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Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Ossett, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Chiswick New South Wales [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Grimsby [1]

Hudderfield England [1]

Leeds [1]

Leeds England [1]

Liveridge, Yorkshire [1]

Manly New South Wales [1]

Mirfield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [128]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Labour Corps [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [191]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

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Contribution

Military Service [224]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [225] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Ossett, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Chiswick New South Wales [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Grimsby [1] Hudderfield England [1] Leeds [1] Leeds England [1] Liveridge, Yorkshire [1] Manly New South Wales [1] Mirfield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [128] Gunner [14] Corporal [12] Serjeant [7] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Sapper [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] West Riding Regiment [13] Labour Corps [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Durham Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [191] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [224] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Jim Oldroyd

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 42010 Private Machine Gun Corps 7 Company

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James William Oldroyd

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8756

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Herbert Archer Oldroyd

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227179

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George H Oldroyd

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 205323 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George Oldroyd

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 628 Private Rifle Brigade

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Arthur Oldroyd

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64807

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Joseph Oldroyd

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72352

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Linley Oldroyd

Died 1916

British Army 26356 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 26356 Lance-Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 10th

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Gilbert S Oldroyd

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army C/12331 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Walter Harold Oldroyd

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 208 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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Edgar Oldroyd

Australian Imperial Force 1881

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Joseph Ernest Oldroyd

Australian Imperial Force 2743

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Joseph Edward Oldroyd

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 308243 Stoker 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Harry Oldroyd

Australian Imperial Force 3080

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Frank Lawrence Oldroyd

Born 1895

Royal Navy 3030 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Albert Edwin Oldroyd

Born 1898

Royal Navy 3631 Royal Marine Artillery

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Albert E Oldroyd

Died 1918

British Army M2/119454 Private Army Service Corps

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Wilfred Arthur Oldroyd

Australian Imperial Force 6059

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William Edward Oldroyd

Australian Imperial Force 425

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Sidney Oldroyd

Australian Imperial Force 3190

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