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Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bramford England [1]

Bromley England [1]

Dublin, Kildare [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Hayfield, Derbyshrie [1]

Loftus, Yorkshire [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Wandsworth New South Wales [1]

West Lutton East Riding Yorkshire [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [80]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Driver [10]

Gunner [10]

Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Waggoner [1]

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Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Engineers [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Indian Defence Corps Indian Army [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [133]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Royal Navy [8]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [178]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [180] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bramford England [1] Bromley England [1] Dublin, Kildare [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Hayfield, Derbyshrie [1] Loftus, Yorkshire [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Wandsworth New South Wales [1] West Lutton East Riding Yorkshire [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [80] Second Lieutenant [12] Driver [10] Gunner [10] Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [4] Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Regiment [17] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Engineers [7] Labour Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Defence Force [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General List [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Indian Defence Corps Indian Army [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [133] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Royal Navy [8] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [178] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Ernest Porritt

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2944 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 755674 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 755674 Gunner RFA 251 Brigade

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John Thomas Porritt

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 62480 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 237748 Private Labour Corps 59th Battalion

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James Edgar Porritt

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198939

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William Murray Porritt

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Gilbert Maurice Porritt

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40602

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Harold Porritt

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80335

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Wilfred Porritt

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105504

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William John Denham Porritt

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66386

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William Norman Porritt

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81184

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Arnaud Leslie Porritt

Born 1900

Died 1919

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/4361 New Zealand Medical Corps

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Thomas Porritt

Died 1916

British Army 8416 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Porritt

Died 1916

British Army 14308 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Gordon Love Porritt

Died 1917

British Army 43700 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Handley Porritt

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Ernest Edward Porritt

Born 1870

Died 1950

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/2251 New Zealand Medical Corps, Staff Hospital Ship Maheno

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Samuel Porritt

Born 1880

British Army 28660 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 30949 Private South Wales Borderers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135025 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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John Milligan Porritt

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47312

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47312 Private Canadian Infantry

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John William Porritt

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 649327

Canadian Expeditionary Force 649327 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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John Ernest Porritt

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6171 Private London Regiment

British Army 7637 Private London Regiment

British Army 633825 Private London Regiment

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Watson Porritt

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 44470 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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