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Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford England [1]

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Private [80]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Driver [10]

Gunner [10]

Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Serjeant [3]

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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]

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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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Military Service [178]

Merchant Navy [2]

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United Kingdom [2]

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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]

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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]

John Andrew Porritt

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 12742 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 12742 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Porritt

Died 1916

British Army 1402 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Henry Hobson Porritt

Died 1916

British Army 4643 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34657 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 34657 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Edward Radcliffe Porritt

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment 17th Bn.

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John Frank Roy Porritt

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 146041 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 146041 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas Edward Porritt

Died 1916

British Army 19757 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Norman Porritt

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13378

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Robert Porritt

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140749

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Christopher Porritt

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 339624

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John George Porritt

Australian Imperial Force 6807

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Jonathan Oswald Porritt

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 35646 New Zealand Field Artillery

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Ivan Claude Porritt

Australian Imperial Force

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Alfred Porritt

Born 1887

Royal Navy 15567 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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John Murgatroyd Porritt

Australian Imperial Force 2655

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Samuel James Porritt

Australian Imperial Force 7880

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William Porritt

Australian Imperial Force 267

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Alexander Porritt

Australian Imperial Force 2671

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William John Denham Porritt

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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A E Porritt

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38297

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Harry Wallace Porritt

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401687

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