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Normanton, Yorkshire [134]

Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Normanton, Yorkshire, England [3]

Altofts, Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

St Johns, Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

Whitwood, Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Hopetown Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Normanton Springs, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Normanton West Yorkshire [1]

Normanton Yorkshire [1]

Normanton, York, Yorkshire [1]

South Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Swinton, Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Wakefield, Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [12]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Munitions Worker [2]

Sapper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Serjeant [1]

Temporary Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

HMS TIPPERARY [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

Ministry of Munitions [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Border Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Louvain [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. "Motor Launch 358." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Champagne." [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [99]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

British Army [19]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [24]

W [16]

S [14]

C [12]

H [12]

M [10]

R [10]

G [8]

D [6]

T [6]

A [5]

O [5]

P [5]

E [4]

F [4]

K [4]

J [3]

N [3]

L [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [155] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Normanton, Yorkshire [134] Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Normanton, Yorkshire, England [3] Altofts, Normanton, Yorkshire [2] St Johns, Normanton, Yorkshire [2] Whitwood, Normanton, Yorkshire [2] Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Hopetown Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Normanton Springs, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Normanton West Yorkshire [1] Normanton Yorkshire [1] Normanton, York, Yorkshire [1] South Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Swinton, Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Wakefield, Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [12] Ordinary Seaman [6] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [2] Lance Corporal [2] Munitions Worker [2] Sapper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Corporal [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Serjeant [1] Temporary Warrant Telegraphist [1] Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] HMS TIPPERARY [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS CANADA [2] Ministry of Munitions [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Border Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Louvain [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Victory I [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. "Motor Launch 358." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Champagne." [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [99] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] British Army [19] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [24] W [16] S [14] C [12] H [12] M [10] R [10] G [8] D [6] T [6] A [5] O [5] P [5] E [4] F [4] K [4] J [3] N [3] L [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ernest Broadhouse

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J75950 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J75950 Ordinary Seaman HMS Louvain

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Francis Henry Clarke

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301002

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Frederick Moxon

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144988

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Walter Moorhouse Greenhalgh

Born 1895

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163830

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Percy Osborn

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy 235986 Able Seaman HMS Monmouth

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George Hobbs

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J33948 Able Seaman HMS TIPPERARY

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George Alfred Pell

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy K23373 Stoker 1st Class HMS TIPPERARY

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John Clifford

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J36381 Ordinary Seaman HMS TIPPERARY

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John Alfred Birkby

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS115301

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Henry Leake Horsley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402461

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Norman Hirst

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233191

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Walter Gibbins

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262364

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Lucy Marchant

Born 1892

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Olive Jones

Born 1897

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Maria Kielty

Born 1898

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Herbert Henry Hamer

Born 1897

Royal Navy J30486

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Albert Sheard

Born 1897

Royal Navy J36779

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Leonard Griffiths

Born 1892

Royal Navy J40894

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Cyril Oakley

Born 1898

Royal Navy J40673

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Christopher James Hardwick

Born 1896

Royal Navy J41517

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