117]

Driver [60]

Serjeant [53]

Corporal [51]

Sapper [37]

Lance Corporal [31]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [15]

Acting Corporal [12]

Pioneer [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Bombardier [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Saddler [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Nurse [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Adjutant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [159]

Royal Field Artillery [124]

Labour Corps [116]

West Yorkshire Regiment [82]

Royal Engineers [73]

Army Service Corps [72]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Northumberland Fusiliers [49]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [46]

York and Lancaster Regiment [45]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [43]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Yorkshire Regiment [37]

Manchester Regiment [36]

Durham Light Infantry [35]

East Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [27]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Army Ordnance Corps [23]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

London Regiment [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Border Regiment [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [13]

Essex Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Training Reserve [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Service

British Army [1327]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [118]

Royal Navy [113]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1651]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1635]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Ireland [1]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [27] Halifax, Yorkshire [10] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Bradford, Yorkshire [8] Yorkshire [5] Oldham, Lancashire [4] Bury, Lancashire [3] Leeds England [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Bega New South Wales [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Golcar, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Allerton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Ambletown West Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Austonley, West Yorkshire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birtle, Bury, Lancashire [1] Botany New South Wales [1] Bretton, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chelford, Cheshire [1] Cleckheaton Yorkshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Colton, Yorkshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Denby Dale, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Denby Dale, Yorkshire [1] Derby Dale, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dodworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Dorcaster, Yorkshire [1] East End, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Exeter, Devon, England [1] Flemington Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gerraldton Western Australia [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Golcar [1]

Rank

Private [894] Gunner [117] Driver [60] Serjeant [53] Corporal [51] Sapper [37] Lance Corporal [31] Second Lieutenant [24] Lieutenant [21] Captain [15] Acting Corporal [12] Pioneer [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Corporal 2nd [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Bombardier [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Saddler [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Nurse [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Adjutant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [159] Royal Field Artillery [124] Labour Corps [116] West Yorkshire Regiment [82] Royal Engineers [73] Army Service Corps [72] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Northumberland Fusiliers [49] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [46] York and Lancaster Regiment [45] Yorkshire Light Infantry [43] Machine Gun Corps [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Yorkshire Regiment [37] Manchester Regiment [36] Durham Light Infantry [35] East Yorkshire Regiment [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [27] Royal Fusiliers [25] Army Ordnance Corps [23] Liverpool Regiment [19] London Regiment [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Leicestershire Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Border Regiment [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [13] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [13] Essex Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Training Reserve [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Grenadier Guards [5]

Service

British Army [1327] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [118] Royal Navy [113] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1651] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1635] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Ireland [1]

Charley Haigh

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 32042 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 32042 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Harry Haigh

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS104151 Stoker 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Thomas Croxland Haigh

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287600

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Albert Haigh

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24074

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Wilfred Haigh

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS6447 Ordinary Seaman HMS Indefatigable

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John Blomley Haigh

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219259

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Arthur Haigh

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224884

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Harry Haigh

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236216

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Patrick Henry Haigh

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242293

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Benjamin Haigh

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275807

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Alfred Haigh

Died 1918

British Army 235795 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Alexander Haigh

Died 1915

British Army 13482 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred Haigh

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 41928 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Allen Mortimer Haigh

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment Attached King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Leonard Haigh

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 38768 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Leslie John Haigh

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35282 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Herbert Haigh

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 24887 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 24887 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Ernest Haigh

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3603 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Herbert Leslie Haigh

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 270645 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Fred Haigh

Died 1916

British Army 27409 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 27409 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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