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Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [2]

York [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham England [1]

Booroolite Victoria [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brierfield, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Capetown [1]

Carlton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Cloughfold, Lancashire [1]

Colmbat, Madras, [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Emshaw, Yorkshire [1]

Golean Auddensfold, Yorkshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Halifax, West Yorkshire [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield Yorkshire [1]

Kelvin Gerve, Colombo [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Narracoote South Australia [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Port Fairy Victoria [1]

Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Upperthong, West Yorkshire [1]

Waddington,Yorkshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Welson, Lancashire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Winton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [271]

Driver [29]

Gunner [29]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Sapper [19]

Corporal [15]

Captain [13]

Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Pioneer [5]

Major [4]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant/ Temporary Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/ Colour Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [44]

Royal Engineers [40]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [30]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [419]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [499]

C [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [497]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Todmorden, Yorkshire [2] York [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham England [1] Booroolite Victoria [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Capetown [1] Carlton, Nottinghamshire [1] Cloughfold, Lancashire [1] Colmbat, Madras, [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Emshaw, Yorkshire [1] Golean Auddensfold, Yorkshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Halifax, West Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield Yorkshire [1] Kelvin Gerve, Colombo [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Narracoote South Australia [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Port Fairy Victoria [1] Ramsbottom, Lancashire [1] Roma Queensland [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Upperthong, West Yorkshire [1] Waddington,Yorkshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Welson, Lancashire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Winton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [271] Driver [29] Gunner [29] Second Lieutenant [20] Sapper [19] Corporal [15] Captain [13] Serjeant [11] Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Pioneer [5] Major [4] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Corporal [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sister [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Canteen Worker [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant/ Temporary Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/ Colour Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [44] Royal Engineers [40] Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [30] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Army Service Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Manchester Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Durham Light Infantry [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [419] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [499] C [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [497] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Sri Lanka [1]

James Horsfall

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266283

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Harry Horsfall

Born 1884

Died 1944

British Army L/13183 Company Serjeant Major Royal Fusiliers

British Army Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick William Horsfall

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1296 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 1296 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1st/4th Bn

British Army 1296 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Horsfall

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122604

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Harry Horsfall

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250825

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Abraham Horsfall

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282705

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Joe Horsfall

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295999

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Charles Horsfall

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 8214 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Horsfall

Died 1916

British Army 23218 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John W Horsfall

Died 1916

British Army 16/1642 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1642 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Horsfall

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 91221 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Jackson Horsfall

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1472 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 52249 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Tom Horsfall

Died 1916

British Army 16/535 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/535 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Fred Horsfall

Died 1917

British Army 16/1442 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1442 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Fred Horsfall

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 28584 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 28584 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Vernon Adams Horsfall

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

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Fred Horsfall

Died 1918

British Army 389 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 305042 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 305042 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Ernest Horsfall

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5/3707 Private West Riding Regiment

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Frank Horsfall

Died 1917

British Army 241651 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 241651 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Albert Horsfall

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 205558 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 205558 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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