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Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aysgarth, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Botley, Yorkshire [1]

Brenchley, Kent [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Chorlton Upon Medlock, Manchester [1]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [1]

Dewsbury England [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Durham [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Huddersfield England [1]

Leichardt New South Wales [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Northampton England [1]

Putney [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Southampton [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St James Victoria [1]

Tillcoultry,Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1]

Tooting, London [1]

Tooting, Surrey [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

West Ham, London, England [1]

West Thurrock, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [132]

Driver [19]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quatermaster Sergeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Davadar [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Mechanical Staff Serjeant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Labour Corps [14]

West Riding Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Armoured Motor Battery [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [218]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [276]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aysgarth, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Botley, Yorkshire [1] Brenchley, Kent [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Chorlton Upon Medlock, Manchester [1] Daventry, Northamptonshire [1] Dewsbury England [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Durham [1] Edinburgh [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Huddersfield England [1] Leichardt New South Wales [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Northampton England [1] Putney [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Southampton [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St James Victoria [1] Tillcoultry,Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1] Tooting, London [1] Tooting, Surrey [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] West Ham, London, England [1] West Thurrock, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [132] Driver [19] Gunner [15] Serjeant [12] Corporal [11] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quatermaster Sergeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Davadar [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Farrier Serjeant Major [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Mechanical Staff Serjeant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Labour Corps [14] West Riding Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Scottish Rifles [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] General List [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Training Reserve [2] Armoured Motor Battery [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [218] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [276] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Albert Leonard Kilburn

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J32458

Royal Navy J.32458. (Po.) Boy 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Francis Kilburn

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 47238 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 47238 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Kilburn

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1556 (incomplete) Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 32164 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Harry Kilburn

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 267874 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 267874 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Herbert Kilburn

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 91239 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Kilburn

Died 1916

British Army 12234 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert Kilburn

Died 1917

British Army 11/19949 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 40712 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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James Kilburn

Died 1918

British Army 119653 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 293767 Private Labour Corps

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John Kilburn

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4556 Private London Regiment

British Army 302682 Private London Regiment

British Army 302682 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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James Kilburn

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 358526 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 358526 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Nelson Kilburn

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 415 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William H Kilburn

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 202833 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 202833 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Peter Kilburn

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 46849 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army G/40949 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army G/40949 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Sampson Kilburn

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 49423 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 644015 Private Labour Corps

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Gilbert Kilburn

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168156

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Wilfred Kilburn

Australian Imperial Force 2697

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Charles Clarence Kilburn

Australian Imperial Force 50653

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Gray Campbell Conning Kilburn

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Wilfred Esmond Kilburn

Australian Imperial Force 176

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George Edward Kilburn

Australian Imperial Force 11808

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