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Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Cragg Vale [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Broadfield, Lancashire [1]

Cornholmn England [1]

Cragg Vale Yorkshire [1]

Cragg Vale,Yorkshire, England [1]

Greetland, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax Yorks [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lancaster England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Longtown, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [1]

Warley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Wellington NZ [1]

Rank

Private [247]

Gunner [30]

Corporal [17]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [12]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Sapper [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Gunner/Signaller [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private/LanceCorporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major /Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [40]

Labour Corps [32]

West Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Army Service Corps [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

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

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Supply and Transport Corps [3]

Tank Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

Lancers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [345]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [413]

Contribution

Military Service [408]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

New Zealand [1]

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People [413] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Cragg Vale [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Broadfield, Lancashire [1] Cornholmn England [1] Cragg Vale Yorkshire [1] Cragg Vale,Yorkshire, England [1] Greetland, Yorkshire [1] Halifax Yorks [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire England [1] Lancaster England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Longtown, Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Todmorden, Yorkshire [1] Warley, Yorkshire, England [1] Wellington NZ [1]

Rank

Private [247] Gunner [30] Corporal [17] Driver [13] Serjeant [12] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Sapper [2] Sub Conductor [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Gunner/Signaller [1] Major [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pioneer [1] Private/LanceCorporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Regimental Serjeant Major /Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [40] Labour Corps [32] West Yorkshire Regiment [30] Army Service Corps [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Royal Field Artillery [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Royal Scots [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Supply and Transport Corps [3] Tank Corps [3] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hussars [2] Lancers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [345] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [413]

Contribution

Military Service [408] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7] New Zealand [1]

William Taylor Helliwell

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26407 Sapper New Zealand Engineers

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26407 Private New Zealand Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion

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Alfred Helliwell

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62797 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force 206th Sqdn

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Fred Helliwell

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army PS/10652 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Harry Helliwell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41812

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John Helliwell

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 37671 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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William Helliwell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84907

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Thomas Helliwell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144184

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George Helliwell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37580

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William Helliwell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32661

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Edgar Helliwell

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 16864 Private Royal Scots

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Norman John Webster Helliwell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 7215 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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William Helliwell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209971

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Joseph Hubert Helliwell

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472945

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472945 Private Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion

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Thomas Helliwell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402685

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Fred Helliwell

Born 1886

Australian Imperial Force 5028

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Frank Helliwell

Died 1918

British Army 57147 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 57147 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Arthur Schofield Helliwell

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 41626 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Charles Helliwell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 45140 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Helliwell

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10369 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Helliwell

Died 1916

British Army 3/9603 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 3/9603 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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