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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [18]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Huddersfield England [5]

Accrington, Lancashire [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [3]

Mirfield, Yorkshire [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Matlock, Derbyshire [2]

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [2]

Ancoats, Manchester [1]

Barkley, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Beechburn, Aukland, Durham [1]

Black Syke, Austonley, Yorkshire [1]

Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bowes Park, Middlesex [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Carcoar New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Clifton, Huddersfield [1]

Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire [1]

Flighthill, Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1]

Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Glodwick, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [994]

Gunner [98]

Driver [69]

Corporal [68]

Serjeant [63]

Sapper [51]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Lieutenant [28]

Lance Corporal [27]

Captain [16]

Pioneer [15]

Acting Corporal [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Rifleman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Fitter Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

A/CERA c2c [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Captain Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Cadet Serjeant [1]

Civilian Armourer [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Cpl. [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [146]

Labour Corps [127]

West Yorkshire Regiment [123]

Royal Field Artillery [115]

York and Lancaster Regiment [93]

Army Service Corps [89]

Royal Engineers [87]

Royal Garrison Artillery [63]

Northumberland Fusiliers [55]

Machine Gun Corps [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [49]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [46]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [46]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Manchester Regiment [33]

East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

London Regiment [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Highland Light Infantry [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [11]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1467]

Royal Navy [95]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [52]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1785]

Contribution

Military Service [1758]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [18] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Huddersfield England [5] Accrington, Lancashire [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Hobart Tas Tasmania [3] Mirfield, Yorkshire [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Holloway, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Matlock, Derbyshire [2] Slaithwaite, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Todmorden, Yorkshire [2] Ancoats, Manchester [1] Barkley, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Beechburn, Aukland, Durham [1] Black Syke, Austonley, Yorkshire [1] Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bowes Park, Middlesex [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Carcoar New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Clifton, Huddersfield [1] Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Ecclesfield, Yorkshire [1] Flighthill, Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1] Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Glodwick, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [994] Gunner [98] Driver [69] Corporal [68] Serjeant [63] Sapper [51] Second Lieutenant [33] Lieutenant [28] Lance Corporal [27] Captain [16] Pioneer [15] Acting Corporal [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Bombardier [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Rifleman [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Major [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Fitter Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] A/CERA c2c [1] Acting Artificer Engineer (Temporary) [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Captain Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] CERA 2c [1] Cadet Serjeant [1] Civilian Armourer [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Cpl. [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [146] Labour Corps [127] West Yorkshire Regiment [123] Royal Field Artillery [115] York and Lancaster Regiment [93] Army Service Corps [89] Royal Engineers [87] Royal Garrison Artillery [63] Northumberland Fusiliers [55] Machine Gun Corps [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [49] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [46] Yorkshire Light Infantry [46] Durham Light Infantry [37] Manchester Regiment [33] East Lancashire Regiment [26] Yorkshire Regiment [26] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Liverpool Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] London Regiment [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Cheshire Regiment [14] Highland Light Infantry [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Border Regiment [11] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Scots [9] Coldstream Guards [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1467] Royal Navy [95] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [52] Australian Imperial Force [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1785]

Contribution

Military Service [1758] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Alexander Edwin Richard Hirst

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 3367 Private London Regiment

British Army 321216 Private London Regiment

British Army 321216 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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John Alvin Hirst

Born 1890

Died 1958

Canadian Expeditionary Force 707040

Canadian Expeditionary Force 707040 Private 29TH Battn

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Harry Hirst

Born 1894

British Army 111874 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Clarence Hirst

Born 1898

Died 1971

Canadian Expeditionary Force 707036

Canadian Expeditionary Force 707036 Private 103RD BATT.

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Norman Hirst

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1166 Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 1166 Corporal West Riding Regiment

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John William Hirst

Died 1914

British Army 7504 Private 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 7504 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

British Army 7504 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Fred Hirst

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 241361 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 241361 Private Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment 1st/5th

British Army 5/241361 Private Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment 1st/5th Battalion.

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Henry Hirst

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 307747 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 307747 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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William Henry Hirst

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army T/387 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/249756 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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James Hirst

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 1184 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Edward George Hirst

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 7979 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Hirst

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 47449 Private South Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Lewis Hirst

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 24667 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 24667 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Hirst

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 3/19621 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 41457 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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James Welham Hirst

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 21510 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 21510 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

British Army 21510 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 9th Bn.

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Norman A Hirst

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army S 25325 Private Cameron Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Harry Hirst

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 33513 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 33513 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John W Hirst

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 35122 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Charlie Hirst

Born 1884

British Army Captain Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Reginald Victor Hirst

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26597

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