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Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Keighley, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Cullingworth [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Edmonton England [1]

Heckmondwike, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Kirkstall, Leeds [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesex [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Nottingham [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Pudsey [1]

Pudsey, Yorkshire [1]

Southport, Lancashire, England [1]

Stamingley Leeds [1]

Stockton On Tees England [1]

Talbot Victoria [1]

Yeadon, Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [142]

Gunner [22]

Driver [16]

Sapper [14]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [13]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Worker [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

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West Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Labour Corps [14]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

London Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

18th Lancers [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles Imperial Army [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1]

General List Central Indian Horse [1]

Service

British Army [241]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

K [302]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [299]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [303] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Keighley, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford England [1] Cullingworth [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Edmonton England [1] Heckmondwike, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Kirkstall, Leeds [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesex [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Nottingham [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Pudsey [1] Pudsey, Yorkshire [1] Southport, Lancashire, England [1] Stamingley Leeds [1] Stockton On Tees England [1] Talbot Victoria [1] Yeadon, Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [142] Gunner [22] Driver [16] Sapper [14] Serjeant [14] Corporal [13] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Worker [5] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [30] Royal Field Artillery [28] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Labour Corps [14] West Riding Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] London Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 18th Lancers [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles Imperial Army [1] County of London Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1] General List Central Indian Horse [1]

Service

British Army [241] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

K [302] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [299] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Joseph Keighley

Died 1916

British Army 621 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Oliver William Keighley

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 6809 Private London Regiment

British Army 283304 Private London Regiment

British Army 283304 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Leonard Keighley

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 37746 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Chatterton Keighley

Died 1918

British Army 4488 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266731 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Clifford Keighley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 24199 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 24199 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Keighley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 22072 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 51657 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Keighley

Australian Imperial Force 1971

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J Keighley

Born 1891

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 11375

Canadian Expeditionary Force 11375 Private Canadian Infantry

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Albert Keighley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253219

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Harold Vernon Keighley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253862

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Harry Keighley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 34962 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34962 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick Stanhope Keighley

Died 1917

British Army 22109 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Keighley

Died 1917

British Army 142504 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Leonard Keighley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 203829 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 203829 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Sam Keighley

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 38475 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Herbert Keighley

Died 1918

British Army 205610 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edgar Keighley

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 41573 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 41573 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Abednego Keighley

Died 1916

British Army 27173 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 27173 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Richard Ernest Clayton Keighley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Norman Keighley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 127365 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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