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Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Busselton Western Australia [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

King's Cliffe, Northants [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Boulderclough, Sowerby, Luddendenfoot [1]

Brighouse England [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Coolangatta New South Wales [1]

Cowcliffe, Huddersfield [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1]

Ilkley, Yorkshire [1]

Jamestown South Australia [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leeds [1]

Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Nannup Western Australia [1]

Nowra New South Wales [1]

Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Riverton South Australia [1]

Rochdale England [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Sheppey, Kent [1]

Sussex England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Urmston, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Wetherby, Yorkshire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

York Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [220]

Gunner [20]

Driver [18]

Sapper [14]

Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major/ Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Engineer Clerk [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

West Riding Regiment [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery/ Field Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Service

British Army [317]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [395]

Contribution

Military Service [390]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

South Africa [1]

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People [395] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Busselton Western Australia [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] King's Cliffe, Northants [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Boulderclough, Sowerby, Luddendenfoot [1] Brighouse England [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Coolangatta New South Wales [1] Cowcliffe, Huddersfield [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1] Ilkley, Yorkshire [1] Jamestown South Australia [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds [1] Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Nannup Western Australia [1] Nowra New South Wales [1] Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Riverton South Australia [1] Rochdale England [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Sheppey, Kent [1] Sussex England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Urmston, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Wetherby, Yorkshire [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] York Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [220] Gunner [20] Driver [18] Sapper [14] Corporal [12] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sub Conductor [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major/ Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Bugler [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Engineer Clerk [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [31] Labour Corps [26] Royal Field Artillery [24] West Riding Regiment [24] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Durham Light Infantry [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Border Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery/ Field Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Service

British Army [317] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [395]

Contribution

Military Service [390] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10] South Africa [1]

A Longbottom

British Army 30913 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 432621 Private Labour Corps

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John W Longbottom

British Army 53275 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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W Longbottom

British Army Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Longbottom

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Major West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel West Yorkshire Regiment

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Willie Longbottom

British Army 18729 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 292766 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 368436 Private Royal Engineers

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Samuel Longbottom

British Army 18914 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George B Longbottom

British Army 2581 Private South Nottinghamshire Hussars

British Army 107456 Acting Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Longbottom

British Army 44000 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Squire Longbottom

British Army 307812 Private West Riding Regiment

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Harold Longbottom

British Army 3432 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 240751 Private West Riding Regiment

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Hector Claude Frederick Longbottom

British Army 01310 Private Hampshire Regiment

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A H Longbottom

British Army M2/113511 Private Army Service Corps

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Alfred A Longbottom

British Army 34530 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 26664 Private Labour Corps

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W. H. Longbottom

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W. S. Longbottom

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