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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cassilis New South Wales [1]

Castleford [1]

Glaston, Rutland [1]

Gosforth Rectory, Cumberland [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Middlesex [1]

NSW New South Wales [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

South London England [1]

Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Strathfield New South Wales [1]

Tarawaki [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Upper Holloway, London [1]

Walwa Victoria [1]

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Private [63]

Gunner [10]

Driver [7]

Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Major [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Border Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment/ Staff [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Imperial Force/ Machine Gun Corps [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Officer Training Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Indian Army [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derby Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [148]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [148] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cassilis New South Wales [1] Castleford [1] Glaston, Rutland [1] Gosforth Rectory, Cumberland [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Middlesex [1] NSW New South Wales [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] South London England [1] Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Strathfield New South Wales [1] Tarawaki [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Upper Holloway, London [1] Walwa Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [63] Gunner [10] Driver [7] Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Major [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Essex Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Border Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment/ Staff [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Imperial Force/ Machine Gun Corps [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Officer Training Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Household Battalion [1] Indian Army [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derby Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [148]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Osmond Bartle Wordsworth

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army Canadian Officer Training Corps

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Sydney Arnold Wordsworth

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army S/25851 Private Rifle Brigade

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Alexander Gerald Wordsworth

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Lionel Wordsworth

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Lancers

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Alfred Henry Wordsworth

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237564

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John Wordsworth

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97989

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Fred Wordsworth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132285

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Charles Wordsworth

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33560

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John Reginald Wordsworth

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20329

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Frederick Wordsworth

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 15734 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Patrick Wordsworth

Died 1915

British Army 10858 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 10858 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Sidney Leonard Wordsworth

Born 1895

Died 1977

British Army 6924 Private Lancers

British Army 41353 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 6924 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Edward Wordsworth

Died 1917

British Army 203570 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235177 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 235177 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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J H Wordsworth

Died 1918

British Army 121450 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 76085 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 56271 Private Essex Regiment

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William A Wordsworth

Born 1879

British Army 1848 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas K. Wordsworth

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2014832

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2014832 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Frank Wordsworth

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193513

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Victor Thompson Wordsworth

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199622

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John Harold Wordsworth

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114556

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William Ambrose Rolf Wordsworth

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180649

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