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Barnsley, Yorkshire [5]

York, Yorkshire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Royston, Cambridgeshire [2]

York [2]

Abberley, Worcestershire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beeston, Yorkshire [1]

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Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

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Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Engelsburg, Queensland [1]

Leeds, West Yorkshire [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middleton, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Newby with Mulwith [1]

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Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Ripon [1]

Ripon, Yorkshire [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

St John's, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Stafford [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wellington NZ [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

York England [1]

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Private [272]

Gunner [33]

Corporal [28]

Driver [23]

Serjeant [18]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [9]

Major [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal/Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Marconi Operator [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

West Yorkshire Regiment [32]

Royal Engineers [30]

Army Service Corps [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [25]

West Riding Regiment [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

London Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

46th Punjabis [2]

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

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Military Provost Staff Corps [2]

Service

British Army [414]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Royal Navy [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [521]

Contribution

Military Service [513]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [521] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [5] York, Yorkshire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Leeds [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Royston, Cambridgeshire [2] York [2] Abberley, Worcestershire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beeston, Yorkshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] County Durham [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Engelsburg, Queensland [1] Leeds, West Yorkshire [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middleton, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Newby with Mulwith [1] Nottingham England [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Ripon [1] Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Romford, Essex [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] St John's, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Stafford [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wellington NZ [1] Whitby, Yorkshire [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1] York England [1]

Rank

Private [272] Gunner [33] Corporal [28] Driver [23] Serjeant [18] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [9] Major [8] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engineer Commander [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal/Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Marconi Operator [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37] Royal Field Artillery [35] West Yorkshire Regiment [32] Royal Engineers [30] Army Service Corps [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [25] West Riding Regiment [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] London Regiment [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] 46th Punjabis [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Military Provost Staff Corps [2]

Service

British Army [414] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Royal Navy [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [521]

Contribution

Military Service [513] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Thomas Hardcastle

Born 1893

British Army 14/519 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley Pals)

British Army 14/519 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 9th Battalion

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Tom Hardcastle

Born 1897

British Army T4/250844 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army Driver Army Service Corps HQ Highland Division

British Army Army Service Corps 2/1st West Riding Division Army Service Corps

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John Thomas Hardcastle

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army C/12190 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/12190 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Francis Bernard Hardcastle

Born 1894

Died 1967

Royal Navy F12325

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Douglas Scott Hardcastle

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 14173 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 14173 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Sidney Hardcastle

Born 1894

Died 1975

British Army S/964 Corporal Army Service Corps Territorial Force

British Army S4/249932 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Alfred Bernard Hardcastle

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 41793 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 41793 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph Hardcastle

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92796

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Jack Hardcastle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144201

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Reginald Hardcastle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14/961 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley Pals)

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John Hardcastle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111034

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Albert Fenton Hardcastle

Born 1898

Died 1993

Other Empire Force Marconi Operator Merchant Marine

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Bertram Frederick Hardcastle

British Army 250973 Serjeant London Regiment attached King's African Rifles

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Joseph Hardcastle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33772

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Arthur Hardcastle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103185

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Bolding James Hardcastle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218535

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Edmond Charles Hardcastle

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223601

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George Nicholson Hardcastle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230122

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Herbert Hardcastle

Died 1916

British Army 36694 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Hardcastle

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3512 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 306099 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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