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Leeds, Yorkshire [13]

Halifax, Yorkshire [7]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Bolton Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Brunswick New South Wales [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Penguin Tasmania [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Manchester [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Salford Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Aldenham, Hertfordshire [1]

Allerton, Lancashire [1]

Allerton, Lancs [1]

Ardsley, Yorkshire [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Audlem England [1]

Austonley, West Yorkshire [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

Bailiff Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Balaclava South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [1258]

Gunner [122]

Driver [104]

Corporal [103]

Sapper [80]

Serjeant [71]

Lance Corporal [42]

Second Lieutenant [42]

Lieutenant [27]

Captain [21]

Pioneer [20]

Bombardier [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Guardsman [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Civilian [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Signaller [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Mate [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [162]

Royal Field Artillery [159]

Labour Corps [156]

Army Service Corps [121]

West Yorkshire Regiment [92]

Royal Garrison Artillery [77]

York and Lancaster Regiment [68]

West Riding Regiment [64]

Royal Army Medical Corps [63]

Manchester Regiment [59]

Machine Gun Corps [55]

Northumberland Fusiliers [52]

Liverpool Regiment [49]

Durham Light Infantry [46]

South Lancashire Regiment [42]

London Regiment [41]

Lancashire Fusiliers [38]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [33]

Leicestershire Regiment [32]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

East Yorkshire Regiment [29]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

Lincolnshire Regiment [29]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [27]

East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

South Staffordshire Regiment [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Grenadier Guards [10]

Hussars [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Service

British Army [1876]

Royal Navy [163]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [129]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [80]

Australian Imperial Force [76]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [8]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

N [2387]

T [2]

H [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2344]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [13] Halifax, Yorkshire [7] Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Bolton Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Brunswick New South Wales [3] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Islington, London [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Penguin Tasmania [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [2] Hoxton, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kensington, London [2] Manchester [2] Mile End, London [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Salford Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Aldenham, Hertfordshire [1] Allerton, Lancashire [1] Allerton, Lancs [1] Ardsley, Yorkshire [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Audlem England [1] Austonley, West Yorkshire [1] Avoca Victoria [1] Bailiff Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Balaclava South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [1258] Gunner [122] Driver [104] Corporal [103] Sapper [80] Serjeant [71] Lance Corporal [42] Second Lieutenant [42] Lieutenant [27] Captain [21] Pioneer [20] Bombardier [15] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Guardsman [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Major [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Civilian [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Able Seaman [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Deck Hand [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Signaller [2] Temporary Major [2] Trooper [2] 1st Mate [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [162] Royal Field Artillery [159] Labour Corps [156] Army Service Corps [121] West Yorkshire Regiment [92] Royal Garrison Artillery [77] York and Lancaster Regiment [68] West Riding Regiment [64] Royal Army Medical Corps [63] Manchester Regiment [59] Machine Gun Corps [55] Northumberland Fusiliers [52] Liverpool Regiment [49] Durham Light Infantry [46] South Lancashire Regiment [42] London Regiment [41] Lancashire Fusiliers [38] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [33] Leicestershire Regiment [32] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32] Royal Fusiliers [31] East Yorkshire Regiment [29] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] Lincolnshire Regiment [29] Yorkshire Light Infantry [27] East Lancashire Regiment [26] Yorkshire Regiment [26] Cheshire Regiment [23] South Staffordshire Regiment [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Essex Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Royal Defence Corps [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Army Veterinary Corps [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14] The Queen's Regiment [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] East Kent Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [11] Grenadier Guards [10] Hussars [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Horse Artillery [10] South Wales Borderers [10]

Service

British Army [1876] Royal Navy [163] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [129] Canadian Expeditionary Force [80] Australian Imperial Force [76] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [8] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

N [2387] T [2] H [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2344] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [42] India [1]

Horace Naylor

Born 1897

Died 1983

British Army 241390 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harold Naylor

Born 1896

British Army 108883 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/283660 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry Naylor

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91708

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Nathaniel Naylor

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43985

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Edward Frank Naylor

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy J37490 Able Seaman HMS CANADA

Royal Navy J37490 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Pembroke I"

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Cedric Naylor

Born 1891

Died 1949

Other Empire Force 1st Mate Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy 197 Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Samuel Thomas Naylor

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17000 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17000 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Reginald Naylor

Born 1882

Died 1916

South African Services 1337 Private 3rd South African Infantry

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Charles Frederick Naylor

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168633

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Leonard Edwin Arthur Naylor

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209294

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Christopher Naylor

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305819

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Arthur William Naylor

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222254

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Herbert Edgard Naylor

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223631

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Charles Naylor

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245648

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James Foley Naylor

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2609 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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John Naylor

Died 1915

British Army T/23917 Driver Army Service Corps 5th Divisional Train

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Benjamin Birchall Naylor

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 168 Private King Edward's Horse

British Army 168 Private King Edward's Horse 1st Battalion

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Alfred Naylor

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 47434 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Albert Naylor

Died 1916

British Army 13/1007 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Reginald Bolton Naylor

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 36772 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 36772 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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