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Burnley, Lancashire [3]

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Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bacup, Lancashire [2]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

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Windsor, Berkshire [2]

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Colne, Lancashire [1]

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Fullarton South Australia [1]

Gomersal, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

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Nairne South Australia [1]

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Saint Leonards, Sussex [1]

Solihull, Warwickshire [1]

Southport England [1]

Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Wafefield Yorkshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Winnipeg [1]

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Private [317]

Gunner [35]

Driver [19]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [12]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Signaller/Serjeant [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

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East Lancashire Regiment [57]

Labour Corps [40]

Army Service Corps [37]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Engineers [33]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

West Riding Regiment [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

6th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [448]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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H [553]

Contribution

Military Service [543]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Canada [1]

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People [553] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [3] Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bacup, Lancashire [2] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Todmorden, Yorkshire [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bingley [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Lanarkshire [1] Burnley England [1] Burnley Lancashire England [1] Church, Accrington, Lancashire [1] Clarendon, Thompson Town, Middlesex [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Elland England [1] Fullarton South Australia [1] Gomersal, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Haslingden, Lancs [1] Holbeck, Leeds [1] Huddersfield [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Lytham, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Midhurst, Chichester, Sussex [1] Nairne South Australia [1] Newchurch, Lancashire [1] Ossett, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Saint Leonards, Sussex [1] Solihull, Warwickshire [1] Southport England [1] Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Wafefield Yorkshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Winnipeg [1]

Rank

Private [317] Gunner [35] Driver [19] Corporal [18] Serjeant [14] Sapper [12] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Signaller/Serjeant [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [57] Labour Corps [40] Army Service Corps [37] Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Engineers [33] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] West Riding Regiment [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Manchester Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Royal Scots [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] 6th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [448] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [553]

Contribution

Military Service [543] Conscientious Objector [8] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Canada [1]

Benjamin Halstead

Born 1888

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114822

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114822 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114822 Private 8th Infantry Brigade

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Albert Edward Halstead

Born 1887

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant

Australian Imperial Force Captain

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Edgar Halstead

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 19140 Private Highland Light Infantry 10th highland Battalion

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Rowden Halstead

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 67110 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 32112 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 67110 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 3rd Battalion

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Richard Halstead

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 10845 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10845 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Robinson Lancaster Halstead

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 36196 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army T/294466 Driver Army Service Corps

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Tom Halstead

Died 1915

British Army 3057 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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James Henry Halstead

Died 1918

British Army 202636 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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F Halstead

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 22703 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 12th Battalion

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Joah Halstead

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294840

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Clifford Halstead

Born 1891

Died 1960

British Army 306404 Private Yorkshire Regiment 3/8 west Battalion

British Army 179948 Private Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion

British Army 4025 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 3/8th Battalion (Leeds Rifles)

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Walter Halstead

Born 1896

British Army 3/3?? Private East Lancashire Regiment Attested - awaiting re-call

British Army 3/3?? Private East Lancashire Regiment TR/3

British Army 32291 Private Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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William Halstead

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94976

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Ernest Halstead

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41037

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George Halstead

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130673

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Tom Percy Halstead

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188672

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James Uriah Halstead

Born 1896

British Army 3940 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Wiebert Halstead

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42577

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Herbert Halstead

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32671

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John William Halstead

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130805

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