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Grimsby, Lincolnshire [880]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [686]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [553]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [489]

Boston, Lincolnshire [438]

Lincolnshire [330]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [251]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [207]

Louth, Lincolnshire [191]

Spalding, Lincolnshire [170]

Sleaford, Lincolnshire [136]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [107]

Lincolnshire England [89]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [88]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [88]

Horncastle, Lincolnshire [79]

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [68]

Louth, Lincolnshire, England [62]

Bourne, Lincolnshire [59]

Holbeach, Lincolnshire [54]

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [52]

Alford, Lincolnshire [51]

Spilsby, Lincolnshire [48]

Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [39]

Skegness, Lincolnshire [34]

Crowle, Lincolnshire [31]

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [31]

Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire [28]

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England [27]

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire [26]

Barton, Lincolnshire [25]

Long Sutton, Lincolnshire [24]

Stamford Lincolnshire [24]

Wainfleet, Lincolnshire [24]

Caistor, Lincolnshire [23]

Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [22]

Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire [19]

Eastoft, Lincolnshire [18]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. [16]

Peterborough, Lincolnshire [16]

Market Deeping, Lincolnshire [15]

New Holland, Lincolnshire [14]

Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire [13]

Swineshead, Lincolnshire [13]

Winterton, Lincolnshire [13]

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England [12]

Kirton, Lincolnshire [12]

Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire [12]

Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England [12]

Winterton, Lincolnshire, England [12]

Rank

Private [829]

Lance Corporal [80]

Gunner [70]

Corporal [69]

Lieutenant [65]

Second Lieutenant [64]

Able Seaman [63]

Deck Hand [62]

Stoker 1st Class [51]

Serjeant [45]

Captain [39]

Ordinary Seaman [33]

Sapper [30]

Trimmer [29]

Rifleman [25]

Engineman [22]

Driver [20]

Boy 1st Class [18]

Leading Seaman [17]

Stoker 2nd Class [17]

Leading Stoker [15]

Sergeant [15]

Major [13]

Second Hand [11]

Petty Officer [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Civilian [6]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6]

Stoker Petty Officer [6]

2nd Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Reverend [5]

Seaman [5]

Signal Boy [5]

Skipper [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Chaplain [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Nurse [3]

Pte [3]

Signalman [3]

Sister [3]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [384]

Royal Naval Reserve [156]

Royal Field Artillery [63]

Royal Engineers [59]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [47]

Army Service Corps [40]

London Regiment [39]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [32]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

York and Lancaster Regiment [25]

East Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Leicestershire Regiment [23]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Royal Air Force [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

HMS IRON DUKE [16]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Canadian Infantry [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Flying Corps [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Coldstream Guards [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [10]

HMS Good Hope [10]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

HMS INDOMITABLE [8]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [8]

HMS INVINCIBLE [8]

HMS Victory I [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8]

Tank Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

HMS CANADA [7]

Service

Royal Navy [2989]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1950]

British Army [1188]

Australian Imperial Force [99]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Other Empire Force [26]

Indian Army [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [914]

S [811]

H [675]

C [669]

W [659]

M [444]

P [412]

G [359]

D [351]

R [336]

T [322]

L [296]

A [267]

F [231]

J [209]

K [181]

E [153]

N [145]

O [77]

Y [44]

V [42]

I [38]

U [12]

Q [5]

Contribution

Military Service [6029]

Merchant Navy [1402]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [607]

India [8]

Australia [3]

Canada [3]

France [2]

New Zealand [2]

United States [2]

Bermuda [1]

Germany [1]

Malaysia [1]

Nigeria [1]

South Africa [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [880] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [686] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [553] Grantham, Lincolnshire [489] Boston, Lincolnshire [438] Lincolnshire [330] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [251] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [207] Louth, Lincolnshire [191] Spalding, Lincolnshire [170] Sleaford, Lincolnshire [136] Stamford, Lincolnshire [107] Lincolnshire England [89] Brigg, Lincolnshire [88] Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [88] Horncastle, Lincolnshire [79] Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [68] Louth, Lincolnshire, England [62] Bourne, Lincolnshire [59] Holbeach, Lincolnshire [54] Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [52] Alford, Lincolnshire [51] Spilsby, Lincolnshire [48] Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [39] Skegness, Lincolnshire [34] Crowle, Lincolnshire [31] Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [31] Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire [28] Spalding, Lincolnshire, England [27] Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire [26] Barton, Lincolnshire [25] Long Sutton, Lincolnshire [24] Stamford Lincolnshire [24] Wainfleet, Lincolnshire [24] Caistor, Lincolnshire [23] Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [22] Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire [19] Eastoft, Lincolnshire [18] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. [16] Peterborough, Lincolnshire [16] Market Deeping, Lincolnshire [15] New Holland, Lincolnshire [14] Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire [13] Swineshead, Lincolnshire [13] Winterton, Lincolnshire [13] Brigg, Lincolnshire, England [12] Kirton, Lincolnshire [12] Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire [12] Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England [12] Winterton, Lincolnshire, England [12]

Rank

Private [829] Lance Corporal [80] Gunner [70] Corporal [69] Lieutenant [65] Second Lieutenant [64] Able Seaman [63] Deck Hand [62] Stoker 1st Class [51] Serjeant [45] Captain [39] Ordinary Seaman [33] Sapper [30] Trimmer [29] Rifleman [25] Engineman [22] Driver [20] Boy 1st Class [18] Leading Seaman [17] Stoker 2nd Class [17] Leading Stoker [15] Sergeant [15] Major [13] Second Hand [11] Petty Officer [10] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [9] Civilian [6] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6] Stoker Petty Officer [6] 2nd Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Reverend [5] Seaman [5] Signal Boy [5] Skipper [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Chaplain [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Nurse [3] Pte [3] Signalman [3] Sister [3]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [384] Royal Naval Reserve [156] Royal Field Artillery [63] Royal Engineers [59] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [47] Army Service Corps [40] London Regiment [39] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Labour Corps [32] Machine Gun Corps [31] York and Lancaster Regiment [25] East Yorkshire Regiment [23] Leicestershire Regiment [23] Royal Fusiliers [21] Northamptonshire Regiment [19] Royal Air Force [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] HMS IRON DUKE [16] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Canadian Infantry [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Flying Corps [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Coldstream Guards [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] HMS BLACK PRINCE [10] HMS Good Hope [10] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] HMS INDOMITABLE [8] HMS INFLEXIBLE [8] HMS INVINCIBLE [8] HMS Victory I [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8] Tank Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8] Grenadier Guards [7] HMS CANADA [7]

Service

Royal Navy [2989] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1950] British Army [1188] Australian Imperial Force [99] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Other Empire Force [26] Indian Army [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [914] S [811] H [675] C [669] W [659] M [444] P [412] G [359] D [351] R [336] T [322] L [296] A [267] F [231] J [209] K [181] E [153] N [145] O [77] Y [44] V [42] I [38] U [12] Q [5]

Contribution

Military Service [6029] Merchant Navy [1402] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [607] India [8] Australia [3] Canada [3] France [2] New Zealand [2] United States [2] Bermuda [1] Germany [1] Malaysia [1] Nigeria [1] South Africa [1] Yemen [1]

John Thomas Taylor

Born 1895

Died 1963

British Army 4685 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 43001 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 4685, 43001 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 4th Lincolnshire

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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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Franklin Woolfitt

Born 1898

Died 1986

British Army 30097 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 30097 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion 'The Grimsby Chums'

British Army 30097 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Edward Humberstone

Born 1877

Died 1941

British Army T4/086204 Driver Army Service Corps 361st Company

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Christopher William Reeve Beechey

Born 1883

Died 1969

Australian Imperial Force 1368 Private 4th Infantry Brigade 4th Field Ambulance

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John Willie Todkill

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army 56344 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Tom Stanton

Born 1883

Died 1966

British Army 6456 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 82014 Acting Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Frederick Fairweather

Born 1887

British Army 21096 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery

British Army 21096 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery

British Army 21096 Corporal Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery

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Harry Parish

Born 1897

Died 1968

British Army 2619 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 149983 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 149983 Private 3/1 Linc Yeo

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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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Thomas William Rush

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 8586 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Private Imperial Yeomanry

British Army 31994 Lance Corporal Imperial Yeomanry 12th Company (South Notts Hussars) - 3rd Battalion

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George Robert Berran

Born 1883

Died 1955

Royal Navy 346287

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Harold William Collin

Born 1884

Died 1955

British Army 152630 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 152630 Private Royal Regiment of Artilliary 38 Battery

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Walter Archibald Nell

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army MS/2711 Private Army Service Corps 4th Division Ammunition Column

British Army MS/2711 Acting Sergeant Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Francis William Sykes

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 21418 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn

British Army 21418 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Bn

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Walter Clay Arnold

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 86414 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 86414 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 20th Bn.

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George Peniston Tyers

Born 1880

Died 1939

British Army Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 1192 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Stanley Hodson

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 706010 Sergeant 103rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107696 Sergeant Canadian Mounted Rifles (BC Horse) 2nd Regiment

Canadian Expeditionary Force 706010 Private British Columbia Regiment 29th Battalion

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Edith Mary Cammack

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service 30 Stationary Hospital, Salonika

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Norman Kennington Welband

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army G/15708 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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