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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

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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]

Robert Townend

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3656

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Gerald Townend

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 43175 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Cyril Pybus Townend

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 10/1068 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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David Townend

Died 1916

British Army 13019 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13019 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Archer Townend

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 89040 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Townend

Born 1883

British Army 240661 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2575 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Donald Thomas Alfred Townend

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218716

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Joe Townend

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268335

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Percy Townend

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army L/29359 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Donald Whiteley Townend

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 62300 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harold Townend

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3559 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 204526 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 204526 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Arthur Townend

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 53749 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 55758 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Tullitt Townend

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 2980 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 305845 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 305845 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Ernest Walter Townend

Died 1917

British Army 19932 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Clive Hamilton Townend

Died 1915

British Army 196 Private London Regiment

British Army 196 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Herbert Townend

Died 1917

British Army 43412 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Harry Townend

Died 1917

British Army 4532 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 201922 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Leonard Townend

Died 1919

British Army 111477 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Arthur Townend

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16/120 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/120 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/120 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Lewis Townend

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 242009 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 242009 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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