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Bradford, Yorkshire [11]

Halifax, Yorkshire [8]

Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Colne, Lancashire [4]

Keighley, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds England [3]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

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Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

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Kelbrook, Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire [1]

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Laisterdyke, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire [1]

Oakworth, Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [566]

Gunner [69]

Driver [65]

Corporal [28]

Serjeant [26]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [15]

Pioneer [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Pr [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Senior Reserve Attendant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93]

Labour Corps [82]

West Riding Regiment [78]

West Yorkshire Regiment [70]

Royal Engineers [63]

Army Service Corps [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

East Lancashire Regiment [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Scots [5]

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

Hussars [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Service

British Army [819]

Royal Navy [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [967]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [11] Halifax, Yorkshire [8] Burnley, Lancashire [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Colne, Lancashire [4] Keighley, Yorkshire [3] Leeds England [3] Todmorden, Yorkshire [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Nelson England [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Allerton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Baildon, Bradford Yorks [1] Barnoldswick, Lancashire [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Barugh Green, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Beeston Hill, Leeds [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bradford [1] Breinton, Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Brigouse [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burnley [1] Cleckheaton England [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Heaton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Hebden, Yorkshire [1] Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Leeds [1] Kelbrook, Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire [1] Kendal, Westmorland [1] Laisterdyke, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire [1] Oakworth, Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [566] Gunner [69] Driver [65] Corporal [28] Serjeant [26] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [15] Pioneer [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Corporal 2nd [6] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Pr [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Senior Reserve Attendant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93] Labour Corps [82] West Riding Regiment [78] West Yorkshire Regiment [70] Royal Engineers [63] Army Service Corps [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] East Lancashire Regiment [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] Durham Light Infantry [23] Manchester Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] Machine Gun Corps [19] Liverpool Regiment [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Border Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Scots [5] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] Hussars [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3]

Service

British Army [819] Royal Navy [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [980]

Contribution

Military Service [967] Conscientious Objector [8] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Harry Thornton Pickles

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 11th Battalion. attd. 9th Battalion

British Army Private West Riding Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment) 9th (Service) Battalion

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Newton Holmes Pickles

Born 1887

Died 1958

British Army 205184 Private West Riding Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 205184 Private West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harry Pickles

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery D Battery 285th Brigade

British Army L/25549 Driver Royal Field Artillery D Battery 285th Brigade

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Herbert Barnard Pickles

Born 1877

British Army 59772 Sapper Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 59772 Corporal Royal Engineers Postal Section

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James Pickles

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 256 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion

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Joseph Wilkinson Pickles

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 28353 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Arthur Pickles

Born 1892

Died 1948

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Gathorne Hammond Pickles

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231289

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Sydney Augustus Cecil Pickles

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96689

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William Pickles

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289854

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John William Pickles

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39321

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William Pickles

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22008

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Percy Pickles

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275103

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Arthur Pickles

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129907

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Frederick Arthur Pickles

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3291 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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Willie Pickles

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26500

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George Pickles

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198666

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Sam Pickles

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14061

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Tom Pickles

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13993

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Leanty Pickles

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93041

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