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Albury New South Wales [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Armagh Barracks, Armagh, Co. Armagh [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgetown, Barbados [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Kilmarnock Glasgow [1]

Kings Norton, Birmingham [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Shepherds Bush, London [1]

Somersham, Huntingdon [1]

Sutton on the Forest, Yrokshire [1]

Winnipeg [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Driver [10]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [5]

Pioneer [4]

Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Reverend [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Waggoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

West India Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Church Army [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Green Howards [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Ex Cheshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Devonshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [114]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [164]

Contribution

Military Service [160]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Palestine, State of [1]

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People [164] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Albury New South Wales [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Armagh Barracks, Armagh, Co. Armagh [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bridgetown, Barbados [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Kilkenny [1] Kilmarnock Glasgow [1] Kings Norton, Birmingham [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] London, Middlesex [1] Shepherds Bush, London [1] Somersham, Huntingdon [1] Sutton on the Forest, Yrokshire [1] Winnipeg [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [81] Driver [10] Gunner [5] Sapper [5] Pioneer [4] Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Reverend [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Waggoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [14] Labour Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] West India Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Church Army [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Green Howards [1] HMS LION [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Ex Cheshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Devonshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [114] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [164]

Contribution

Military Service [160] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Palestine, State of [1]

Alfred Norman Headley

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Submarine E.37

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Ashley E Headley

Died 1918

British Army 1418 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Edward Headley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294854

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Samuel Headley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286154

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Harry Headley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 76290 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alexander Headley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72310

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Alfred St Clair Headley

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3147 Lance Corporal Australian Infantry

Australian Imperial Force 3147 Private Australian Infantry

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James Augustus Headley

Born 1883

Died 1934

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Roy Franklin Headley

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187857

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187857 Private Canadian Infantry

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Hugh Headley

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 8006 Drummer Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 8006 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Jack Headley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183730

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Frederick Headley

Born 1891

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 678594

Canadian Expeditionary Force 678594 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Harry Headley

Born 1897

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2671222

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2671222 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Glenn Hawthorne Headley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171576

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Harold Thomas Headley

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1727 S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 1st RM Battalion

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James Headley

Died 1916

British Army 29789 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 29789 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Charles Headley

Born 1884

British Army 4697 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Herbert Marshall Headley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Joseph Headley

Died 1917

British Army 28267 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Henry Headley

Died 1918

British Army 24205 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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