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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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People [3466] Stories Communities

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]

Roland Woolfall Siddall

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 200675 Private West Riding Regiment 2/5th Battalion

British Army 200675 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 5th Battalion

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Edgar Allan

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 31775 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 31775 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Edward Joynes

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 268056 Lance Corporal Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 268056 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Robert Fieldsend

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 203673 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 203673 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Amos Bertie Manning

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 9740 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 9740 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 25399 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Reginald Noel Davis

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Cecil Edward Metcalfe

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 4505 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9827 Colour Serjeant Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9827 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Richard Davies Ellison

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13776 Private Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Hedley Lovell

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 267672 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army Duke Of Wellington's Regt. 2nd/6th Bn.

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John Henry Holden

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 3368 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 6th (Reserve) Battalion

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Arthur Geoffrey Thurlow

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) 8 Battalion

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Willie Thorpe

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 5189 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/4th Battalion

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John Willie Drake

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 4960 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2/4 Battalion

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Albert Roberts

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 3487 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2/5th Battalion

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Alfred Harper

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 55494 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Richard Field

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 29286 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 10th Bn

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Joseph Frederick Taylor

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 29964 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Trewartha

Born 1880

Died 1970

British Army 7051 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army 201840 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 4th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 260085 Acting Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment 1/5th, 4th (Reserve) Battalion

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Edwin Walsh

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 201028 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 201028 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army Sergeant Duke of Wellington's Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Frank Hall

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 242781 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/5th Battalion

British Army 242781 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 242781 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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