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Goole, Yorkshire, England [484]

Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire, England [7]

Goole, Yorkshire, England. [6]

Barmby on the Marsh, Howden, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Carter Street, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Eastoft, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Eastrington, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hook, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

South Street, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Whitgift, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [6]

Serjeant [3]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Unit

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

3rd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Hussars [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [12]

Other Empire Force [3]

Royal Navy [3]

Last name first letter

W [54]

C [49]

S [48]

B [40]

H [38]

G [30]

T [29]

M [28]

A [25]

L [25]

K [24]

D [22]

J [22]

P [21]

R [14]

E [11]

F [11]

N [6]

O [3]

Y [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [494]

Military Service [10]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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People [504] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Goole, Yorkshire, England [484] Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire, England [7] Goole, Yorkshire, England. [6] Barmby on the Marsh, Howden, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Carter Street, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Eastoft, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Eastrington, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Hook, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] South Street, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Whitgift, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [6] Serjeant [3] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Unit

East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 3rd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corps [1] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] West Riding Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Hussars [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [12] Other Empire Force [3] Royal Navy [3]

Last name first letter

W [54] C [49] S [48] B [40] H [38] G [30] T [29] M [28] A [25] L [25] K [24] D [22] J [22] P [21] R [14] E [11] F [11] N [6] O [3] Y [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [494] Military Service [10]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Abraham Sutcliffe Jackson

Born 1876

Died 1917

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Ernest Henry Appleyard

Born 1880

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine

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Emmanuel Laycock

Born 1854

Died 1917

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Walter Butler

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 12/1164 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Hull)

British Army 12/1164 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Hull)

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Thomas William Pettinger

Born 1889

Died 1918

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George Coggon

Born 1889

Died 1954

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John Maltus Gill

Born 1877

Died 1942

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Harold Kynman

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 242344 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Christmas Clarke Beck

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 323840 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/281230 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Coggon

Born 1889

Died 1958

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Fred Gill

Born 1902

Died 1923

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John Ernest Gill

Born 1900

Died 1960

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John Dunwell

Born 1890

Died 1978

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William John Needham

Born 1880

Died 1941

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Hugh Miller

Born 1881

Died 1939

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Stanley Bickerton

Born 1895

Died 1970

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Albert William Selby

Born 1892

Died 1961

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Ernest Edward Kitwood

Born 1878

Died 1960

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Elmit Cook

Born 1870

Died 1932

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John Waterhouse Kitwood

Born 1870

Died 1923

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