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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hebden Bridge [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester England [2]

Mytholmroyd [2]

South Milford, Yorkshire [2]

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Copley, Halifax [1]

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Holbeck, Leeds [1]

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Queenstown Queensland [1]

Rochdale England [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Rockferry England [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stockport [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Wakefield England [1]

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Private [314]

Gunner [42]

Driver [41]

Serjeant [29]

Corporal [15]

Sapper [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Captain [5]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal and Second Lieutenant [1]

Corporal and Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier and Bombardier [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Saddler [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [61]

Royal Field Artillery [60]

Labour Corps [46]

West Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Engineers [27]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

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

London Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Graduate Battalion [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [477]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Royal Navy [25]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [587]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [584]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

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People [588] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Colne, Lancashire [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hebden Bridge [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Manchester England [2] Mytholmroyd [2] South Milford, Yorkshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ballywoodrane, Wexford [1] Bingley [1] Bingley England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brighouse, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Copley, Halifax [1] Dawson Victoria [1] Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Hatfield, Kent, England [1] Hereford England [1] Herefordshire [1] Holbeck, Leeds [1] Ilford, England [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Kurrajong New South Wales [1] Lancaster England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester England [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Orrell, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Queenstown Queensland [1] Rochdale England [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Rockferry England [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stockport [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Wakefield England [1]

Rank

Private [314] Gunner [42] Driver [41] Serjeant [29] Corporal [15] Sapper [11] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Captain [5] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal and Second Lieutenant [1] Corporal and Serjeant [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier and Bombardier [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Saddler [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [61] Royal Field Artillery [60] Labour Corps [46] West Yorkshire Regiment [28] Royal Engineers [27] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Machine Gun Corps [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Border Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] London Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Graduate Battalion [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [477] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Royal Navy [25] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [587] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [584] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1]

Joseph Sunderland

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 26976 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Giles Sunderland

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 15582 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15582 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 15582 Private The Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Saville George Sunderland

Born 1889

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 711 Private Australian Infantry 24th Battalion

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Frank Sunderland

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 16865 Private Royal Scots

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Edgar Sunderland

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92117

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Ira Sunderland

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31549

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Charles E Sunderland

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 201841 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment 1/4th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army

British Army 201841 Private West Riding Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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William Thomas Sunderland

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40883

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Arthur Haigh Sunderland

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111986

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Robert Sunderland

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 24495 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Grainger Sunderland

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50238

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Alan Sunderland

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41579

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George Frederick Sunderland

Born 1880

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150223

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150223 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Sunderland

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy Dev/2793/T Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy T 2793 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy T 2793 Stoker Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion

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Harry Sunderland

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212045

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Henry William Sunderland

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225558

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Ernest W Sunderland

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 222578 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Sunderland

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 32027 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Gordon Sunderland

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army TR5/61661 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 36531 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harold Sunderland

Died 1917

British Army 203114 Private Manchester Regiment

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