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Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Paddington New South Wales [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Ossett, Yorkshire [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent, England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Darton, Yorkshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Halifax NS [1]

Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Kiama New South Wales [1]

Kingstone Place, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Linthwaite, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne, Victoria, [1]

Mile End Old Town, London [1]

Morecambe, Lancashire [1]

New Holland, Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire [1]

North Sydney New South Wales [1]

Pike Law, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Selby, Yorkshire [1]

South Kirkby, Yorkshire [1]

Wakefield [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [1]

Whitwood Mere, Yorks [1]

Wibsey, Bradford [1]

Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [268]

Gunner [26]

Corporal [19]

Driver [16]

Serjeant [15]

Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

AM3 Fitter MT [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bandsman [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineer Clerk Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Superintending Clerk [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Superintending Clerk [1]

Serjeant Acting Superindending Clerk [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse Assistant Matron [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [51]

Royal Engineers [29]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Labour Corps [23]

Army Service Corps [21]

West Riding Regiment [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Depot [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Dragoons [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [390]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Royal Navy [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

T [464]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [461]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [465] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Paddington New South Wales [3] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Ossett, Yorkshire [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Beckenham, Kent, England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Darton, Yorkshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Halifax NS [1] Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Kiama New South Wales [1] Kingstone Place, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Linthwaite, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne, Victoria, [1] Mile End Old Town, London [1] Morecambe, Lancashire [1] New Holland, Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Pike Law, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Selby, Yorkshire [1] South Kirkby, Yorkshire [1] Wakefield [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [1] Whitwood Mere, Yorks [1] Wibsey, Bradford [1] Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [268] Gunner [26] Corporal [19] Driver [16] Serjeant [15] Lieutenant [11] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Trumpeter [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] AM3 Fitter MT [1] Able Seaman [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bandsman [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineer Clerk Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Superintending Clerk [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Superintending Clerk [1] Serjeant Acting Superindending Clerk [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse Assistant Matron [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [51] Royal Engineers [29] Royal Field Artillery [28] Labour Corps [23] Army Service Corps [21] West Riding Regiment [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Durham Light Infantry [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Depot [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Dragoons [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Hussars [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [390] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Royal Navy [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

T [464] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [461] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Albert Townend

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 2403 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2403 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

British Army 2403 Private Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion

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Arthur Horatio Townend

Born 1888

Died 1973

British Army 255028 Trumpeter Corps of Hussars

British Army 1715 Trumpeter Leicestershire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 5th Field Survey Company then 5th Reserve Brigade

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Luke Townend

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 12744 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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Arthur Ernest Townend

Born 1886

British Army 18288 Private Coldstream Guards

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Andrew Townend

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 147 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ben Townend

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136901

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Norris Townend

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119467 AM3 Fitter MT 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Edgar Townend

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33663

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George Hartwell Townend

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164757

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John Alfred Townend

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army R/18561 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Townend

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158324

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Harry Townend

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51506

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John Townend

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247648

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Fred Blackburn Townend

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 13/1220 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Priestley Townend

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15/911 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 15Btn (LeedsPalls)

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Seth Shaw Townend

Died 1917

British Army 12156 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 12156 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 12156 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert Townend

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army C/7356 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Francis Whitchurch Townend

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Charles Clifford Townend

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65670

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William Bethel Townend

Born 1883

Died 1965

British Army 12947 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 12947 Temporary Warrant Officer Class1 Royal Engineers

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