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Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire [23]

Idle, Yorkshire [15]

Idle Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Idle near Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Idle, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Engadine [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Royal Navy [11]

British Army [4]

Last name first letter

B [14]

S [5]

W [3]

A [2]

C [2]

F [2]

G [2]

H [2]

J [2]

L [2]

P [2]

R [2]

N [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [41]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [42] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire [23] Idle, Yorkshire [15] Idle Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Idle near Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Idle, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Engadine [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Royal Navy [11] British Army [4]

Last name first letter

B [14] S [5] W [3] A [2] C [2] F [2] G [2] H [2] J [2] L [2] P [2] R [2] N [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [41]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Horace Coates

Born 1900

Royal Navy J85270

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Frederick Pearson Baxter

Born 1888

Royal Navy F29484

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Ernest Andrews

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7650

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Francis Robert Bennion

Born 1897

Royal Navy J62310

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Alfrid Holdsworth

Born 1894

Royal Navy M15080

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Harry Ransley

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223636

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Irvin Hudson

Born 1899

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/11667 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 19786/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Watson Stansfield

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182941

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Charles Fletcher

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202593

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John Arthur Lambert

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251456

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Alfred Brayshaw

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253286

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Arthur Lee

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224784

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Ralph Umpleby

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252845

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Asa Barsby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291761

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Reginald Goldsborough

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314572

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Cyril Victor Nutter Cansfield

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194508

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Albert Booth

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9910

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George Edwin Brotherton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238291

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John Thomas Joy

Born 1885

British Army 16219 Serjeant Royal Artillery

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Harold Arthur Stansfield

Born 1896

Royal Navy F11944

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