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Grimsby, Lincolnshire [880]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [686]

Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [22]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. [16]

Cleethorpes, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [9]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [9]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [4]

Laceby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Caistor, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Grimsby,Lincolnshire [2]

Louth, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Old Clee, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Saint Johns Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

West Marsh, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

17 Duncombe Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Ashby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Baston, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Bradley, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Brigg, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

East Halton, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Grainthorpe, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Great Coates, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Great Coates, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Grimsby Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby Lincolnshire England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England [1]

Immingham, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Keelby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

North Somercotes, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Riby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Saint Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Saint James Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

South Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

St. James, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Stallingborough, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Ulceby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Waltham, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Weelsby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Wood Street Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

grimsby lincolnshire [1]

grimsby,lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [53]

Deck Hand [35]

Able Seaman [22]

Trimmer [20]

Engineman [13]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Corporal [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Gunner [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Second Hand [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Sapper [3]

Skipper [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Driver [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signaller [2]

Trimmer Cook [2]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Third Class [1]

Aircraftsman Class 2 (Rigger Aero) [1]

Airman 2nd Class [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Civilian [1]

Command Engineer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [86]

Lincolnshire Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [6]

HMS Victory I [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

HMS INDOMITABLE [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

HMS QUEEN MARY [3]

HMS WARSPITE [3]

London Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Corona." [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [2]

Royal Naval Reserve HMTrawler Agamemnon II [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

(RFR/CH/A/2005). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

12th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

209th Training Depot Station [1]

3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1]

3rd Royal Marine Battalion [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

Air Raid Victim, Hull [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment Seconded to Royal Flying Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [668]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [224]

British Army [79]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [220]

C [152]

S [148]

H [147]

W [144]

M [93]

R [90]

P [86]

G [81]

D [78]

T [65]

A [57]

J [56]

F [51]

L [51]

K [38]

N [35]

E [32]

O [23]

I [12]

V [9]

Y [6]

Contribution

Military Service [889]

Merchant Navy [708]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

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Grimsby, Lincolnshire [880] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [686] Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [22] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. [16] Cleethorpes, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [9] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [9] Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [4] Laceby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Caistor, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Grimsby,Lincolnshire [2] Louth, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Old Clee, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Saint Johns Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] West Marsh, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] 17 Duncombe Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Ashby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Baston, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Bradley, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Brigg, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] East Halton, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Grainthorpe, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Great Coates, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Great Coates, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Grimsby Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby Lincolnshire England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England [1] Immingham, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Keelby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] North Somercotes, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Riby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Saint Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Saint James Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] South Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] St. James, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Stallingborough, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Ulceby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Waltham, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Weelsby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Wood Street Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] grimsby lincolnshire [1] grimsby,lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [53] Deck Hand [35] Able Seaman [22] Trimmer [20] Engineman [13] Stoker 1st Class [13] Ordinary Seaman [10] Corporal [7] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Gunner [6] Lieutenant [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Lance Corporal [5] Leading Seaman [5] Second Hand [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Sapper [3] Skipper [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Driver [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Signaller [2] Trimmer Cook [2] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic Third Class [1] Aircraftsman Class 2 (Rigger Aero) [1] Airman 2nd Class [1] Blacksmith [1] Boatswain [1] Boy 2c [1] Boy II [1] Boy Servant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Stoker [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Civilian [1] Command Engineer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [86] Lincolnshire Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [6] HMS Victory I [5] Royal Air Force [5] HMS INDOMITABLE [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] HMS BLACK PRINCE [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] HMS QUEEN MARY [3] HMS WARSPITE [3] London Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Service Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Ganges [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Corona." [2] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [2] Royal Naval Reserve HMTrawler Agamemnon II [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] (RFR/CH/A/2005). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] 12th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 209th Training Depot Station [1] 3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1] 3rd Royal Marine Battalion [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] Air Raid Victim, Hull [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment Seconded to Royal Flying Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [668] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [224] British Army [79] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [220] C [152] S [148] H [147] W [144] M [93] R [90] P [86] G [81] D [78] T [65] A [57] J [56] F [51] L [51] K [38] N [35] E [32] O [23] I [12] V [9] Y [6]

Contribution

Military Service [889] Merchant Navy [708]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

George William Humberston

Born 1894

Died 1956

British Army 10901 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th and then 7th (Service) Battalions

British Army 10901 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion then 9th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10901 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 9th (Reserve) Battalion then 2nd Battalion

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Francis James Templeman

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 21 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 21 Lance Sergeant Lincolnshire Regiment 5th

British Army 21 Sergeant Lincolnshire Regiment 1/5th

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George Sutton Taylor

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 178 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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Harry Shackles

Born 1893

Died 1954

Royal Navy SS109664 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy SS109664 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy SS109664 Stoker 1st Class HMS FALMOUTH [at the Battle of Jutland]

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George Robert Berran

Born 1883

Died 1955

Royal Navy 346287

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Alfred John Cullen

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2152 Royal Fusiliers

British Army 34398 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment "C" Company, 8th Battalion

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William Brough Wharton

Born 1896

Died 1970

British Army 164319 Private Labour Corps

British Army 164319 Private Royal Army Service Corps No 4

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Tom Sherriff

Born 1893

Died 1949

British Army 30133 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Herbert Humberstone

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 10/257 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion (Grimsby) 'The Grimsby Chums'

British Army 10/257 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion (Grimsby) 'The Grimsby Chums'

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Alfred Edward Allison

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2499 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Arthur Stookes

Born 1883

Died 1943

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33133

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33133 Air Mechanic 2 Royal Flying Corps 52 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33133 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force 52 Squadron

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George Isaac Beels

Born 1894

Died 1952

British Army 53625 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Samuel Ernest Bailey

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1503 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 1503 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1/5th Battalion.

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Percy Sherriff

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 201584 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 201584 L. Corporal Hampshire Regiment 2 4th (T.F.) Battalion

British Army 201584 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Louis Reginald Phillips

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 266567 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Frank Schofield

Born 1890

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234756 Private 1st Class 209th Training Depot Station

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Bernhard Mackarill Chapman

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1431 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1431 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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Ben Leeman

Died 1918

British Army 31859 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 31859 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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James Barker

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 10th southst Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Christopher Robert Harvey

Born 1875

Died 1951

British Army 026998 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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