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Normanton, Yorkshire [134]

Normanton Queensland [85]

Normanton, Derbyshire [20]

Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [19]

South Normanton, Derbyshire [16]

Normanton England [9]

Normanton [5]

Normanton, Derby [3]

Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Normanton, Yorkshire, England [3]

Altofts, Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

Normanton, Wakefield [2]

St Johns, Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

Whitwood, Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield [1]

Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Altofts,Normanton,Yorks [1]

Blackwell, Normanton, Derbyshire [1]

Hopetown Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Normanton , Derbyshire [1]

Normanton Springs, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Normanton West Yorkshire [1]

Normanton Western Australia [1]

Normanton Yorkshire [1]

Normanton on Soar, Nottinghamshire [1]

Normanton on Trent, Nottinghamshire [1]

Normanton, Derbyshire, England [1]

Normanton, Leicestershire [1]

Normanton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Normanton, Rutland [1]

Normanton, York, Yorkshire [1]

Normanton,Derby [1]

Old Normanton, Derbyshire [1]

South Normanton [1]

South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

South Normanton, Derbyshire, [1]

South Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Swinton, Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Temple Normanton Derbyshire [1]

Wakefield, Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [30]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Corporal [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Munitions Worker [2]

Serjeant [2]

2/Lieutenant [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Commander (Retired) [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

PTE [1]

Sergeant (Disciplinarian) [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

HMS TIPPERARY [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Ministry of Munitions [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

2nd Light Horse Regiment [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

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

HMS BARHAM [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Louvain [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

NOTTS & DERBY REGT. [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS CANADA [1]

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

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

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Sherwood Foresters [1]

The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [121]

Australian Imperial Force [97]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66]

British Army [43]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [43]

S [30]

W [29]

H [26]

C [23]

R [22]

M [21]

G [18]

D [17]

F [15]

T [14]

A [13]

O [11]

P [11]

J [8]

K [8]

E [6]

L [5]

N [4]

V [4]

I [1]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [323]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

India [1]

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People [331] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Normanton, Yorkshire [134] Normanton Queensland [85] Normanton, Derbyshire [20] Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [19] South Normanton, Derbyshire [16] Normanton England [9] Normanton [5] Normanton, Derby [3] Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Normanton, Yorkshire, England [3] Altofts, Normanton, Yorkshire [2] Normanton, Wakefield [2] St Johns, Normanton, Yorkshire [2] Whitwood, Normanton, Yorkshire [2] Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield [1] Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Altofts,Normanton,Yorks [1] Blackwell, Normanton, Derbyshire [1] Hopetown Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Normanton , Derbyshire [1] Normanton Springs, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Normanton West Yorkshire [1] Normanton Western Australia [1] Normanton Yorkshire [1] Normanton on Soar, Nottinghamshire [1] Normanton on Trent, Nottinghamshire [1] Normanton, Derbyshire, England [1] Normanton, Leicestershire [1] Normanton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Normanton, Rutland [1] Normanton, York, Yorkshire [1] Normanton,Derby [1] Old Normanton, Derbyshire [1] South Normanton [1] South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] South Normanton, Derbyshire, [1] South Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Swinton, Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Temple Normanton Derbyshire [1] Wakefield, Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [30] Ordinary Seaman [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Corporal [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Able Seaman [2] Lieutenant [2] Munitions Worker [2] Serjeant [2] 2/Lieutenant [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Commander (Retired) [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] PTE [1] Sergeant (Disciplinarian) [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Warrant Telegraphist [1] Warrant Telegraphist [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] HMS TIPPERARY [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Australian Infantry [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS CANADA [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Ministry of Munitions [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] 2nd Light Horse Regiment [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1] HMS BARHAM [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Louvain [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Victory I [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] NOTTS & DERBY REGT. [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS CANADA [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. "Motor Launch 358." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Champagne." [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Sherwood Foresters [1] The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [121] Australian Imperial Force [97] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66] British Army [43] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [43] S [30] W [29] H [26] C [23] R [22] M [21] G [18] D [17] F [15] T [14] A [13] O [11] P [11] J [8] K [8] E [6] L [5] N [4] V [4] I [1] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [323] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [21] India [1]

John Boddy Mein

Born 1894

Died 1978

Royal Navy Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant

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Arthur Williams

Born 1883

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Frank Dixon

Born 1901

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Thomas William Fletcher

Born 1891

Royal Navy J70189

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Arthur Rose

Born 1887

Royal Navy SS102453

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Frank John Brown

Born 1897

Royal Navy F46885

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Frank Sanderson

Born 1901

Royal Navy J46180

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Sidney Percy Fletcher

Born 1899

Royal Navy J83238

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Fred Fowkes

Born 1884

Royal Navy M9315

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Norman Francis Clements

Born 1900

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Hubert Maurice Duffield

Born 1893

Royal Navy M18679 Wireman 2nd Class HMS BARHAM

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