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Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Durham [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Pudsey, Yorkshire [2]

Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Atherton Lancashire [1]

Blackpool England [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bradford [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford, London [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Castletown, Isle of Man, England [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Devonport England [1]

Esk Queensland [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Heptonstall, Yorkshire [1]

Heyward England [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hull [1]

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Kingston, Surrey [1]

Krugersdorp, Transvaal [1]

Leeds England [1]

Liverpool [1]

Marsden, West Yorkshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Morsley England [1]

New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Saint Andrews, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [413]

Gunner [65]

Corporal [37]

Driver [25]

Serjeant [25]

Sapper [23]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Grade [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Driver [1]

Chief Supervisor [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Follower [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Pioneer (Private) [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Sapper /Lance Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Strapper [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [59]

Royal Engineers [50]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Labour Corps [46]

West Riding Regiment [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [632]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Royal Navy [42]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

V [785]

B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [778]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Durham [2] Greenwich, London [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Pudsey, Yorkshire [2] Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Atherton Lancashire [1] Blackpool England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bradford [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford, London [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Castletown, Isle of Man, England [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Devonport England [1] Esk Queensland [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Heptonstall, Yorkshire [1] Heyward England [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1] Hull [1] Kensington [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Krugersdorp, Transvaal [1] Leeds England [1] Liverpool [1] Marsden, West Yorkshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Morsley England [1] New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Saint Andrews, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [413] Gunner [65] Corporal [37] Driver [25] Serjeant [25] Sapper [23] Second Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [14] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [9] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Fitter Staff Serjeant [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Aircraftman 2nd Grade [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Driver [1] Chief Supervisor [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Follower [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Pioneer (Private) [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Sapper /Lance Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Strapper [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [59] Royal Engineers [50] Royal Field Artillery [50] Labour Corps [46] West Riding Regiment [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Durham Light Infantry [21] East Lancashire Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Liverpool Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5] Essex Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Connaught Rangers [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Highland Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [632] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Royal Navy [42] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

V [785] B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [778] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Fred Varley

Born 1888

Died 1984

British Army 29017 Private West Riding Regiment

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William Varley

Born 1867

Died 1915

British Army 9602 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 9602 Private Manchester Regiment 11th manchest Battalion

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Leonard Varley

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 6th Battalion

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Eric Ralph Varley

Born 1899

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15090 Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15090

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Gilbert Varley

Born 1874

Died 1933

British Army K/990 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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John Varley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 242710 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 242710 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Thomas Varley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407583

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James W Varley

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 172 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 481910 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 238031 Lance Sergeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1st/7th Battalion

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Thomas Varley

Died 1915

British Army 9851 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles William Varley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105998

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Charles Varley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219356

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Wisley Varley

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 267022 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st/7th Battalion

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Ernest Foster Varley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120580

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Arthur Albert James Varley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32509

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John William Burgess Varley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59098

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William Victor Varley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66905

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James Edwin Varley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8415

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Hardaker Varley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31255

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Arthur Varley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12720

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Thomas Varley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 11327 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11327 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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