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Dunkeld Victoria [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Lubeck Victoria [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

59 Ducie Grove, Chorlton upon Medlock [1]

Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Fulstone, West Yorkshire [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

St Giles, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [86]

Gunner [17]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [3]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [21]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

18th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Brand's Horse [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps Imperial Army [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment Depot [1]

North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [139]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [176]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [175]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [177] Stories Communities

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Dunkeld Victoria [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Lubeck Victoria [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stawell Victoria [2] 59 Ducie Grove, Chorlton upon Medlock [1] Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Fulstone, West Yorkshire [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] St Giles, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [86] Gunner [17] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Driver [5] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [3] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [21] Royal Field Artillery [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Labour Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Engineers [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Essex Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Military Foot Police [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] 18th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Brand's Horse [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps Imperial Army [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment Depot [1] North Lancashire Regiment [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [139] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [176] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [175] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Ernest Womersley

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/9531 Royal Naval Division

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George Womersley

Born 1891

Royal Navy F20347

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William Womersley

Born 1897

Royal Navy F54061

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William Arthur Womersley

Born 1895

Royal Navy J21113

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Arnold Lee Womersley

Born 1890

Royal Navy Z/9394 Royal Naval Division

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Jesse Womersley

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/8341 Royal Naval Division

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Willie Womersley

Born 1894

Royal Navy K.P/175 Royal Naval Division

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Herbert Womersley

Born 1898

Royal Navy J74714

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Leonard Womersley

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS3306

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James Womersley

Born 1881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 488176

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John Womersley

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2007665

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Albert Womersley

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 414981

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Frederic Marshall Womersley

Born 1892

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Henry Womersley

Born 1879

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James Womersley

British Army 20337 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 40867 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 71064 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Benjamin Womersley

British Army 201952 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 59731 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Cecil Womersley

British Army 165354 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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John A Womersley

British Army 29903 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 40054 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Colin Womersley

British Army L/52547 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 15 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Fred Womersley

British Army M2/193618 Private Army Service Corps

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