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Bridlington, Yorkshire [170]

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [34]

Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [3]

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [2]

Bridlington, East Yorkshire [2]

Bridlington, Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Carnaby, Bridlington, Yorkshire [2]

Sewerby, Bridlington, Yorkshire [2]

Bridlington East Yorkshire [1]

Bridlington near Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Bridlington, York, Yorkshire [1]

Flambrough Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Haisthorpe, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Hilderthorpe, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Skipsea, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

St Mary's, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Wold Newton, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [13]

Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colonel [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

LA Blacksmith [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian ArmyLight Horse [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Riding Of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Thomas Stratten." [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [108]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

British Army [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [33]

H [26]

C [20]

S [18]

B [16]

M [16]

P [16]

D [13]

R [13]

G [12]

L [8]

A [6]

E [6]

T [6]

N [5]

K [4]

F [3]

J [2]

O [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [184]

Merchant Navy [36]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Canada [2]

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People [226] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bridlington, Yorkshire [170] Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [34] Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [3] Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [2] Bridlington, East Yorkshire [2] Bridlington, Hull, Yorkshire [2] Carnaby, Bridlington, Yorkshire [2] Sewerby, Bridlington, Yorkshire [2] Bridlington East Yorkshire [1] Bridlington near Hull, Yorkshire [1] Bridlington, York, Yorkshire [1] Flambrough Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Haisthorpe, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Hilderthorpe, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Skipsea, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] St Mary's, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Wold Newton, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [13] Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colonel [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] LA Blacksmith [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Signalman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Major [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] Royal Engineers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian ArmyLight Horse [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Riding Of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Thomas Stratten." [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [108] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] British Army [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [33] H [26] C [20] S [18] B [16] M [16] P [16] D [13] R [13] G [12] L [8] A [6] E [6] T [6] N [5] K [4] F [3] J [2] O [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [184] Merchant Navy [36]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Canada [2]

Stanley Stuffings

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245366

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John Thomas Newland

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253677

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Thomas Holmes

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 5423 Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 28610 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 28610 Lance Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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William Kneeshaw

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306773

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Frederick William O'brien

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149693

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John Dobson Danby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163622

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Frank Harrison

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202613

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John Munn Deheer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137177

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Alfred Stow Topham

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406919

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James Ernest Everingham

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17276

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Fred Goodwill

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17278

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Thomas Alva Thresh

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J9907 Leading Signalman HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Joseph Clarence Haw

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35166 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35161 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Henry Wallis

Born 1879

Died 1919

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Enos Hoggard

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282199

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Albert Lawty

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy J34299 Boy 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

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Joshua Sunley

Born 1881

Royal Navy F32218

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William Duck

Born 1897

British Army S/4/093498 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 48231 Private South Wales Borderers

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Christopher George Edmond

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 216922 Able Seaman HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Edmund Grimshaw

Born 1867

Died 1916

Royal Navy 152023 Stoker 1st Class HMS Indefatigable

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