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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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People [423] Stories Communities

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]

Robert Horsfield

Died 1916

British Army 23698 Private Border Regiment

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George William Horsfield

Died 1917

British Army 241754 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James W Horsfield

Died 1918

British Army 32794 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 39818 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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George Horsfield

Died 1918

British Army 42514 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Harry Horsfield

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4615 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4615 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph Horsfield

Died 1915

British Army 20938 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 20938 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Ronald Boyden Horsfield

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12/154 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frederick Henry Horsfield

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 8051 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Sidney Horsfield

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 7321 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242950 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242950 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Willis Horsfield

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 51772 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 21106 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 14687 Private Labour Corps

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William Horsfield

Died 1916

British Army 25656 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Samuel Austin Horsfield

Died 1915

British Army 679 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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William Horsfield

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3206 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Stanley Horsfield

Died 1917

British Army 241536 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 241536 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Walter William Wood Horsfield

Australian Imperial Force 7249

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David Horsfield

Australian Imperial Force 2341

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George Edward Horsfield

Australian Imperial Force 5

Australian Imperial Force 1200

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Loxley Horsfield

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239546

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Henry Horsfield

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 103040 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Gerald Horsfield

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 57077 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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