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Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Holloway, North London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Saffron Walden, Essex [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Burnley [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Denholme, Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, North London [1]

Kendal England [1]

Lambton New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Qakport co roscommon [1]

Qakport house co roscommon ireland [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

St Johns [1]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England [1]

Stroud New South Wales [1]

Terowie South Australia [1]

Thornhill, Middlestown, Yorkshire [1]

Totthills Creek South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [9]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Liutenant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman - Signaller [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Engineers [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

London Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

116th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian expeditionary force [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Transport [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment Post Office Rifles [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [139]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Royal Navy [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [176]

Contribution

Military Service [174]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Ireland [2]

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People [176] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Holloway, North London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Saffron Walden, Essex [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Bradford England [1] Burnley [1] Chelsea, London [1] Denholme, Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, North London [1] Kendal England [1] Lambton New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Qakport co roscommon [1] Qakport house co roscommon ireland [1] Skipton, Yorkshire [1] St Johns [1] Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England [1] Stroud New South Wales [1] Terowie South Australia [1] Thornhill, Middlestown, Yorkshire [1] Totthills Creek South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [82] Gunner [15] Serjeant [10] Corporal [9] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Liutenant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman - Signaller [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Engineers [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] London Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Essex Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 116th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian expeditionary force [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Transport [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hussars [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex Yorkshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment Post Office Rifles [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [139] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [10] Royal Navy [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [176]

Contribution

Military Service [174] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Ireland [2]

Charles Rushforth

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 20967 Captain Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Stanley William Rushforth

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 370265 Sergeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1699 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370265 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur Rushforth

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260571

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Reginald Arthur Rushforth

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15803

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Arthur Rushforth

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91080

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Edward Rushforth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167043

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Jonas Rushforth

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16481 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16481 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Charles Rushforth

Died 1918

British Army 14/1312 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14/1312 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Sam Rushforth

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 27253 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy Rushforth

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169647

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Henry Rushforth

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 523665

Canadian Expeditionary Force Liutenant Canadian expeditionary force

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Lister Rushforth

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 5046 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 306978 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 306978 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph Rushforth

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 11487 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Fred Rushforth

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 45270 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 45270 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Walter Rushforth

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 17115 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Cecil Rushforth

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177834

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Percival Rushforth

Australian Imperial Force

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John William Rushforth

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 17481 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 17481 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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John Rushforth

Died 1917

British Army 60238 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 34595 Private Labour Corps

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Sidney William Rushforth

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 39469 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 40643 Private South Wales Borderers

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