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Middlesborough, Yorkshire [431]

All Saints Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Guisborough, Middlesborough, North Yorkshire [1]

Loftus-in-Cleveland, Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesborough Yorkshire [1]

Middlesborough Yorkshire England [1]

Middlesborough on Tees, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesborough, North Riding of Yorkshire [1]

North Ormesby, Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

South Bank Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

South Bank, Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Southbank Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

St John, Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

middlesborough, yorkshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Private [8]

Stoker [8]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boy [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineman [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Leading Air Mechanic [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Second Lieutenant/Flying Officer [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

HMS NEPTUNE [3]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

(RFR/CH/B/6564). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1]

HMS Bellona, Cruiser [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS Blonde [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Impregnable Boy Training Est. Devonport [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Minatour, Cruiser [1]

HMS Minerva II [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Southampton [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

HMS Tamar [1]

HMS Vernon Torpedo School, Devonport [1]

HMS victory II [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

M.F.A. "Lyons." [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [428]

British Army [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [45]

C [43]

H [43]

B [39]

M [39]

S [32]

D [28]

T [26]

R [21]

G [20]

P [20]

L [18]

J [13]

F [12]

A [11]

N [10]

K [7]

E [6]

O [5]

I [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [434]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [431] All Saints Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Guisborough, Middlesborough, North Yorkshire [1] Loftus-in-Cleveland, Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesborough Yorkshire [1] Middlesborough Yorkshire England [1] Middlesborough on Tees, Yorkshire [1] Middlesborough, North Riding of Yorkshire [1] North Ormesby, Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] South Bank Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] South Bank, Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Southbank Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] St John, Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] middlesborough, yorkshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [11] Private [8] Stoker [8] Ordinary Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Lance Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Gunner [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Signal Boy [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boy [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineman [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Leading Air Mechanic [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1] Second Lieutenant/Flying Officer [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [7] HMS NEPTUNE [3] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] (RFR/CH/B/6564). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1] HMS Bellona, Cruiser [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS Blonde [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Impregnable Boy Training Est. Devonport [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Minatour, Cruiser [1] HMS Minerva II [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Southampton [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] HMS Tamar [1] HMS Vernon Torpedo School, Devonport [1] HMS victory II [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] M.F.A. "Lyons." [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [428] British Army [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [45] C [43] H [43] B [39] M [39] S [32] D [28] T [26] R [21] G [20] P [20] L [18] J [13] F [12] A [11] N [10] K [7] E [6] O [5] I [2] Y [2] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [434]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Edgar James Wilkinson

Died 1916

British Army 1266 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1266 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Edgar Whitfield

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Royal Engineers

British Army PI 13326 Second Lieutenant (on probation) Royal Flying Corps General List

British Army PI 13326 Second Lieutenant/Flying Officer Royal Flying Corps General List

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Ury Wright

Born 1874

Died 1914

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Good Hope

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Oswald Vivian Curd

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1769 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 220445 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Bourne Everton

Born 1889

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3194 Flight Sergeant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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William Redpath

Born 1893

Died 1985

Royal Navy J46445

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James Singer

Born 1899

Died 1939

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable Boy Training Est. Devonport

Royal Navy Boy Telegraphist HMS Vernon Torpedo School, Devonport

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George Henry Johnson

Born 1889

British Army 7982 Boy The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Depot

British Army L/7982 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army L/7982 Lance Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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James O'hara

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2047S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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John Henry Boyle

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy S 3909 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3909/S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Cumberland."

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William George

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy S 3073 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3073S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - M.F.A. "Eleanor."

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Thomas Best

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 2422 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frank O'hara

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 5626S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Edwin Fothergill

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 186166(PO) Able Seaman HMS Hampshire

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Francis Hand

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army 3799 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 85300 Private Royal Defence Corps

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John Luke Bagley

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 5069 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5069 S (CH) Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hampshire

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Thomas Patrick Hughes

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 3823 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3823S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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Thomas Ranson Crosby

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS116014

Royal Navy SS/116014 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Alfred Robinson Brammall

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 236184 Able Seaman HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Fred Gibbon

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy L959

Royal Navy L/959 Officer's Steward 3rd Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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