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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]

Arthur Haigh

Died 1917

British Army 12199 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 18474 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18474 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Haigh

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 25507 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Sam Walker Haigh

Born 1898

Died 1951

British Army TR/5/26785 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 36995 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest Haigh

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57165 Private Manchester Regiment

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David Haigh

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3/839 Private Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 3/839 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George Haigh

Died 1918

British Army 52868 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frank Haigh

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 30129 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 34703 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 29808 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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George Henry Haigh

Died 1918

British Army TR5/62068 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 36555 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert V Haigh

Born 1897

Died 1941

British Army 173898 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Haigh

Died 1916

British Army 3/9019 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3/9019 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Walter Haigh

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 14227 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 55746 Private Essex Regiment

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Victor Haigh

Born 1887

Died 1960

British Army 167694 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Walter B Haigh

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 16059 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Haigh

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3/1361 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Haigh

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 11109 Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 11109 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 11109 Lance Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Sidney Haigh

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286129

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Jack Laurence Haigh

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288487

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John Haigh

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290498

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Joshua Haigh

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30352

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William Haigh

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3290

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