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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]

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Place of birth

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]

Walter Smith

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288460

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David Albert Edward Hodges

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167558

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Mark Lunness

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196733

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George David Beale

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164484

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Daniel Roberts

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41427

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William James Frederick Pugh

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199327

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Leonard Joseph Carr

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45874

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Fred Hurt

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51124

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William Holgate Harper

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251767

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Alfred Keyworth

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261481

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Ernest Shaw

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296655

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James Alfred Martin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194959

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Arthur Heap

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294691

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Walter Ernest Trimming

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21517

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Henry Hopkinson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219754

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Albert Hanson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230007

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Herbert Ramm

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263062

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Percy Bland

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 243465 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 243465 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Montague Hearfield Bingham

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 6209 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Charles William Wright

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 3551 Pilot Serjeant Royal Air Force

British Army 3551 Serjeant Royal Air Force

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