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Doncaster, Yorkshire [681]

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [47]

Balby, Doncaster, Yorkshire [6]

Bentley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [5]

Thorne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [5]

Wheatley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [5]

Hexthorpe, Doncaster, Yorkshire [4]

Hyde Park, Doncaster, Yorkshire [4]

Tickhill, Doncaster, Yorkshire [4]

Crowle, Thorne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [3]

Doncaster Yorkshire [3]

Doncaster,Yorkshire. [3]

Bawtry, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Conisbrough, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Doncaster, South Yorkshire [2]

Mexborough, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Swinton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

6 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Austerfield, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Balne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Blaxton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Burghwallis, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Campsall, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Christ Church, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

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Doncaster, St Johns, Yorkshire [1]

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Doncaster,Yorkshire [1]

Eastoft, Thorne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Fishlake, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Haworth, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Hexthorpe Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Loversall, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Melton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Mooredges, Thorne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

New Conisborough, Denaby, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Norton, Askern, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Ravenfield, nr Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Rotherham, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Saint James Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Johns Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [43]

Able Seaman [16]

Serjeant [9]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Captain [3]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Master-at-Arms [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Orderly [1]

Pilot Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Class II [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Wireless Telegraphist Officer [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

HMS IRON DUKE [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

HMS Queen Mary [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Yorkshire Dragoons [2]

8th Hussars [1]

Army Audit Staff [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Fort Garry Horse [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

Service

Royal Navy [472]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [237]

British Army [71]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [94]

B [93]

S [77]

W [74]

C [66]

M [44]

R [43]

G [42]

T [40]

D [39]

P [39]

L [36]

A [26]

F [22]

E [19]

J [18]

N [16]

K [14]

O [8]

V [8]

U [3]

Y [3]

I [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [772]

Merchant Navy [46]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Canada [2]

India [2]

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Doncaster, Yorkshire [681] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [47] Balby, Doncaster, Yorkshire [6] Bentley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [5] Thorne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [5] Wheatley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [5] Hexthorpe, Doncaster, Yorkshire [4] Hyde Park, Doncaster, Yorkshire [4] Tickhill, Doncaster, Yorkshire [4] Crowle, Thorne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [3] Doncaster Yorkshire [3] Doncaster,Yorkshire. [3] Bawtry, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Conisbrough, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Doncaster, South Yorkshire [2] Mexborough, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Swinton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] 6 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Austerfield, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Balne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Blaxton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Burghwallis, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Campsall, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Christ Church, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Conisbrough Doncaster Yorkshire [1] Denaby,Doncaster,Yorkshire. [1] Doncaster Yorkshire [1] Doncaster Yorkshire. [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [1] Doncaster, Balby, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, St Johns, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, West Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, York, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster,Yorkshire [1] Eastoft, Thorne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Fishlake, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Haworth, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Hexthorpe Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Loversall, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Melton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Mooredges, Thorne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] New Conisborough, Denaby, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Norton, Askern, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Ravenfield, nr Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Rotherham, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Saint James Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Saint Johns Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [43] Able Seaman [16] Serjeant [9] Ordinary Seaman [8] Stoker 1st Class [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Deck Hand [4] Captain [3] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Petty Officer [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bombardier [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Master-at-Arms [1] Munitions Worker [1] Orderly [1] Pilot Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Class II [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Wireless Telegraphist Officer [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] HMS IRON DUKE [6] Royal Engineers [5] Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] HMS Queen Mary [3] Labour Corps [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vivid I [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Yorkshire Dragoons [2] 8th Hussars [1] Army Audit Staff [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Fort Garry Horse [1] French Red Cross [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hercules [1]

Service

Royal Navy [472] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [237] British Army [71] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [94] B [93] S [77] W [74] C [66] M [44] R [43] G [42] T [40] D [39] P [39] L [36] A [26] F [22] E [19] J [18] N [16] K [14] O [8] V [8] U [3] Y [3] I [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [772] Merchant Navy [46]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Canada [2] India [2]

Gerald Blakeney De Courcy-Ireland, M.v.o.

Born 1895

Died 1986

British Army Temporary Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

British Army Temporary Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

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David Leonard Simpson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 140942 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 162nd Brigade

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Percy Rowley

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 18765 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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Harry Martin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5868 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372946 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur Grindle

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army 6626 Serjeant 8th Hussars

British Army 45602 Serjeant Corps of Hussars 8th Battalion

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William Thomas Bagshaw

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 15497 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 57810 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 15497 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Dimaline

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 3/3595 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3/3595 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion

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Lionel Hewitt

Born 1875

Died 1925

British Army 2295 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 374818 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Thomas Tindall Robinson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14398 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2900 Private Army Cyclist Corps 23rd Division

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Frederick Mahan

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2230 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

British Army 265397 Serjeant Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1/7th Battalion

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Frederick Laycock

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 44867 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion.

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William George Cartwright

Born 1864

Died 1936

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Army Audit Staff Exchequer and Audit Department

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William Holmes

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 18322 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Albert Cort

Died 1915

British Army 1072 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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William Oswald Hird

Died 1916

British Army 22401 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Herbert Bellerby

Born 1887

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17018 Air Mechanic 1st class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17018 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps 27 Squadron

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Ernest Reast

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281726

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Joe Procter Middleton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275609

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Thomas Thompson

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279933

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Richard Duckworth

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188926

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