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Harrogate, Yorkshire [264]

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [36]

Bilton, Harrogate, Yorkshire [4]

Harrogate, North Yorkshire [3]

Knaresborough, Harrogate, Yorkshire [3]

Starbeck, Harrogate, Yorkshire [3]

Birstwith, Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Harrogate Yorkshire [2]

Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Christchurch Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Dacre, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Darley, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Harrogate Yorkshire [1]

Harrogate Ripon, Yorkshire [1]

Harrogate, Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1]

Harrogate, York, Yorkshire [1]

Knaresborough,Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Massam, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Near Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Pannal, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Spofforth, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

St Mary's, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Starbeck Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Able Seaman [5]

Gunner [3]

Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

A/Cpt [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Second Class [1]

Air Mechanic Third Class [1]

Aircrafman [1]

Aircraftman [1]

Armourer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet (Flying) [1]

Cadet Lance Corporal [1]

Captain (on mobilisation) [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Major (on mobilisation) [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant Observer [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Supernumerary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

211th Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

21st (Empress of India's) Lancers [1]

24th General Hospital [1]

2nd General Hospital [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HM Submarine D5 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS Unity [1]

HMS. Black Prince [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Officers Training Corps [1]

Postal Department [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusilliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [175]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

British Army [31]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [43]

S [42]

W [39]

C [36]

H [28]

D [19]

L [16]

P [16]

F [14]

M [12]

T [12]

R [11]

E [10]

A [9]

G [8]

J [8]

K [5]

N [5]

O [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [36]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

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People [336] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Harrogate, Yorkshire [264] Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [36] Bilton, Harrogate, Yorkshire [4] Harrogate, North Yorkshire [3] Knaresborough, Harrogate, Yorkshire [3] Starbeck, Harrogate, Yorkshire [3] Birstwith, Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Harrogate Yorkshire [2] Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Christchurch Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Dacre, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Darley, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Harrogate Yorkshire [1] Harrogate Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Harrogate, Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1] Harrogate, York, Yorkshire [1] Knaresborough,Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Massam, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Near Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Pannal, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Spofforth, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] St Mary's, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Starbeck Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [17] Able Seaman [5] Gunner [3] Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) [1] A/Cpt [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic Second Class [1] Air Mechanic Third Class [1] Aircrafman [1] Aircraftman [1] Armourer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet (Flying) [1] Cadet Lance Corporal [1] Captain (on mobilisation) [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Major (on mobilisation) [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant Observer [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Supernumerary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Air Force [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS LION [2] HMS MALAYA [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 211th Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers [1] 24th General Hospital [1] 2nd General Hospital [1] British Red Cross [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HM Submarine D5 [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS Unity [1] HMS. Black Prince [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Officers Training Corps [1] Postal Department [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusilliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [175] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] British Army [31] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [43] S [42] W [39] C [36] H [28] D [19] L [16] P [16] F [14] M [12] T [12] R [11] E [10] A [9] G [8] J [8] K [5] N [5] O [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [36]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Egypt [1] India [1]

Charles Hull

Born 1890

Died 1953

British Army L/1053 Private 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers Service Squadron

British Army L/1053 Shoeing Smith 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

British Army Corporal 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

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Harold Waddington

Born 1895

Died 1984

British Army 3107 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201160 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201160 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 10th

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Edwin Llewellyn Raworth

Born 1899

Died 1961

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) A/Cpt Royal Air Force

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Henry Hall Jackson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Cadet Lance Corporal Officers Training Corps Charterhouse Contingent

British Army Supernumerary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 4th West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 4th West Hiding (Howitzer) Brigade

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Walter Ernest Cartman

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31366 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force 6th Stores Depot (Ascot)

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James Alane Coupland

Born 1879

Died 1957

British Army Major 24th General Hospital

British Army Major 2nd General Hospital

British Army Captain (on mobilisation) Royal Army Medical Corps

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Norman Victor Bruce

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 231391 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Brockbank

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 20727 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Herbert Crosthwaite

Born 1896

Died 1936

British Army 64014 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 31st (Trench Mortar) Battery

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Arthur Topham

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 62450 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200060 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Wilfred Hardisty

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J22817 Ordinary Seaman

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Lionel Hargrave

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 7143 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533766 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533766 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Arthur Leonard Askew

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army MS/2547 Private Army Service Corps army service corps 2nd Unit

British Army 9/47204 Private Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion

British Army GS/47201 Private Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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Walter Rawson Addyman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27045

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John Richard Bower

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268345

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Walter Clapham

Born 1899

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108872 Air Mechanic Third Class Royal Flying Corps 52nd Training Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108872 Air Mechanic Second Class Royal Flying Corps 120 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108872 Aircrafman Royal Air Force 120 Sqaudron

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Tom Gill

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268407

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William Poulter

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253158

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Archibald Stephen Koe

Born 1865

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

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Joseph Light

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13855

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