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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Yorkshire England [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Dublin [2]

Flockton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Fulstone, West Yorkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Unley South Australia [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Almondbury, Yorkshire [1]

Atcham, Shropshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Blessington Tasmania [1]

Bolsover, Derbyshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, Yorkshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Dalton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Elmhurst Victoria [1]

Eltham Victoria [1]

Flight Hill, Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1]

Flockton, Yorkshire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Fulstone, Penistone, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth [1]

Hyde Park, Westminster, London [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Katoomba New South Wales [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Leeds England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Madron, Cornwall [1]

Maedon Victoria [1]

Malmsbury Victoria [1]

Manchester England [1]

Middlesex England [1]

Middleton, Lancashire [1]

Mirfield, Yorkshire [1]

New Mill, Holmfirth, Huddersfield [1]

Rank

Private [434]

Gunner [43]

Corporal [37]

Driver [34]

Serjeant [23]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Sapper [20]

Lieutenant [19]

Captain [17]

Lance Corporal [14]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Major [6]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [3]

Colonel [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain and Dental Surgeon [1]

Colonel/ Colonel [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Matron [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [77]

Labour Corps [62]

West Yorkshire Regiment [44]

Royal Field Artillery [43]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

Royal Engineers [37]

Army Service Corps [35]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

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

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

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Army Pay Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [651]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

K [801]

L [5]

B [1]

E [1]

M [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [784]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Yorkshire England [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Dublin [2] Flockton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Fulstone, West Yorkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Unley South Australia [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Almondbury, Yorkshire [1] Atcham, Shropshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Blessington Tasmania [1] Bolsover, Derbyshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, Yorkshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Canning Town, London [1] Dalton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Elmhurst Victoria [1] Eltham Victoria [1] Flight Hill, Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1] Flockton, Yorkshire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Fulstone, Penistone, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Hepworth, West Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth [1] Hyde Park, Westminster, London [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Katoomba New South Wales [1] Kensington, London [1] Lanarkshire [1] Leeds England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] Madron, Cornwall [1] Maedon Victoria [1] Malmsbury Victoria [1] Manchester England [1] Middlesex England [1] Middleton, Lancashire [1] Mirfield, Yorkshire [1] New Mill, Holmfirth, Huddersfield [1]

Rank

Private [434] Gunner [43] Corporal [37] Driver [34] Serjeant [23] Second Lieutenant [22] Sapper [20] Lieutenant [19] Captain [17] Lance Corporal [14] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [7] Major [6] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [3] Colonel [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Leading Seaman [2] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain and Dental Surgeon [1] Colonel/ Colonel [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Matron [1] Medical Officer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [77] Labour Corps [62] West Yorkshire Regiment [44] Royal Field Artillery [43] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] Royal Engineers [37] Army Service Corps [35] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Yorkshire Light Infantry [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20] Liverpool Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Army Pay Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [651] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Australian Imperial Force [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

K [801] L [5] B [1] E [1] M [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [784] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [16] France [1]

Arthur Kaye

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 307640 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 39396 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 39396 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Alfred Kaye

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 8281 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 3880 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/58662 Private Middlesex Regiment 20th Battalion

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Eric Priestley Kaye

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4675 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 7th Battalion

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William Arthur George Cusack Kaye

Born 1893

Died 1955

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers

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Edward Kaye

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 23988 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 23988 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Willie Kaye

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37808

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Willie Kaye

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405259

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Ernest Kaye

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36014

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Jonas Kaye

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 38952 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion

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Herbert Kaye

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 70089 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 70089 Acting Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 70089 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Stanley Kaye

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 221120 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Percy Kaye

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281929

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Charles Herbert Kaye

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129039

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Arthur Barker Reginald Kaye

Born 1862

Died 1932

British Army Major King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

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Frederick Rockley Kaye

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49609

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Harold S Kaye

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 241069 Private West Riding Regiment

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Herbert Kaye

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95796

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Fred Kaye

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130925

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Frank Arthur Kaye

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278245

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George Sainton Kaye Butterworth

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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