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Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Springsure Queensland [2]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Carlisle England [1]

Chapel-Le-Frith,Derbyshire [1]

Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire [1]

Colne England [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Dalziel, Lanarkshire [1]

Denton, Lancashire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Eccles Lancashire [1]

Escrick, York [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Higham, Lancashire [1]

Holbeck, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Hull England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

London England [1]

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England [1]

Nelson, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Pennistone, Yorkshire [1]

Pershore, Worcestershire [1]

Pickering, Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Preston [1]

Prestwich, Lancashire [1]

Riccall, Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Rotheram England [1]

Runcorn [1]

Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [199]

Gunner [31]

Driver [18]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Sapper [9]

Captain [7]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/ Acting Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

L/Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Pilot Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [29]

Army Service Corps [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Manchester Regiment [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Border Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

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

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [332]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [423]

Contribution

Military Service [419]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Springsure Queensland [2] Allendale Victoria [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Carlisle England [1] Chapel-Le-Frith,Derbyshire [1] Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire [1] Colne England [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Dalziel, Lanarkshire [1] Denton, Lancashire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Eccles Lancashire [1] Escrick, York [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Higham, Lancashire [1] Holbeck, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield [1] Hull England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] London England [1] Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Pennistone, Yorkshire [1] Pershore, Worcestershire [1] Pickering, Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Preston [1] Prestwich, Lancashire [1] Riccall, Selby, Yorkshire [1] Rotheram England [1] Runcorn [1] Selby, Yorkshire [1] Skipton, Yorkshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [199] Gunner [31] Driver [18] Serjeant [15] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [10] Sapper [9] Captain [7] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/ Acting Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] L/Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Pilot Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Serjeant [1] Private/ Private [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Labour Corps [32] Royal Engineers [29] Army Service Corps [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Manchester Regiment [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] West Riding Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Border Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [332] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [423]

Contribution

Military Service [419] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Charles Horsfield

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275798 Corporal

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Ernest Horsfield

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 155992 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 216th Siege Battery

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Thomas Horsfield

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3396 Private Acting Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3396 L/Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion TF

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Percy Horsfield

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 25019 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 43164 Private The Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion (6th City)

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John William Horsfield

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 27759 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 10th Bn.

British Army 38942 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 25th Bn. (Tyneside Irish)

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John William Horsfield

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260821

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Herbert Horsfield

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115354

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John William Horsfield

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308798

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Henry Taylor Horsfield

Born 1889

Died 1980

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Sidney Thomas Horsfield

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77093

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Edward Horsfield

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1415 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Albert Clegg Horsfield

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18384 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Edwin Horsfield

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132778

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John Horsfield

Born 1896

Died 1971

Royal Navy M32129

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George Horsfield

Born 1897

Died 1921

British Army 534970 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 203580 Sapper East Surrey Regiment

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William H Horsfield

Born 1891

British Army T3/023128 Lance Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T3/023128 Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Francis Henry Horsfield

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233121

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John Walter Horsfield

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39571

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John Francis Horsfield

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Henry Horsfield

Died 1918

British Army T4/275646 Driver Army Service Corps

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