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Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Mytholmroyd [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ancoats, Lancashire [1]

Ardwick, Lancashire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Bilton in Ainsty, Wetherby, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Haltwhistle, Northumberland [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hulme, Lancashire [1]

Idle, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Micklefield, Leeds [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Ossett, Yorkshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sowerby, Yorkshire [1]

St Helens England [1]

St.Helens,Prescot,Lancashire. [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [1]

Wadsworth [1]

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Private [209]

Driver [25]

Gunner [23]

Serjeant [20]

Corporal [14]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [42]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Labour Corps [30]

West Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Engineers [22]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [313]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [377]

A [1]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [373]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Germany [1]

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People [379] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Mytholmroyd [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ancoats, Lancashire [1] Ardwick, Lancashire [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Bilton in Ainsty, Wetherby, Yorkshire [1] Bradford England [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Halifax [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Haltwhistle, Northumberland [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Heckmondwike, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hulme, Lancashire [1] Idle, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Micklefield, Leeds [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Ossett, Yorkshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sowerby, Yorkshire [1] St Helens England [1] St.Helens,Prescot,Lancashire. [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Todmorden, Yorkshire [1] Wadsworth [1]

Rank

Private [209] Driver [25] Gunner [23] Serjeant [20] Corporal [14] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Bombardier [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [42] Royal Field Artillery [32] Labour Corps [30] West Yorkshire Regiment [30] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Engineers [22] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] East Lancashire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [313] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [377] A [1] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [373] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Germany [1]

Hardman Robertshaw

Born 1891

Died 1970

British Army 6088 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242439 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Harold Robertshaw

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 6637 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242611 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 242611 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Cyril Robertshaw

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 270389 Private Royal Scots

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James Robertshaw

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 202534 Private West Riding Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army 202534 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Frederick Robertshaw

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12709

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George Frederick Robertshaw

Born 1896

Died 1953

British Army British Red Cross Society

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

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Luther Robertshaw

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41879

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Joseph E Robertshaw

Born 1891

Died 1963

British Army 36726 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Cyril Whitham Robertshaw

Born 1897

Died 1975

British Army 167284 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Wilfred Robertshaw

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 10512 Private West Riding Regiment

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Harry Robertshaw

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 7159 Private Irish Guards

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Harold Robertshaw

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300849

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Henry Robertshaw

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279468

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Arthur Robertshaw

Died 1916

British Army 17515 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17515 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Lawrence Robertshaw

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 166 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/166(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Cyclops II."

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Henry Robertshaw

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 432018 Private Labour Corps

British Army 2309 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 46th Coy

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Harwood Robertshaw

Born 1882

Died 1936

British Army 221562 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Benjamin Linton Robertshaw

Died 1918

British Army 166681 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 777101 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Robertshaw

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 28872 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Moon Robertshaw

Died 1918

British Army 775544 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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