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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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People [501] Stories Communities

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]

Charles Ernest Horsfall

Australian Imperial Force 3070

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Clement Thompson Horsfall

Born 1882

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 532372

Canadian Expeditionary Force 532372 Private Canadian Army Service Corps

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Bernard Horsfall

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 414193

Canadian Expeditionary Force 414193 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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Charles Horsfall

Died 1918

British Army 29462 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Harold Horsfall

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 26514 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Horsfall

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 181830 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Redman Horsfall

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 12746 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 12746 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Herbert H Horsfall

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 634462 Private London Regiment

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Harry Horsfall

Died 1916

British Army 12293 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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George Horsfall

Died 1918

British Army 5262 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 36366 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Horsfall

Died 1917

British Army 51471 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40441 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick W. Horsfall

Died 1918

British Army 31733 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 31733 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph Horsfall

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 19106 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 19106 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Frank Horsfall

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 203257 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Marmaduke Horsfall

Died 1918

British Army 6344 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 202248 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Richard Senior Horsfall

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 42350 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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James Horsfall

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 14744 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14744 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Joseph Horsfall

British Army 5882 Private South Wales Borderers

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Thomas Horsfall

Died 1914

British Army 7476 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 7476 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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James Horsfall

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 235251 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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