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Goole, Yorkshire [726]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [484]

Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [41]

Swinefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [17]

Airmyn, Goole, Yorkshire [11]

Rawcliffe Bridge, Goole, Yorkshire [11]

Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [10]

Howden, Goole, Yorkshire [8]

Hook, Goole, Yorkshire [7]

Old Goole, Goole, Yorkshire [7]

Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire, England [7]

Goole, Yorkshire, England. [6]

Blacktoft, Howden, Goole, Yorkshire [4]

Pollington, Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [4]

Goole Fields, Yorkshire [3]

Goole Yorkshire [3]

Goole, Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Cowick, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

East Cowick, Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Fockerby, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Goole,Yorkshire [2]

Goole. Yorkshire [2]

Low Street, Swinefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Reedness, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Whitgift, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

45 Couper Street, Old Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Balne, Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

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

Carlton, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Carter Street, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

East Cowick, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Eastoft, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Eastoft, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Eastrington, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Goole Fields, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, York, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire (West Riding) [1]

Gowdall, Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Hook, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Newport, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Old Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Ousefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Rawdliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Saltmarshe, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

South Street, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Staddlethorpe, Howden, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Thorne near Goole, Yorkshire [1]

West Cowick, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Whitgift Common Farm, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Whitgift, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [358]

Sapper [66]

Gunner [63]

Driver [35]

Serjeant [32]

Corporal [30]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Rifleman [6]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Captain [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Pioneer [3]

Boy II [2]

Bugler [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Engineman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker I [2]

Stoker II [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A/C QMS [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy I [1]

CSM [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [118]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [51]

East Yorkshire Regiment [50]

Royal Field Artillery [49]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [48]

Army Service Corps [43]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

York and Lancaster Regiment [33]

West Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [9]

Army Reserve [7]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Service

British Army [602]

Royal Navy [192]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [144]

H [139]

C [130]

B [125]

W [97]

M [83]

L [82]

R [70]

G [66]

D [63]

A [62]

T [61]

P [56]

K [46]

J [45]

E [36]

F [34]

N [23]

O [11]

I [9]

V [4]

Y [4]

U [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [881]

Merchant Navy [503]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [118]

Canada [2]

China [2]

India [1]

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Goole, Yorkshire [726] Goole, Yorkshire, England [484] Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [41] Swinefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [17] Airmyn, Goole, Yorkshire [11] Rawcliffe Bridge, Goole, Yorkshire [11] Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [10] Howden, Goole, Yorkshire [8] Hook, Goole, Yorkshire [7] Old Goole, Goole, Yorkshire [7] Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire, England [7] Goole, Yorkshire, England. [6] Blacktoft, Howden, Goole, Yorkshire [4] Pollington, Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [4] Goole Fields, Yorkshire [3] Goole Yorkshire [3] Goole, Hull, Yorkshire [3] Cowick, Goole, Yorkshire [2] East Cowick, Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [2] Fockerby, Goole, Yorkshire [2] Goole,Yorkshire [2] Goole. Yorkshire [2] Low Street, Swinefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [2] Reedness, Goole, Yorkshire [2] Whitgift, Goole, Yorkshire [2] 45 Couper Street, Old Goole, Yorkshire [1] Balne, Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Barmby on the Marsh, Howden, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Carlton, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Carter Street, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] East Cowick, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Eastoft, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Eastoft, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Eastrington, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Goole Fields, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Goole, York, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire (West Riding) [1] Gowdall, Snaith, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Hook, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Newport, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Old Goole, Yorkshire [1] Ousefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Rawdliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Saltmarshe, Goole, Yorkshire [1] South Street, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Staddlethorpe, Howden, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Thorne near Goole, Yorkshire [1] West Cowick, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Whitgift Common Farm, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Whitgift, Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [358] Sapper [66] Gunner [63] Driver [35] Serjeant [32] Corporal [30] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Rifleman [6] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Able Seaman [4] Captain [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Deck Hand [3] Pioneer [3] Boy II [2] Bugler [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Engineman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker I [2] Stoker II [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A/C QMS [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Boy 2 [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy I [1] CSM [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [118] Yorkshire Light Infantry [51] East Yorkshire Regiment [50] Royal Field Artillery [49] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [48] Army Service Corps [43] Labour Corps [40] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] York and Lancaster Regiment [33] West Yorkshire Regiment [30] Machine Gun Corps [23] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Durham Light Infantry [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] West Riding Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Naval Reserve [9] Army Reserve [7] Coldstream Guards [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Border Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Connaught Rangers [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Service

British Army [602] Royal Navy [192] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [144] H [139] C [130] B [125] W [97] M [83] L [82] R [70] G [66] D [63] A [62] T [61] P [56] K [46] J [45] E [36] F [34] N [23] O [11] I [9] V [4] Y [4] U [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [881] Merchant Navy [503] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [118] Canada [2] China [2] India [1]

Albert Cross Walton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 144591 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 50210 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 9th Bn.

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Arthur Beverley

Born 1887

Died 1976

British Army 3292 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 18067 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Bn.

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Frank White

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Army Reserve

British Army 37863 Private York & Lancaster Regiment 3rd Bn.

British Army 37863 Private York & Lancaster Regiment 14th Bn.

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Charles Frederick Smart

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5466 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 393646 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 7554 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Austin Leathley

Born 1882

Died 1960

British Army 5953 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 5953 A/C QMS Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 5953 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur Whitehead

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 58818 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Army Reserve

British Army 5/6460 Private Training Reserve 2 Bn.

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Rowland Dealtry

Born 1889

Died 1966

British Army 22437 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1517 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 12th Bn

British Army 1517 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 13th Bn

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Tom Greensitt

Born 1884

Died 1928

British Army 240303 Private Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Robert John Gringley

Born 1879

Died 1949

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277025

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John William Hinds

Born 1881

Died 1960

British Army 242036 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn

British Army Private Army Reserve

British Army 5127 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/5th Bn

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Fred Chafer

Born 1887

Died 1967

British Army 84095 RFA 1st Reserve Battalion

British Army 84095 Driver RFA 4th Battery

British Army 15474 Private Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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Fred Moody

Born 1891

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2317 Private 6th Infantry Bn.

Australian Imperial Force 1420 Private

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Joseph William Sidebottom

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1166 Gunner Royal Field Artillery C Battery

British Army 800522 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John William Sykes

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19433 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K19433 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K19433 Stoker 1st Class HMS INVINCIBLE

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Philip Kassell

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 1690 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

British Army 1690 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward Rutter

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 2277 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 23606 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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James Stanley Maxwell

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 127061 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Samuel Brook

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 5116 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242025 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/5th Bn.

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George Coult

Born 1895

Died 1984

British Army 18338 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 82856 Private Royal Defence Corps

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John William Silvester

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 31495 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 1/4824 Private Training Battalion

British Army S/21573 Private Seaforth Highlanders 8th Bn.

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