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Halifax, Yorkshire [8]

Yorkshire England [5]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Elland, Yorkshire [2]

Ripponden, Yorkshire [2]

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

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Conneticut, United States of America [1]

Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

East Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

East Cowes, Hampshire [1]

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Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

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Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Saint Mary Magdalen, Surrey [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [1]

Talbot Victoria [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

West Vale, Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

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Private [226]

Gunner [43]

Driver [23]

Serjeant [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Temporary Captain [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Major [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier /Artillery Clerk [1]

Commander [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer (2nd Class) [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42]

West Riding Regiment [38]

Labour Corps [32]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

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

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

General List [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Dragoons [2]

39th Garhwals [1]

7th Infantry Brigade [1]

Army Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [366]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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L [457]

Contribution

Military Service [452]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [457] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [8] Yorkshire England [5] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Elland, Yorkshire [2] Ripponden, Yorkshire [2] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Bradford [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Conneticut, United States of America [1] Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] East Cowes Isle of Wight [1] East Cowes, Hampshire [1] East Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] London England [1] Middlesex, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle England [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Saint Mary Magdalen, Surrey [1] Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Talbot Victoria [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire [1] West Vale, Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [226] Gunner [43] Driver [23] Serjeant [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Corporal [11] Sapper [9] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Temporary Captain [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Major [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier /Artillery Clerk [1] Commander [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer (2nd Class) [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42] West Riding Regiment [38] Labour Corps [32] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Army Service Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Coldstream Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] General List [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Dragoons [2] 39th Garhwals [1] 7th Infantry Brigade [1] Army Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [366] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [457]

Contribution

Military Service [452] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

John Arthur Lumb

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67155

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Emerson Lumb

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213087

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Samuel Law Lumb

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42798

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Joseph Lumb

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy M1674 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HM Submarine D2

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John Lumb

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 49647 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 30th Trench Howitzer Battery

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Joseph Lumb

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289779

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Norris Lumb

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35889

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Ernest Lumb

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86709

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George Albert Lumb

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280109

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Harry Fox Lumb

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120777

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Arthur Lumb

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33183

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Samuel Lumb

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185968

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Charles Lumb

Australian Imperial Force 5709

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Herbert Lumb

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75331

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Charles Lumb

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237853

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Harry Lumb

Died 1917

British Army 202529 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 202529 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Clifford Lumb

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 50778 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 50778 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th

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Harry Malcolm Lumb

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117804

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William Lumb

Died 1916

British Army 21334 Private Essex Regiment

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Wilfrid Denison Lumb

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15/603 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/603 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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