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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7]

Blackpool, Lancashire [4]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Cragg Vale [2]

Guben, Germany [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Alexandria Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bramley, Yorkshire [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Cape Town [1]

Clickheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Guben [1]

Guben Brandenburg [1]

Halifax England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex, England [1]

Knottingley, Pontefract [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Leeds [1]

Longwood, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mirfield, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Myrtleford Victoria [1]

Ovenden, Yorkshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth England [1]

Pudsey [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

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Private [265]

Gunner [27]

Corporal [20]

Driver [17]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Sister [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Commissary [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [30]

West Riding Regiment [29]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Labour Corps [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

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

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Yorkshire Dragoons [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [384]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

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Contribution

Military Service [499]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [503] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7] Blackpool, Lancashire [4] Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Cragg Vale [2] Guben, Germany [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Normanton, Yorkshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Alexandria Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bramley, Yorkshire [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Cape Town [1] Clickheaton, Yorkshire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Guben [1] Guben Brandenburg [1] Halifax England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Isleworth, Middlesex, England [1] Knottingley, Pontefract [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leeds [1] Longwood, Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlesex [1] Mirfield, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Myrtleford Victoria [1] Ovenden, Yorkshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth England [1] Pudsey [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [265] Gunner [27] Corporal [20] Driver [17] Serjeant [12] Sapper [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [7] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant [4] Sister [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Sister [1] Commissary [1] Guardsman [1] Major [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [30] West Riding Regiment [29] Royal Field Artillery [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Royal Engineers [22] Labour Corps [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Manchester Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Yorkshire Dragoons [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [384] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [503]

Contribution

Military Service [499] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Arthur Sheard

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/7008 Royal Naval Division

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Thomas Moss Sheard

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 202197 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd / 5th Battalions

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William Henry Sheard

Died 1917

British Army 220495 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd Reserve Brigade (T.F.)

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George James Sheard

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156696

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Albert Sheard

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106733

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Henry Wigglesworth Sheard

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5374 Second Lieutenant

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Frank Sheard

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army R/19748 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/19748 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Maurice John Sheard

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 31558 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Elliott Sheard

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 17/477 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17/477 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Gustav William Sheard

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212425

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Arthur Sheard

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 408011 Lance Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 408011 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Francis Vincent Sheard

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83631

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Albert Sheard

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44940

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Joseph Sheard

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402382

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Ralph Sheard

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220967

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Walter Sheard

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246387

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Oliver Sheard

Died 1916

British Army 28690 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Harold Sheard

Died 1917

British Army 268782 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 245119 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Zaccheaus Sheard

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114748

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Vernon Sheard

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33586

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