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Hull, Yorkshire [3374]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2796]

Hull [311]

Hull England [295]

Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire [110]

Kingston upon Hull [78]

Hull, Yorkshire, England. [62]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [61]

Hull, East Yorkshire [42]

Hessle, Hull, Yorkshire [18]

Hull Yorkshire [13]

Sculcoates, Hull [12]

Newland, Hull, Yorkshire [11]

Cottingham, Hull, Yorkshire [10]

Hull, England [10]

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire [10]

Kingston upon Hull East Yorkshire [9]

Sutton, Hull, Yorkshire [9]

Beverley, Hull, Yorkshire [8]

Bishops Hull, Somerset [8]

Sculcoates Hull, Yorkshire [7]

East Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Hull, Yorks [6]

St Johns, Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Hull,Yorkshire [5]

Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire [5]

Drypool, Hull [4]

Hull, Lincolnshire [4]

Hull, Quebec [4]

Kingston Upon Hull [4]

Kingston-upon-Hull [4]

Sutton on Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Anlaby, Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Drypool Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Goole, Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Hedon, Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Sculcoates, Hull, East Yorkshire [3]

Bridlington, Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Brough, Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Driffield, Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yokshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hull,East Yorkshire [2]

Hull,Sculcoats,Yorkshire. [2]

Kingston Upon Hull East Yorkshire [2]

Kingston-upon-Hull England [2]

Saint Andrews Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull [2]

Seaton near Hull [2]

Rank

Private [412]

Deck Hand [83]

Able Seaman [63]

Stoker 1st Class [63]

Serjeant [41]

Corporal [37]

Ordinary Seaman [34]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Boy 1st Class [23]

Engineman [23]

Lance Corporal [23]

Trimmer [22]

Gunner [21]

Lieutenant [21]

Sapper [20]

Second Hand [16]

Rifleman [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [13]

Captain [11]

Driver [11]

Skipper [10]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Civilian [8]

Stoker Petty Officer [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Leading Stoker [6]

Ordinary Telegraphist [6]

Sergeant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Reverend [5]

Bombardier [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Stoker [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Fireman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Leading Telegraphist [3]

Seaman [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Boy [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Unit

East Yorkshire Regiment [229]

Royal Naval Reserve [165]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [49]

Royal Engineers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Labour Corps [18]

London Regiment [18]

HMS IRON DUKE [15]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [13]

HMS MALAYA [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

HMS Victory I [9]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [9]

Air Raid Victim, Hull [8]

Army Service Corps [8]

HMS BULWARK [8]

HMS Good Hope [8]

HMS INDOMITABLE [8]

HMS QUEEN MARY [8]

HMS CANADA [7]

HMS Fearless [7]

HMS INVINCIBLE [6]

HMS Princess Royal [6]

HMS Queen Mary [6]

Mercantile Marine [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

HMS Barham [5]

HMS NEPTUNE [5]

HMS Vanguard [5]

HMS Victory II [5]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [5]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Service

Royal Navy [2569]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1089]

British Army [612]

Australian Imperial Force [304]

Other Empire Force [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [856]

S [725]

W [666]

C [633]

H [627]

M [532]

R [366]

D [347]

P [341]

T [341]

L [314]

G [313]

A [294]

F [291]

J [210]

E [158]

N [150]

K [147]

O [100]

Y [37]

V [36]

I [23]

U [14]

Q [5]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4404]

Merchant Navy [2930]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [268]

India [3]

Canada [2]

China [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

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Hull, Yorkshire [3374] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2796] Hull [311] Hull England [295] Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire [110] Kingston upon Hull [78] Hull, Yorkshire, England. [62] Hull, Yorkshire, England [61] Hull, East Yorkshire [42] Hessle, Hull, Yorkshire [18] Hull Yorkshire [13] Sculcoates, Hull [12] Newland, Hull, Yorkshire [11] Cottingham, Hull, Yorkshire [10] Hull, England [10] Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire [10] Kingston upon Hull East Yorkshire [9] Sutton, Hull, Yorkshire [9] Beverley, Hull, Yorkshire [8] Bishops Hull, Somerset [8] Sculcoates Hull, Yorkshire [7] East Hull, Yorkshire [6] Hull, Yorks [6] St Johns, Hull, Yorkshire [6] Hull,Yorkshire [5] Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire [5] Drypool, Hull [4] Hull, Lincolnshire [4] Hull, Quebec [4] Kingston Upon Hull [4] Kingston-upon-Hull [4] Sutton on Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Anlaby, Hull, Yorkshire [3] Drypool Hull, Yorkshire [3] Goole, Hull, Yorkshire [3] Hedon, Hull, Yorkshire [3] Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire [3] Sculcoates, Hull, East Yorkshire [3] Bridlington, Hull, Yorkshire [2] Brough, Hull, Yorkshire [2] Driffield, Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yokshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Hull,East Yorkshire [2] Hull,Sculcoats,Yorkshire. [2] Kingston Upon Hull East Yorkshire [2] Kingston-upon-Hull England [2] Saint Andrews Hull, Yorkshire [2] Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull [2] Seaton near Hull [2]

Rank

Private [412] Deck Hand [83] Able Seaman [63] Stoker 1st Class [63] Serjeant [41] Corporal [37] Ordinary Seaman [34] Second Lieutenant [26] Boy 1st Class [23] Engineman [23] Lance Corporal [23] Trimmer [22] Gunner [21] Lieutenant [21] Sapper [20] Second Hand [16] Rifleman [13] Stoker 2nd Class [13] Captain [11] Driver [11] Skipper [10] Boy 2nd Class [8] Civilian [8] Stoker Petty Officer [7] Leading Seaman [6] Leading Stoker [6] Ordinary Telegraphist [6] Sergeant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Reverend [5] Bombardier [4] Petty Officer [4] Stoker [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Fireman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Leading Telegraphist [3] Seaman [3] Signal Boy [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Boy [2] Brigadier General [2]

Unit

East Yorkshire Regiment [229] Royal Naval Reserve [165] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [49] Royal Engineers [39] Royal Field Artillery [27] Yorkshire Regiment [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Labour Corps [18] London Regiment [18] HMS IRON DUKE [15] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [13] HMS MALAYA [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] West Riding Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] HMS Victory I [9] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [9] Air Raid Victim, Hull [8] Army Service Corps [8] HMS BULWARK [8] HMS Good Hope [8] HMS INDOMITABLE [8] HMS QUEEN MARY [8] HMS CANADA [7] HMS Fearless [7] HMS INVINCIBLE [6] HMS Princess Royal [6] HMS Queen Mary [6] Mercantile Marine [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] HMS Barham [5] HMS NEPTUNE [5] HMS Vanguard [5] HMS Victory II [5] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [5] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Wales Borderers [5]

Service

Royal Navy [2569] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1089] British Army [612] Australian Imperial Force [304] Other Empire Force [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [856] S [725] W [666] C [633] H [627] M [532] R [366] D [347] P [341] T [341] L [314] G [313] A [294] F [291] J [210] E [158] N [150] K [147] O [100] Y [37] V [36] I [23] U [14] Q [5] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4404] Merchant Navy [2930] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [268] India [3] Canada [2] China [1] France [1] Germany [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1]

George Dack

Born 1896

Died 1958

British Army 118569 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 118569 Sjt Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army

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Charles Thomas Henry Espin

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 13/696 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 13th (Service Battalion)

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William Oscar Montgomery

Born 1888

Died 1959

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Trench Mortar Battery

British Army 202287 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 5th (reserve) Battalion

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Frederic Harvey Wilmot

Born 1880

Died 1959

British Army 12/836 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Edward Wilmot

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 24881 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 24881 Private East Yorkshire Regiment Reserve

British Army 24881 Private East Yorkshire Regiment !st Battalion

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James Baslington

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 6409 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 203050 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 203050 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph Henry Little

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51175 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Harrison

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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George Ernest Nutbrown

Born 1890

Died 1944

British Army M1/09026 Private Army Service Corps 89th Company Mechanical Transport Service

British Army M1/09026 Private Royal Army Service Corps Attached 1st/3rd Lowland Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army M1/09026 Private Royal Army Service Corps 31st Motor Ambulance Convoy Company

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James Winterbottom

Born 1868

Died 1928

British Army 3/7269 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7269 Private 3rd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert William Clayton

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 3530 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371357 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3530 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Albert Fawcett

Born 1887

Died 1958

British Army DM2/134743 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest Branton

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 7354 Private East Yorkshire Regt.

British Army L/2907 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 206 Anti-aircraft Section

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Charles Percival Colman

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 1199 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 1199 Acting Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 1199 Sergeant East Yorkshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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William Lawson Harris

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Jackson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 10/627 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10/627 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Joseph Herbert Kavanagh

Born 1897

Died 1974

British Army 19954 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 50078 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 19954 Private East Yorkshire

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Ernest Henry Londesborough

Died 1918

British Army 35320 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 28732 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10 Battalion

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James William Keable

Died 1918

British Army 11/1348 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11/1348 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Cyril Winterton Riley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10/520 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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