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Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Batley, Yorkshire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Ollerton, Nottinghamshire [2]

Sale Cheshire [2]

Sheffield England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Aston near Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Aston, Yorkshire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

British Subject [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Bury, Lancs [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Coventry [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunkeld Victoria [1]

Durham [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Goole [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Halifax [1]

Hill River South Australia [1]

Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Indooroopilly Queensland [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leeds [1]

Leeds England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [483]

Gunner [60]

Driver [45]

Corporal [32]

Serjeant [32]

Sapper [24]

Lance Corporal [19]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Captain [10]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Guardsman [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

/ Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Fitter [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Gunner/Shoeing Smith [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [76]

Labour Corps [60]

West Yorkshire Regiment [58]

Royal Engineers [54]

West Riding Regiment [46]

Army Service Corps [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

East Lancashire Regiment [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Scots [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [747]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Royal Navy [39]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [911]

Contribution

Military Service [893]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Batley, Yorkshire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Ollerton, Nottinghamshire [2] Sale Cheshire [2] Sheffield England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Aston near Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Aston, Yorkshire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] British Subject [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Bury, Lancs [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Coventry [1] Derbyshire [1] Dublin [1] Dunkeld Victoria [1] Durham [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Goole [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Halifax [1] Hill River South Australia [1] Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Indooroopilly Queensland [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds [1] Leeds England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [483] Gunner [60] Driver [45] Corporal [32] Serjeant [32] Sapper [24] Lance Corporal [19] Second Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant [15] Captain [10] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Guardsman [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] / Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bearer [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Fitter [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Gunner/Shoeing Smith [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [76] Labour Corps [60] West Yorkshire Regiment [58] Royal Engineers [54] West Riding Regiment [46] Army Service Corps [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Durham Light Infantry [23] Manchester Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Cheshire Regiment [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] East Lancashire Regiment [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] Liverpool Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [9] Grenadier Guards [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Scots [4] The Queen's Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [747] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Royal Navy [39] Australian Imperial Force [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [911]

Contribution

Military Service [893] Conscientious Objector [9] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Arthur William Bayldon Woodhead

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4771 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/43194 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Daniel Woodhead

Died 1916

British Army 11987 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert Woodhead

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186361

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Norman Woodhead

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 43748 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 43748 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Willie Woodhead

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5716 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 242037 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Sydney William Woodhead

Australian Imperial Force 1279

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Samuel Woodhead

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55009

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Albert Woodhead

Died 1918

British Army 300138 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 300138 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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H Woodhead

British Army S/4/217603 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army B/202070 Rifleman Rifle Brigade Depot

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Harold Woodhead

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 41337 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 41337 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Harold Woodhead

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225700

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Frank Woodhead

Died 1914

British Army 8956 Private Manchester Regiment

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Fred Woodhead

Died 1917

British Army 40035 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Frank Woodhead

Died 1918

British Army 117652 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 117652 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Joshua Woodhead

Born 1890

Died 1943

British Army R/19771 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Raymond Woodhead

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128115

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Arthur Charles Woodhead

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 202722 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy Woodhead

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427605

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427605 Private Canadian Infantry

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Lee Woodhead

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 5453 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202534 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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George Duncan Woodhead

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302645

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