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Hackney, London [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Leeds England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1]

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Private [244]

Driver [24]

Corporal [23]

Gunner [22]

Sapper [19]

Serjeant [14]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [39]

West Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Royal Engineers [34]

Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

West Riding Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Border Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Lancers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [367]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [445]

Contribution

Military Service [437]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

China [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Hackney, London [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Leeds England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Stroud, Gloucestershire [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burley, Ilkley, Yorkshire [1] Carlton, Yorkshire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Heaton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hunslet, Yorkshire [1] Ilkey, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire England [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marton, Yorkshire [1] Norton, Stockton on Tees, Durham [1] Portsbells Edinburgh [1] Preston England [1] Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Sabden, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Norwood [1] Stockton, Durham [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] York [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [244] Driver [24] Corporal [23] Gunner [22] Sapper [19] Serjeant [14] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [39] West Yorkshire Regiment [36] Royal Engineers [34] Army Service Corps [32] Royal Field Artillery [28] West Riding Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Border Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Lancers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [367] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [445]

Contribution

Military Service [437] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5] China [1] Turkey [1]

William Lofthouse

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 9675 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9675 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur Lofthouse

Died 1918

British Army 202600 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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Leonard Lofthouse

Born 1887

Died 1935

British Army 17167 Private The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 12th (Service) Battalion

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Reginald Hubert Lofthouse

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army 196586 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 56th (Reserve) Battery, 56th Brigade

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Matthew Henry Lofthouse

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95831

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Harry Lofthouse

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187940

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William Henry Lofthouse

Died 1916

British Army 9639 Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 24/1668 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 29/1688 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Henry Lofthouse

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58096

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Mitchell Lofthouse

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62368

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Harold Lofthouse

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9972 Private Hussars

British Army 9972 Lance Corporal Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (including Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps) 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars.

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George Hood Lofthouse

Died 1917

British Army 181/12500/227 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick Lofthouse

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86872

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Samuel Lofthouse

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88012

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J W Lofthouse

Died 1918

British Army 61970 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 61970 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry Lofthouse

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104492

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Amos Lofthouse

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166351

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George Lofthouse

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12700

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Herbert Reginald Lofthouse

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175399

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Charles Ward Lofthouse

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179354

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Alfred Lofthouse

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35561

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