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Driffield, Yorkshire [89]

Driffield, Yorkshire, England [4]

Driffield, Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Battleburn, near Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Cranswick, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Driffield Yorkshire [1]

Driffield area, Yorkshire [1]

Driffield near Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Driffield, East Yorkshire [1]

Driffield, East Yorkshire, England [1]

Driffield, Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Driffield,Yorkshire. [1]

Great Driffield Yorkshire. [1]

Great Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Little Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Nafferton, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

North Dalton, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

North Frodingham, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sledmere, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Tibthorpe Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Weaverthorpe, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [12]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Staff Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

4th Infantry Brigade [1]

Brigade Ammunition Column [1]

Camel Transport and Supply Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

H.M.S. "Iron Duke" [1]

HMS OWL [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Imperial Yeomanry [1]

Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

British Army [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [16]

W [15]

B [13]

R [12]

D [11]

S [9]

M [8]

A [5]

L [5]

E [4]

F [4]

K [3]

N [3]

C [2]

P [2]

G [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [109]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

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People [114] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Driffield, Yorkshire [89] Driffield, Yorkshire, England [4] Driffield, Hull, Yorkshire [2] Battleburn, near Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Cranswick, Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Driffield Yorkshire [1] Driffield area, Yorkshire [1] Driffield near Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Driffield, East Yorkshire [1] Driffield, East Yorkshire, England [1] Driffield, Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Driffield,Yorkshire. [1] Great Driffield Yorkshire. [1] Great Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Little Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Nafferton, Driffield, Yorkshire [1] North Dalton, Driffield, Yorkshire [1] North Frodingham, Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Sledmere, Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Tibthorpe Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Weaverthorpe, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [12] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Staff Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] 4th Infantry Brigade [1] Brigade Ammunition Column [1] Camel Transport and Supply Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. "Iron Duke" [1] HMS OWL [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] Imperial Yeomanry [1] Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1] Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] British Army [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [16] W [15] B [13] R [12] D [11] S [9] M [8] A [5] L [5] E [4] F [4] K [3] N [3] C [2] P [2] G [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [109] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1]

George William Hilson

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 9910 Private Coldstream Guards

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Thomas Beacroft

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307615

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Charles Cyril Hance

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25871

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Tom Warters

Born 1897

British Army 205147 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Robson Hawkins Harrison

Born 1878

Died 1954

British Army T4/040596 Driver Army Service Corps

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John Dickson Wise

Born 1899

Died 1919

Royal Navy Midshipman H.M.S. "Iron Duke"

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William Percival Kirby

Born 1900

Royal Navy F41915

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Ellen Gertrude Ward

Born 1896

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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George Pickering

Born 1880

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Sydney Hopper Marson

Born 1889

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Frederick Oscar Blowman

Born 1865

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Amy Hood

Born 1899

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Harry Gilbert Ford

Born 1883

Royal Navy F567

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George Wright

Born 1886

Royal Navy K3708 Leading Stoker HMS OWL

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