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Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Manchester England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Woodford, Essex [2]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Christchurch, Bedfordshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Eagley, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

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Froggatt, Stoke, Derbyshire [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hoar Cross [1]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Leicester, Lincolnshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mayfield, Staffordshire [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Oughtibridge, Sheffield [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Reefton [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Winster, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [163]

Corporal [16]

Driver [15]

Gunner [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

private [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [233]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [278]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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Place of birth

Goole, Yorkshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Manchester England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Woodford, Essex [2] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Christchurch, Bedfordshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Eagley, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Froggatt, Stoke, Derbyshire [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hoar Cross [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Leicester, Lincolnshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mayfield, Staffordshire [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Oughtibridge, Sheffield [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Reefton [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Winster, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [163] Corporal [16] Driver [15] Gunner [12] Lance Corporal [10] Sapper [8] Serjeant [7] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] private [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21] Labour Corps [18] Royal Engineers [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Scots [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [233] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [279]

Contribution

Military Service [278] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Stephen Hawksworth

Born 1893

Died 1973

British Army 4194 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 235652 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army private North Staffordshire regiment then Leicester Regiment 1/6 137th N Staffs, 46th 1st Leicester

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Matthew Hawksworth

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 22657 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Charles Percival Hawksworth

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261946

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Henry Hawksworth

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 69037 Pioneer Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 227709 Pioneer Royal Engineers 305th Road Construction Company

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Harry Hawksworth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286292

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John Hawksworth

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122179

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Edwin Norman Hawksworth

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294042

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John Hawksworth

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262893

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James Hawksworth

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 705941 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Hawksworth

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61647

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William F. Hawksworth

Died 1918

British Army 3/6184 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3/6184 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Hawksworth

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198112

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Frank Ridgill Hawksworth

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24633

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Douglas Hawksworth

Born 1895

Died 1960

British Army 64105 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Cyril Hawksworth

Born 1898

Died 1920

British Army 482521 Corporal West Riding Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers

British Army 482521 Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Hawksworth

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238272

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William Hawksworth

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4242

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William Hague Hawksworth

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 13448 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Horace Arthur Hawksworth

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 16954 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Horace Hawksworth

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1781 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 23671 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 23671 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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