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Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Bradford England [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

East Bierley, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester England [1]

Mount Kembla New South Wales [1]

Nelson, Lancashire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Saltley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

St Martins, Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Storr Hill Side, Wyke [1]

Tadcaster England [1]

Warracknabeal Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Gunner [16]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [195]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [239]

Conscientious Objector [2]

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United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Bradford England [1] Buckinghamshire [1] East Bierley, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Leicester England [1] Mount Kembla New South Wales [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Nottingham [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Saltley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] St Martins, Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Storr Hill Side, Wyke [1] Tadcaster England [1] Warracknabeal Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [133] Gunner [16] Driver [11] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [5] Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [29] Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Essex Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Victory I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [195] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [239] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

William Padgett

Born 1880

British Army East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

British Army 6112 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 6112 East Yorkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Henry Padgett

Died 1916

British Army 7987 Lance Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 4th Reserve Battalion

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Oliver Padgett

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 6425 Private South Wales Borderers

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Joseph Nichols Padgett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285016

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Arthur Padgett

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31207

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George Charles Padgett

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113353

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Walter Padgett

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 19793 Private Cheshire Regiment 16th Battlion

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Raymond Beldam Padgett

Born 1889

British Army 260107 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 198686 Serjeant Royal Engineers 227th Railway Company

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Sam Padgett

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 15499 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15499 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Atkinson Padgett

Born 1887

Died 1959

British Army G/18299 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 1844 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 140717 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frank Eric Padgett

Born 1889

Died 1955

British Army 61854 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred John Padgett

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283349

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Evelyn Padgett

Died 1918

British Army 111902 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 111902 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Padgett

Died 1916

British Army 82307 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Padgett

Died 1916

British Army 3966 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Philip Padgett

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Padgett

Died 1915

British Army 16662 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Herbert Padgett

Died 1918

British Army 16964 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Padgett

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 3816 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241296 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241296 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frank Elfric Padgett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176977

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