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Bradford, Yorkshire [13]

Halifax [11]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [9]

Huddersfield [7]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7]

Leeds [6]

Skipton, Yorkshire [6]

Holmfirth [5]

Keighley, Yorkshire [5]

Hebden Bridge [4]

Mytholmroyd [4]

Addingham, Yorkshire [3]

Bradford [3]

Honley, Yorkshire [3]

Manchester [3]

Sunderland [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Barnoldswick, Yorks [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bingley [2]

Bingley, Yorkshire [2]

Bradford, Yorks [2]

Copley, Halifax [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Earby, Yorkshire [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Hinchliffe Mill, Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [2]

Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [2]

Ingleton, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Keighley [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Lightcliffe, Halifax, West Yorkshire [2]

London [2]

Madras [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire [2]

Nottingham [2]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [2]

Ripponden, Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield [2]

Upperthong, West Yorkshire [2]

Wooldale, West Yorkshire [2]

Wyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire [2]

13 Fleminghouse Lane, Dalton, Huddersfield [1]

34 Mannheim Road, Manningham Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Alsager, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [2987]

Serjeant [210]

Corporal [193]

Second Lieutenant [119]

Lance Corporal [116]

Lieutenant [73]

Captain [62]

Acting Serjeant [29]

Acting Corporal [24]

Major [23]

Private Lance Corporal [17]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [10]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Sergeant [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Driver [6]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Colonel [4]

Private /Lance Corporal [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Bandsman [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Boy [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Pte [2]

Quartermaster and Honourary Captain [2]

Quartermaster and Honourary Lieutenant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

2/Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3060]

West Riding Regiment [2898]

The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [310]

Labour Corps [51]

2nd West Riding Regiment [40]

Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [21]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment [21]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [19]

Army Cyclist Corps [15]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment [14]

Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment [13]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Wellington's Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellington's) [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3]

Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding Regiment) [3]

Duke of Wellingtons Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

103rd Labour Corps [2]

2nd Battalion, Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Dragoons [2]

Duke Of Wellington's West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [3466]

Indian Army [8]

Other Empire Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [396]

S [379]

H [361]

W [328]

C [273]

M [221]

R [195]

G [173]

T [165]

D [155]

L [141]

P [137]

F [125]

A [108]

K [70]

J [61]

E [58]

N [58]

I [19]

V [16]

Y [12]

O [8]

Q [6]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3429]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [239]

India [5]

France [2]

Ireland [2]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [13] Halifax [11] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [9] Huddersfield [7] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7] Leeds [6] Skipton, Yorkshire [6] Holmfirth [5] Keighley, Yorkshire [5] Hebden Bridge [4] Mytholmroyd [4] Addingham, Yorkshire [3] Bradford [3] Honley, Yorkshire [3] Manchester [3] Sunderland [3] Yorkshire [3] Barnoldswick, Yorks [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bingley [2] Bingley, Yorkshire [2] Bradford, Yorks [2] Copley, Halifax [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Earby, Yorkshire [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Hinchliffe Mill, Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [2] Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [2] Ingleton, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Keighley [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Lightcliffe, Halifax, West Yorkshire [2] London [2] Madras [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire [2] Nottingham [2] Rawtenstall, Lancs [2] Ripponden, Yorkshire [2] Sheffield [2] Upperthong, West Yorkshire [2] Wooldale, West Yorkshire [2] Wyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire [2] 13 Fleminghouse Lane, Dalton, Huddersfield [1] 34 Mannheim Road, Manningham Bradford Yorkshire [1] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Alsager, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [2987] Serjeant [210] Corporal [193] Second Lieutenant [119] Lance Corporal [116] Lieutenant [73] Captain [62] Acting Serjeant [29] Acting Corporal [24] Major [23] Private Lance Corporal [17] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Company Serjeant Major [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Lance Serjeant [10] Private Acting Lance Corporal [10] Colour Serjeant [8] Sergeant [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Driver [6] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4] Colonel [4] Private /Lance Corporal [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Bandsman [3] Brigadier General [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Boy [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Gunner [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Pte [2] Quartermaster and Honourary Captain [2] Quartermaster and Honourary Lieutenant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant Major [2] 2/Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3060] West Riding Regiment [2898] The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [310] Labour Corps [51] 2nd West Riding Regiment [40] Yorkshire Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Army Service Corps [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [21] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment [21] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [19] Army Cyclist Corps [15] Durham Light Infantry [15] Royal Engineers [15] Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment [14] Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment [13] London Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Duke of Wellington's Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellington's) [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3] Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding Regiment) [3] Duke of Wellingtons Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] 103rd Labour Corps [2] 2nd Battalion, Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Dragoons [2] Duke Of Wellington's West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [3466] Indian Army [8] Other Empire Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [396] S [379] H [361] W [328] C [273] M [221] R [195] G [173] T [165] D [155] L [141] P [137] F [125] A [108] K [70] J [61] E [58] N [58] I [19] V [16] Y [12] O [8] Q [6] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3429] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [239] India [5] France [2] Ireland [2] Turkey [1]

J Cameron

British Army 40092 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 40092 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Spearman

British Army 358012 Sapper Royal Engineers Signal Company

British Army 9663 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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G C K Jolley

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Robert S Gill

British Army 99383 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 36 The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Territorial Force

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Ambrose Crisp

British Army 99377 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 99 The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Territorial Force Reserve

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William Sykes Shaw

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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S P Sherlock

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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James Redpath

British Army 242274 Serjeant 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment

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Alfred Sidney Sherwood

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 5-1195 Private Labour Corps

British Army London Yeomanry 1st Coy

British Army 51195 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 28th Labour Company

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Hugh Mortimer Travers

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Captain 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers attached 2nd Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment

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Thomas Robinson

Born 1895

British Army 16490 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 16490 Corporal 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment

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Albert Ackroyd

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 47094 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 411 Private 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) (Territorial Force)

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Frank Lawrence

British Army 3362 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 204323 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 5611382 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Ralph Archer

British Army 203876 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 269385 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 3658 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Cecil Beckerleg

British Army 1607 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 202673 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 261068 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Gerald L Carpenter

British Army 35892 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 30860 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 26085 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Stanley Phillips

British Army 203889 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 269384 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 1916 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Edward Crozier Creasy

Born 1889

Died 1936

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery attached 58th rifles ind Battalion

British Army Captain Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 11th Battalion

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Dring

Born 1892

British Army 21552 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 14578 Private Labour Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130593 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Lionel Wray Fox

British Army Second Lieutenant Trench Mortar Battery West Riding Regiment

British Army Captain Trench Mortar Battery

British Army Captain The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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