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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [44]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Halifax, Yorkshire [8]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [3]

Lockwood, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Meltham, Yorkshire [3]

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire [3]

Southport, Lancashire [3]

Barnsley England [2]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Demondrille New South Wales [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Marsden, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Morley, Yorkshire [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Aldershot England [1]

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Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield [1]

Altofts, Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Armadale Linlithgow [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnsley [1]

Barton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Berrima New South Wales [1]

Berwick Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bingley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Birkby, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [1324]

Gunner [142]

Corporal [101]

Driver [94]

Serjeant [82]

Second Lieutenant [66]

Lieutenant [65]

Sapper [64]

Captain [54]

Lance Corporal [42]

Acting Corporal [21]

Bombardier [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Major [12]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Pioneer [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Rifleman [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Trooper [7]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Brigadier General [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Colonel [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Guardsman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

2nd Lieutenant Temporary Major [1]

3rd Class Chaplain [1]

3rd Serjeant [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [210]

Labour Corps [169]

Royal Field Artillery [159]

Army Service Corps [139]

Royal Engineers [130]

West Yorkshire Regiment [129]

Royal Garrison Artillery [98]

York and Lancaster Regiment [83]

Royal Army Medical Corps [79]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [62]

Durham Light Infantry [59]

Manchester Regiment [58]

Northumberland Fusiliers [57]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [55]

Machine Gun Corps [55]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Lancashire Fusiliers [37]

Lincolnshire Regiment [33]

Cheshire Regiment [32]

Liverpool Regiment [32]

Yorkshire Regiment [30]

London Regiment [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

Royal Army Service Corps [24]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [22]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Royal Naval Division [21]

Border Regiment [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Tank Corps [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Highland Light Infantry [14]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14]

Royal Air Force [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Service

British Army [2054]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170]

Royal Navy [156]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [98]

Australian Imperial Force [74]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [2588]

P [2]

G [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2555]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [72]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [44] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Halifax, Yorkshire [8] Barnsley, Yorkshire [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Sydney New South Wales [5] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [3] Lockwood, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Meltham, Yorkshire [3] Slaithwaite, Yorkshire [3] Southport, Lancashire [3] Barnsley England [2] Bourke New South Wales [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Demondrille New South Wales [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Marsden, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Morley, Yorkshire [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Warwickshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Aldershot England [1] Almondsbury, Yorkshire [1] Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield [1] Altofts, Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Armadale Linlithgow [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnsley [1] Barton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast, Down [1] Berrima New South Wales [1] Berwick Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bingley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Birkby, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [1324] Gunner [142] Corporal [101] Driver [94] Serjeant [82] Second Lieutenant [66] Lieutenant [65] Sapper [64] Captain [54] Lance Corporal [42] Acting Corporal [21] Bombardier [15] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Major [12] Acting Serjeant [11] Company Serjeant Major [10] Pioneer [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Colour Serjeant [8] Rifleman [8] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Trooper [7] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Brigadier General [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Temporary Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Colonel [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Guardsman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sister [2] 2nd Lieutenant Temporary Major [1] 3rd Class Chaplain [1] 3rd Serjeant [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [210] Labour Corps [169] Royal Field Artillery [159] Army Service Corps [139] Royal Engineers [130] West Yorkshire Regiment [129] Royal Garrison Artillery [98] York and Lancaster Regiment [83] Royal Army Medical Corps [79] Yorkshire Light Infantry [62] Durham Light Infantry [59] Manchester Regiment [58] Northumberland Fusiliers [57] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [55] Machine Gun Corps [55] Royal Fusiliers [39] Lancashire Fusiliers [37] Lincolnshire Regiment [33] Cheshire Regiment [32] Liverpool Regiment [32] Yorkshire Regiment [30] London Regiment [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] Royal Army Service Corps [24] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [22] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Royal Naval Division [21] Border Regiment [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Tank Corps [18] East Lancashire Regiment [17] Leicestershire Regiment [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] Royal Defence Corps [16] Highland Light Infantry [14] King's Own Scottish Borderers [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14] Royal Air Force [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Service

British Army [2054] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170] Royal Navy [156] Canadian Expeditionary Force [98] Australian Imperial Force [74] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [2588] P [2] G [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2555] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [72] India [1] South Africa [1]

Arthur Sykes

British Army 5364 Colour Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 5364 Lieutenant 19th Rifles

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J H Sykes

British Army Captain 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry

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Hugh Harding Sykes

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Frank Sykes

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Herbert Sykes

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P M Sykes

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N Sykes

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Cyril D'albini Sykes-Banks

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Ernest Sykes

Born 1892

Royal Navy K11911

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Marion Jervis

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Sister Royal Air Force Nursing Service

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Bessie Preston (mrs Sykes)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Bessie C Preston (mrs Sykes)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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