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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

All Saints Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Buckton, Yorkshire [1]

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire [1]

Gildersome, Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth [1]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Langley, Worcestershire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

New Whittington, Chesterfield [1]

Pontefract, West Yorkshire [1]

Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1]

Sheffield, England [1]

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [1]

Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Taree New South Wales [1]

Walsall, Hampshire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

West Smethwick, Staffordshire, England [1]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [175]

Gunner [34]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [10]

Lance Corporal [6]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Saddler [1]

Trooper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [18]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Yeomanry [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

5th Mounted Rifles [1]

8th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps, No 5 General Hospital [1]

De Jager's Scouts [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [263]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [301]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [292]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] All Saints Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Buckton, Yorkshire [1] Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire [1] Gildersome, Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Langley, Worcestershire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] New Whittington, Chesterfield [1] Pontefract, West Yorkshire [1] Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1] Sheffield, England [1] Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [1] Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England [1] Taree New South Wales [1] Walsall, Hampshire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Warwickshire [1] West Smethwick, Staffordshire, England [1] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [175] Gunner [34] Corporal [13] Sapper [11] Serjeant [11] Driver [10] Lance Corporal [6] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Saddler [1] Trooper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29] Labour Corps [19] Royal Engineers [18] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Yeomanry [2] King Edward's Horse [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] 5th Mounted Rifles [1] 8th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps, No 5 General Hospital [1] De Jager's Scouts [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [263] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [301] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [292] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Joseph Henry Heeley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 371517 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3743 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Edmund Heeley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54885

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Arthur Heeley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 29323 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 29323 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Frederick Thomas Heeley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106806

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James Heeley

Died 1917

British Army 35073 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 56837 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 56837 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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John W Heeley

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 27537 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Heeley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308512

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Bert Heeley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162265

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Albert Heeley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8032

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Arthur J Heeley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15567 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick Heeley

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 107321 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Heeley

Died 1918

British Army 149228 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Heeley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 57472 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 57472 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Herbert Manston Heeley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 241998 Private Highland Light Infantry

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J Heeley

Died 1917

British Army 5305 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 5305 Saddler Royal Field Artillery

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James Heeley

Died 1915

British Army 10497 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10497 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Arthur Edward Heeley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2637 Private Manchester Regiment

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Arthur Heeley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18144 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Solomon R Heeley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 16406 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Willie Heeley

Died 1918

British Army 38654 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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