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Doncaster, Yorkshire [681]

Doncaster England [54]

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [47]

Doncaster Victoria [44]

Doncaster [39]

Doncaster, Lincolnshire [8]

Thorne, Doncaster [8]

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]

Crowle, Thorne, Doncaster [2]

Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Doncaster East Victoria [2]

Doncaster, South Yorkshire [2]

Hexthorpe, Doncaster [2]

Mexborough, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Swinton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Sykehouse, Thorne, Doncaster [2]

(Keadley) Doncaster [1]

6 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Austerfield, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Balne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Bawtry, Doncaster [1]

Belton near Doncaster [1]

Blaxton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Braithwell, Doncaster [1]

Burghwallis, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Campsall, Doncaster [1]

Campsall, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Campsell, Doncaster [1]

Christ Church, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Conisborough, Doncaster [1]

Conisbrough Doncaster Yorkshire [1]

Denaby,Doncaster,Yorkshire. [1]

Doncaster Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster Yorkshire. [1]

Doncaster reg district [1]

Doncaster, [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [1]

Doncaster, Balby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Able Seaman [18]

Serjeant [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Captain [6]

Gunner [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Driver [4]

Sapper [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Petty Officer [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain (Acting Major) [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

E.O. 3 / Captain [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Master-at-Arms [1]

Midshipman [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Orderly [1]

Pilot Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Private/Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Unit

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

HMS IRON DUKE [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

HMS Queen Mary [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [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]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Yorkshire Hussars [2]

3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

8th Hussars [1]

9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Audit Staff [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [487]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [239]

British Army [134]

Australian Imperial Force [101]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [108]

H [106]

S [100]

C [85]

W [84]

M [55]

P [52]

R [49]

T [48]

D [47]

G [47]

L [43]

A [34]

F [32]

E [26]

J [21]

K [20]

N [19]

O [11]

V [8]

Y [5]

I [4]

U [4]

Z [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [953]

Merchant Navy [46]

Country

United Kingdom [77]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Guernsey [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

Doncaster, Yorkshire [681] Doncaster England [54] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [47] Doncaster Victoria [44] Doncaster [39] Doncaster, Lincolnshire [8] Thorne, Doncaster [8] 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] Crowle, Thorne, Doncaster [2] Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Doncaster East Victoria [2] Doncaster, South Yorkshire [2] Hexthorpe, Doncaster [2] Mexborough, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Swinton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Sykehouse, Thorne, Doncaster [2] (Keadley) Doncaster [1] 6 Dockin Hill Road, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Austerfield, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Balne, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Bawtry, Doncaster [1] Belton near Doncaster [1] Blaxton, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Braithwell, Doncaster [1] Burghwallis, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Campsall, Doncaster [1] Campsall, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Campsell, Doncaster [1] Christ Church, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Conisborough, Doncaster [1] Conisbrough Doncaster Yorkshire [1] Denaby,Doncaster,Yorkshire. [1] Doncaster Yorkshire [1] Doncaster Yorkshire. [1] Doncaster reg district [1] Doncaster, [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [1] Doncaster, Balby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [81] Able Seaman [18] Serjeant [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Corporal [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Lieutenant [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Captain [6] Gunner [6] Acting Corporal [4] Deck Hand [4] Driver [4] Sapper [4] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Petty Officer [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Captain (Acting Major) [1] Chaplain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] E.O. 3 / Captain [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Lance Bombadier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Master-at-Arms [1] Midshipman [1] Munitions Worker [1] Orderly [1] Pilot Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Private/Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1]

Unit

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] HMS IRON DUKE [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Canadian Infantry [3] HMS Queen Mary [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [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] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Yorkshire Hussars [2] 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 8th Hussars [1] 9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Audit Staff [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [487] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [239] British Army [134] Australian Imperial Force [101] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [108] H [106] S [100] C [85] W [84] M [55] P [52] R [49] T [48] D [47] G [47] L [43] A [34] F [32] E [26] J [21] K [20] N [19] O [11] V [8] Y [5] I [4] U [4] Z [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [953] Merchant Navy [46]

Country

United Kingdom [77] Canada [2] India [2] Guernsey [1] Yemen [1]

Harry Lenton Staniland

Born 1888

Died 1963

British Army 72650 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 72650 Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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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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John Brockton Adcock

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 68138 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 68138 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 107 Field Ambulance

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Arthur Lee

Born 1894

Died 1975

British Army 3456 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 405121 Private Royal Flying Corps

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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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George Flowitt

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 17517 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 17517 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Bn.

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James Henry Pease

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4379 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army G/40630 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 40630 Private Middlesex Reg.

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Francis Crofts Jenkinson

Born 1881

Died 1943

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Horace Allan

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 22505 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 22505 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Alfred Curtis

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 18987 Private 9th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18987 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Charles Herbert Pauling

Born 1892

Died 1960

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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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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James Alfred Oliver

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army WR/501333 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army 135158 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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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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Henry Birkett Shimelds

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 122318 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 122318 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Rippon

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 19107 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 19107 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

British Army

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Leonard Pease

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3438 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 330806 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 236020 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Fred Burton

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 20602 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 20602 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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