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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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People [1393] Stories Communities

Place of birth

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]

James Dawson

Born 1889

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Albert Herman Cross

Born 1896

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Emmanuel Broadbent Craven

Born 1890

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William Arthur Cook

Born 1871

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John Coates

Born 1852

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Harold Lee

Born 1899

Royal Navy J72319

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Alfred Coates

Born 1894

Royal Navy M20626

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Claude Albert William Scoffins

Born 1886

Royal Navy 307336

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John George Harding

Born 1896

British Army 83760 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Hodgson

Born 1891

British Army T4/061683 Driver Army Service Corps

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Clement Harold Sykes

Born 1891

British Army 2519 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Hussars

British Army Captain Tank Corps

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Fred Lee

Born 1892

British Army 48066 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 16471 Private Labour Corps

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William Battle Weldrake

Born 1877

Died 1939

British Army Private Army Reserve

British Army 149697 Sapper Royal Engineers IWT

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