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Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Liverpool England [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Charlton Victoria [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Lincoln [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Agra, India [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Beulah Victoria [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broughty Ferry Scotland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Carisbrook Victoria [1]

Carshalton, London [1]

Church Street, Bootle, West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Doncaster England [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Farsley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Harmston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Holme, Westmoreland [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Langenhoe, Essex, England [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

Lille, France [1]

Lilydale Tasmania [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [329]

Gunner [42]

Corporal [30]

Driver [27]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Sapper [20]

Lieutenant [16]

Serjeant [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Captain [10]

Acting Corporal [6]

Temporary Captain [5]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lietenant [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Serjeant Major [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieut-Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sargeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [57]

Royal Engineers [39]

Labour Corps [33]

Army Service Corps [30]

East Lancashire Regiment [25]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

West Riding Regiment [21]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

London Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Border Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Hussars [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [520]

Royal Navy [61]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [661]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Liverpool England [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Charlton Victoria [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Lincoln [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Agra, India [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Beulah Victoria [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Broughty Ferry Scotland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Carisbrook Victoria [1] Carshalton, London [1] Church Street, Bootle, West Derby, Lancashire [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Doncaster England [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Farsley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Harmston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Holme, Westmoreland [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Langenhoe, Essex, England [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1] Lille, France [1] Lilydale Tasmania [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [329] Gunner [42] Corporal [30] Driver [27] Second Lieutenant [21] Sapper [20] Lieutenant [16] Serjeant [14] Lance Corporal [12] Captain [10] Acting Corporal [6] Temporary Captain [5] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lietenant [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Serjeant Major [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieut-Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Nurse [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sargeant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Squadron Leader [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [57] Royal Engineers [39] Labour Corps [33] Army Service Corps [30] East Lancashire Regiment [25] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] West Riding Regiment [21] Liverpool Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] London Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Border Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Hussars [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [520] Royal Navy [61] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [678]

Contribution

Military Service [661] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

William T Procter

Died 1916

British Army 4312 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 5th Battalion

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Robert Procter

British Army 19822 Private Border Regiment

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Ernest Procter

Born 1886

Died 1935

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society And Order Of Saint John Of Jerusalem

Other Empire Force Friends Ambulance Unit

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William Henry Procter

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1946

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Maurice George Procter

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16650

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William Thomas Procter

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229684

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Alexander Duncan Guthrie Procter

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3714 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Mowbray Procter

Died 1917

British Army PS/3076 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Walter Procter

Died 1918

British Army S1438 Private Rifle Brigade

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James Procter

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 56318 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army TR4/2965 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Tom Procter

Died 1917

British Army 32223 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Procter

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 58969 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 58969 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Procter

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 2152 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Albert R Procter

Died 1917

British Army 4925 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 6533 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 202980 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Whitehead Procter

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 16/935 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/935 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Joseph Procter

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10672 Private Hussars

British Army 51229 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 51229 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Frederick Procter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 9648 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Thomas Procter

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 14700 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14700 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Nicholson Procter

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 202800 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Henry Procter

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 37542 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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