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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]

Fred Hirst

Died 1916

British Army 30240 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Fred Philip Hirst

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Henry Hirst

Died 1916

British Army 13/412 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Tom Hirst

Died 1918

British Army 3405/7 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290809 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Joseph Hirst

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 240195 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240195 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240195 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Wilfred Hirst

Died 1918

British Army 52610 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 52610 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Raymond Hirst

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1931 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Louis Clifford Hirst

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 71172 Trumpeter Royal Field Artillery

British Army 71172 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Hirst

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 8655 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 29983 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas H Hirst

Died 1914

British Army 3517 Private Coldstream Guards

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Norman Hirst

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233191

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William Hirst

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 14th York and Lancaster Regiment

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John William Hirst

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185247

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Harold Hirst

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66571

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George Edwin Hirst

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266560

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Walter Hirst

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287246

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Lewis Hirst

Born 1897

Died 1948

Royal Navy J83935

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Thomas Hirst

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 202200 Private Manchester Regiment

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Benjamin Hirst

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2716 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 240734 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 240734 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert Hirst

Born 1893

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39859 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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