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Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Nottingham [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Seacroft, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Brompton, Northallerton [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Norton Woodseats, Derbyshire [1]

Plaistow, West Ham, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [104]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Driver [7]

Sapper [6]

Gunner [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [13]

Labour Corps [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

London Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [150]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [190]

Contribution

Military Service [187]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [190] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Nottingham [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Seacroft, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Brompton, Northallerton [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Yorkshire [1] Leeds [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Norton Woodseats, Derbyshire [1] Plaistow, West Ham, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [104] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [8] Driver [7] Sapper [6] Gunner [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [13] Labour Corps [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] London Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorset Regiment [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hussars [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [150] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [190]

Contribution

Military Service [187] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Emea Hounsfield Linley

Born 1901

Royal Navy J92302

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George William Linley

Born 1879

Royal Navy F36689

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Leonard Linley

Born 1890

Royal Navy K6852

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Fred Linley

Born 1895

Royal Navy R/3775 Royal Naval Division

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Herbert W Linley

British Army T4/211394 Driver Army Service Corps

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B Linley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4801

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Herbert Linley

Born 1893

Royal Navy F11906

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John Herbert Linley

Born 1883

Royal Navy F25674

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William John Linley

Born 1886

Royal Navy F29216

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Fred Linley

Born 1877

Royal Navy F36701

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John Linley

Born 1887

Royal Navy 1/3611 Royal Naval Division

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Samuel Morrison Linley

Born 1902

Royal Navy J92765

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Harry Linley

Born 1899

Royal Navy M28877

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David Linley

British Army 21/53 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Clement Linley

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 778036

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Richard Linley

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602618

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Sydney Linley

Born 1873

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1739

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Bernard Linley

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3134420

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Ethel Linley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9675

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A Linley

British Army 72 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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