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Abbotsford Victoria [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Balham, London [2]

Busselton Western Australia [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

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Epsom, Ashtead, Surrey [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Gosforth, Cumberland [1]

Hipperholme, Halifax [1]

Hipperholme, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet Yorkshire England [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Longford Tas Tasmania [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Miners Rest Victoria [1]

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Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Sydenham NZ [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Transvaal [1]

West Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [258]

Gunner [30]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [15]

Driver [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Sapper [8]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

StaffSerjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Royal Engineers [22]

East Lancashire Regiment [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Manchester Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

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

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Service

British Army [358]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

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H [464]

Contribution

Military Service [457]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Abbotsford Victoria [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Balham, London [2] Busselton Western Australia [2] London, Middlesex [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnley,Lancashire. [1] Chelsea, London [1] Epsom, Ashtead, Surrey [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Gosforth, Cumberland [1] Hipperholme, Halifax [1] Hipperholme, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet Yorkshire England [1] Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Longford Tas Tasmania [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Miners Rest Victoria [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Penrith, Cumberland [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Rochdale, Lancashire, England [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1] Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Sydenham NZ [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Transvaal [1] West Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [258] Gunner [30] Corporal [17] Serjeant [15] Driver [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Sapper [8] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] StaffSerjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31] Labour Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [29] Royal Engineers [22] East Lancashire Regiment [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Manchester Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Hussars [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Service

British Army [358] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

H [464]

Contribution

Military Service [457] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Harold Arthur Holgate

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Fred Holgate

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 24776 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Henry William Holgate

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112702

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Wright Holgate

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185698

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William Henry Holgate

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138271

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Herbert Charles Holgate

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288441

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Percival Stanley Holgate

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47634

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Harold Holgate

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265185

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Wilfred Holgate

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130632

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Henry Holgate

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148812

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David Holgate

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129920

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Richard Holgate

Died 1918

British Army 39691 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 39691 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William A Holgate

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 28522 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 28522 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harvey Holgate

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200285

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Charles A Holgate

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 24580 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Arthur Holgate

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 57657

Canadian Expeditionary Force 57657 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Raymond Holgate

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187537

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Thomas Sagar Holgate

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64343

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William Holgate

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138657

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John William Holgate

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294760

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