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Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Birkenshaw England [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Dewsbury England [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

Holmforth, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kingston, Middlesex [1]

Korumburra Victoria [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Longford Tasmania [1]

Manchester England [1]

Upperbridge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [76]

Gunner [10]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Captain [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Scots Guards [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS LION [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [119]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [148]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [149] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Birkenshaw England [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Dewsbury England [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Holmforth, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Kingston, Middlesex [1] Korumburra Victoria [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Longford Tasmania [1] Manchester England [1] Upperbridge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [76] Gunner [10] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Driver [5] Captain [3] Sapper [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Engineers [5] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Scots Guards [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS LION [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] King's African Rifles [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [119] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [148] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Robert Huntriss Tolson

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army West Yorkshire Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 15th west Battalion

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Douglas Irvine Tolson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177552 Cadet

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Mark Tolson

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265043

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Tom Tolson

British Army 37795 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot 8th Battalion

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Thomas William Tolson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52474

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Lewis Tolson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37343

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Charles Wilfred Tolson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 26113 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Bn.

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Charles Rodger Tolson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239077

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Horace Tolson

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 1776 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Martin Tolson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 7609 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Tolson

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 15203 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 15203 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Percy Tolson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41696 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 41696 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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John H Tolson

Died 1918

British Army 1281 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 840877 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Percy Tolson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 16/1024 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1024 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Tolson

Died 1917

British Army 202891 Private Border Regiment

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Thomas Tolson

Died 1916

British Army 16772 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frank Tolson

Died 1918

British Army 4456 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241882 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Levi Tolson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army S25302 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Hubert Tolson

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 626 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George H Tolson

Died 1917

British Army 23321 Serjeant Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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