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New York [62]

New York, United States of America [47]

New York USA South Australia [44]

New York Of America [25]

Brooklyn, New York [17]

New York City [9]

New York, America [5]

New York City, New York [4]

Brooklyn New York [3]

Buffalo, New York [3]

New York of America [3]

Brooklyn, New York City, New York [2]

Long Island, New York [2]

New York U S A, New York [2]

New York, Northumberland [2]

Rochester, New York State [2]

Albany, New York [1]

Arlington, New York [1]

Ashland, New York [1]

At sea near New York [1]

British ship in New York Harbour [1]

Bronx, New York [1]

Brook, Brooklyn New York [1]

Brooklien, New York [1]

Brooklyn, New York City [1]

Brooklyn, New York, [1]

Brooklyn, New York, New York [1]

Brooklyn, New York, United States of America [1]

Brookyn, New York [1]

Buffalo New York [1]

Chicago New York USA South Australia [1]

County York, New Brunswick [1]

Dunellan, New York [1]

Elmira, New York [1]

Fort Covington, Franklin, New York [1]

Gravesend, New York [1]

Hornell, New York [1]

Ithaca, New York [1]

Jersey City, New York [1]

Manhattan, New York [1]

Maryville, York County, New Brunswick [1]

Milton, New York, United States of America [1]

Montgomery Co. New York [1]

New York America [1]

New York City, [1]

New York City, United States of America [1]

New York Kings, New York [1]

New York Village, Northumberland, England [1]

New York city [1]

New York, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [27]

Lieutenant [14]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Major [9]

Corporal [5]

Nursing Sister [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

First Lieutenant [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sapper [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Administrator [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Cook [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Doctor [1]

Driver [1]

Engineman [1]

First Lieutenant Regimental Surgeon [1]

Hospital Assistant [1]

Joiner [1]

Major (acting) [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant (Observer) [1]

Waggoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

American Expeditionary Force - III Corps [11]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

American Expeditionary Force - II Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

US Army Medical Corps [3]

106th Infantry Regiment [2]

312th Infantry Regiment [2]

American Expeditionary Force [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

100th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers) [1]

105th Infantry United States Army [1]

107 Field Hospital - 102 Sanitary Train [1]

108th Infantry Machine Gun Company [1]

108th US Infantry Regiment [1]

212th Battalion (American Legion) [1]

305th Infantry Regiment [1]

306th US Infantry Regiment [1]

307th Infantry United States of America [1]

4th (Buffalo) Brigade - New York National Guard [1]

4th Dragoon Guard [1]

59th Battalion, Canadian Infantry [1]

63rd (Royal Naval) Division [1]

6th Brigade C.F.A. - 2nd Canadian Division [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

7th Infantry Brigade - 4th American Division [1]

97th Battalion [1]

American Ambulance Service [1]

American Expeditionary Forces [1]

Anglo-French Nurse Hospital Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Arabian Mission - Basra Hospital [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Unit [1]

Canadian Infantry, Saskatchewan Regiment [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [78]

Royal Navy [69]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

British Army [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Other Empire Force [22]

Last name first letter

B [34]

M [28]

H [24]

S [22]

G [21]

D [20]

C [19]

R [15]

P [14]

T [14]

W [13]

F [10]

K [9]

J [8]

V [8]

A [7]

E [6]

L [4]

N [4]

Y [4]

Q [3]

U [2]

O [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [272]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

United States [6]

Barbados [1]

Canada [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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People [291] Stories Communities

Place of birth

New York [62] New York, United States of America [47] New York USA South Australia [44] New York Of America [25] Brooklyn, New York [17] New York City [9] New York, America [5] New York City, New York [4] Brooklyn New York [3] Buffalo, New York [3] New York of America [3] Brooklyn, New York City, New York [2] Long Island, New York [2] New York U S A, New York [2] New York, Northumberland [2] Rochester, New York State [2] Albany, New York [1] Arlington, New York [1] Ashland, New York [1] At sea near New York [1] British ship in New York Harbour [1] Bronx, New York [1] Brook, Brooklyn New York [1] Brooklien, New York [1] Brooklyn, New York City [1] Brooklyn, New York, [1] Brooklyn, New York, New York [1] Brooklyn, New York, United States of America [1] Brookyn, New York [1] Buffalo New York [1] Chicago New York USA South Australia [1] County York, New Brunswick [1] Dunellan, New York [1] Elmira, New York [1] Fort Covington, Franklin, New York [1] Gravesend, New York [1] Hornell, New York [1] Ithaca, New York [1] Jersey City, New York [1] Manhattan, New York [1] Maryville, York County, New Brunswick [1] Milton, New York, United States of America [1] Montgomery Co. New York [1] New York America [1] New York City, [1] New York City, United States of America [1] New York Kings, New York [1] New York Village, Northumberland, England [1] New York city [1] New York, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [27] Lieutenant [14] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Major [9] Corporal [5] Nursing Sister [5] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] First Lieutenant [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sapper [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Administrator [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Chief Cook [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Doctor [1] Driver [1] Engineman [1] First Lieutenant Regimental Surgeon [1] Hospital Assistant [1] Joiner [1] Major (acting) [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant (Observer) [1] Waggoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

American Expeditionary Force - III Corps [11] Canadian Army Medical Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Royal Flying Corps [5] American Expeditionary Force - II Corps [4] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] US Army Medical Corps [3] 106th Infantry Regiment [2] 312th Infantry Regiment [2] American Expeditionary Force [2] Canadian Engineers [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 100th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers) [1] 105th Infantry United States Army [1] 107 Field Hospital - 102 Sanitary Train [1] 108th Infantry Machine Gun Company [1] 108th US Infantry Regiment [1] 212th Battalion (American Legion) [1] 305th Infantry Regiment [1] 306th US Infantry Regiment [1] 307th Infantry United States of America [1] 4th (Buffalo) Brigade - New York National Guard [1] 4th Dragoon Guard [1] 59th Battalion, Canadian Infantry [1] 63rd (Royal Naval) Division [1] 6th Brigade C.F.A. - 2nd Canadian Division [1] 6th Dragoons [1] 7th Infantry Brigade - 4th American Division [1] 97th Battalion [1] American Ambulance Service [1] American Expeditionary Forces [1] Anglo-French Nurse Hospital Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Arabian Mission - Basra Hospital [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Army Unit [1] Canadian Infantry, Saskatchewan Regiment [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [78] Royal Navy [69] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] British Army [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Other Empire Force [22]

Last name first letter

B [34] M [28] H [24] S [22] G [21] D [20] C [19] R [15] P [14] T [14] W [13] F [10] K [9] J [8] V [8] A [7] E [6] L [4] N [4] Y [4] Q [3] U [2] O [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [272] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [18] United States [6] Barbados [1] Canada [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Frank Lucien Hale

Born 1895

Died 1944

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain 32 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70489 Captain No 85 Squadron

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John Edward Froome

Born 1884

British Army SS/1422 Private Army Service Corps 3rd Cavalry Army Service Corps

British Army ES/58157 Private Army Service Corps 3rd Cavalry Army Service Corps

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Alice Louise Chauncey M.b.e

Born 1893

Died 1986

British Army Nurse Anglo-French Nurse Hospital Voluntary Aid Detachment

Other Empire Force Hospital Assistant British Red Cross France

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Administrator Royal Air Force Women's Royal Air Force

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Harold Abbot Titcomb

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306596

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Jacob Heisler

Born 1898

Died 1990

British Army J/8218 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 39 Battalion

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Anthony Francis Kendall

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21673

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Thomas Morgan

Born 1881

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2730 Lance Corporal Australian Infantry

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Arthur Edward Withey

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1804

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Wilfred James Heath

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308653

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Victor Surville Delan

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178099

British Army 5184 Private Liverpool Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 242494 Private Liverpool Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Charles William Blaber

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 15877 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Richard Alfred Godsell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7206

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Bruce Toy

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 360531

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James Richard Anderson Savage

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183704

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Alfred Dolson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88048

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William Roy Allin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213646

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Harry Laverne Webb

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270109

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Archibald Blair

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284408

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Joseph Quinn

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296688

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James Norman

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306178

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