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Bradford, Yorkshire [7]

Glebe New South Wales [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Narrabri New South Wales [3]

Elland, Yorkshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

7 Rydal Street Bradford West Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Belle Vue, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bradford [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brockholes [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

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Clapham, London [1]

Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Farsley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Formby, Lancashire, England [1]

Galgate, Lancashire [1]

Garley New South Wales [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leeds England [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Nelson, Lancashire [1]

Ossett, Yorkshire [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Pudsey, Yorkshire [1]

Saltaire, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Bridge [1]

St Leonards Tasmania [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wakefield, Yorks [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Wentworth New South Wales [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [311]

Gunner [47]

Corporal [31]

Sapper [28]

Driver [25]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Serjeant [16]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1 [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Boy Tel [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sargent [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Nurse [1]

Ord Tel [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Tel [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [56]

Royal Engineers [50]

West Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Labour Corps [43]

Army Service Corps [27]

West Riding Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Manchester Regiment [15]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

French Red Cross [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [490]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Royal Navy [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

I [636]

Contribution

Military Service [625]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [7] Glebe New South Wales [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Narrabri New South Wales [3] Elland, Yorkshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] 7 Rydal Street Bradford West Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Belle Vue, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bradford [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brockholes [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Cape Town [1] Clapham, London [1] Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Farsley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Formby, Lancashire, England [1] Galgate, Lancashire [1] Garley New South Wales [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leeds England [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Ossett, Yorkshire [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Pudsey, Yorkshire [1] Saltaire, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Selby, Yorkshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Bridge [1] St Leonards Tasmania [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wakefield, Yorks [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Wentworth New South Wales [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [311] Gunner [47] Corporal [31] Sapper [28] Driver [25] Second Lieutenant [16] Serjeant [16] Lieutenant [13] Captain [7] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1 [1] Boy 2 [1] Boy Tel [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Company Quarter Master Sargent [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Nurse [1] Ord Tel [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Tel [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [56] Royal Engineers [50] West Yorkshire Regiment [49] Labour Corps [43] Army Service Corps [27] West Riding Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Durham Light Infantry [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Manchester Regiment [15] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] London Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Air Force [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] French Red Cross [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [490] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Royal Navy [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

I [636]

Contribution

Military Service [625] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Frank Illingworth

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 10/780 Company Quarter Master Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10/780 Company Quarter Master Sargent East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Alfred Illingworth

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 373252 Private London Regiment

British Army 373252 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6306 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Stanley Illingworth

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 6289 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 301908 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Richard Illingworth

Born 1884

Died 1976

British Army /13676 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick George Illingworth

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 277 Gunner Indian Defence Force

British Army Baden Powell's Mounted Police, South Africa

Indian Army 60 Gunner Volunteer Artillery Battery

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John Illingworth

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 8th Battalion (Leeds Rifles) (Territorial)

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Harry Illingworth

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143160

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Herbert Booth Illingworth

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286685

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Frederick Lawrence Illingworth

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army L/5887 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "B" Bty. 155th Bde.

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Michael Oswe Illingworth

Born 1881

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Fred Illingworth

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269097

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Charles Henry Illingworth

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107716

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Thomas Illingworth

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17606

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William Thomas Metcalfe Illingworth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238657

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Joseph H Illingworth

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 5028 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 399200 Private Labour Corps

British Army 201919 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Broughton Illingworth

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53157 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Harry Illingworth

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163727

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John Illingworth

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24776

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Ellis Illingworth

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40462

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Walter Kilvert Illingworth

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202051

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