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Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Bradford England [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Haworth near Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Haworth, Yorkshire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Pudsey, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Pudsey, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Pudsey, Yorkshire [1]

Shipley, Yorkshire [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [78]

Gunner [14]

Driver [10]

Corporal [9]

Pioneer [4]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant (Acting Company Serjeant Major) [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

West Riding Regiment [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

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

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

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

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [120]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [150]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [153] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Bradford England [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Haworth near Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Haworth, Yorkshire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Pudsey, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Pudsey, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Pudsey, Yorkshire [1] Shipley, Yorkshire [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [78] Gunner [14] Driver [10] Corporal [9] Pioneer [4] Sapper [4] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant (Acting Company Serjeant Major) [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] West Riding Regiment [14] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [9] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS Impregnable [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [120] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [153]

Contribution

Military Service [150] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Taylor Raistrick

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 242439 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 242439 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Samuel Raistrick

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88912

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James Richardson Raistrick

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25342

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George Arthur Raistrick

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166509

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Frank Raistrick

Died 1916

British Army 62453 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Raistrick

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249584

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Jeremiah Raistrick

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293878

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Fred Raistrick

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 7328 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 781546 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charlie Raistrick

Born 1895

Died 1919

Royal Navy 17633 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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James William Raistrick

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148382

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Albert Leslie Raistrick

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40639

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Percy Raistrick

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/22931 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/22931 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Frederick Allan Raistrick

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Harry Raistrick

Died 1917

British Army 36186 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Raistrick

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 203896 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 203896 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Herbert Raistrick

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162427

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James Ernest Raistrick

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137502

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Henry George Raistrick

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy J48315 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Harry Raistrick

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227970

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Harold Raistrick

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19545

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