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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

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Devonport, Devon [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

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Padiham, Lancashire [2]

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Hobart Tasmania [1]

Holmforth, Yorkshire [1]

Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kyabram, Victoria [1]

Lister Hills, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

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Private [401]

Gunner [53]

Driver [31]

Corporal [27]

Serjeant [26]

Sapper [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Major [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Engineer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Pi [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53]

West Riding Regiment [50]

Labour Corps [44]

Royal Engineers [40]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

London Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Service

British Army [611]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

Royal Navy [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [785]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [770]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8] Sydney New South Wales [5] Wakefield, Yorkshire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Leeds England [3] Devonport, Devon [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Padiham, Lancashire [2] Sheffield England [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [2] Yorkshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Austonley, West Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bausley, Crew Green, Shropshire [1] Berry Brow, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire, England [1] Carlton, Yorkshire [1] Cheadle, Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Close, Wiltshire [1] Devonshire England [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Drighlington, Yorkshire [1] Earlsheaton, Yorkshire [1] East Ham, Essex [1] East Ham, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Holmforth, Yorkshire [1] Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1] Kyabram, Victoria [1] Lister Hills, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [401] Gunner [53] Driver [31] Corporal [27] Serjeant [26] Sapper [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Major [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Engineer [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Nurse [1] Pi [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53] West Riding Regiment [50] Labour Corps [44] Royal Engineers [40] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Machine Gun Corps [25] Manchester Regiment [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] East Lancashire Regiment [19] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] Cheshire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] London Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Military Foot Police [3]

Service

British Army [611] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] Royal Navy [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [785] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [770] Conscientious Objector [8] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Albert Moorhouse

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 67 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 240007 Company Quarter Master Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Frank Moorhouse

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 9040 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 9040 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse

Born 1887

Died 1915

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant Special Reserve / Royal Flying Corps 2nd Squadron

British Army Second Lieutenant Special Reserve / Royal Flying Corps

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James Moorhouse

Died 1916

British Army M2/077095 Private Army Service Corps

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Edith Ann Moorhouse

Born 1886

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service Second Australian General Hospital

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service 14th Australian General Hospital

Australian Imperial Force Sister Australian Army Nursing Service 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station

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Sidney Edward Moorhouse

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 355222 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355222 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Claude Moorhouse

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31653

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Fred Moorhouse

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196838

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Thomas Moorhouse

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7177

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James Arthur Moorhouse

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 260064 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion.

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Benjamin Moorhouse

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 5528 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 203123 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion (1st Barnsley Pals)

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George Edward Moorhouse

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 35347 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 35347 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th

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Ronald Wilkinson Moorhouse

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Arthur Moorhouse

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 9725 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

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Tom Bland Moorhouse

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266759

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Wilfred Moorhouse

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33300

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Leonard Moorhouse

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114608

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James Hurst Moorhouse

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6204

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Sydney Moorhouse

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96662

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Joseph Allen Moorhouse

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 26070 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 26070 Private King's Own Yorkshire LIght Infantry 2nc

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