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Rotherham, Yorkshire [515]

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England [22]

Parkgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [12]

Swinton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [7]

Rawmarsh, Rotherham, Yorkshire [6]

Rotherham Yorkshire [5]

Eastwood, Rotherham, Yorkshire [4]

Kimberworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire [4]

West Melton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [4]

Brampton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3]

Mexborough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3]

Park Gate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3]

Tickhill, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3]

Treeton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3]

Goldthorpe, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Maltby, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Masbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Mexborough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Rotherham, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Rotherham, York, Yorkshire [2]

Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Wentworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Wickersley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Aston, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Aston-cum-Aughton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Bradgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Braithwell, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Bramley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Denaby Main, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Denaby Mair Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Effingham Street,Rotherham,(Barnsley),Yorkshire. [1]

Firbeck, near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Greasbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Harley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Harley, Wentworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Ickles, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Ickles, Rotherham, Yorkshire. [1]

KILNHURST, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE. [1]

Kilnhurst, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Kimberworth near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Masborough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Masbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire (West Riding) [1]

Meyborough near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Northfield, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rawmarsh Rotherham Yorkshire [1]

Rawmarsh Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rawmarsh, Nr. Rotherham, S Yorkshire [1]

Rotherham Derby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Gunner [9]

Serjeant [8]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic Class 3 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant and Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Second Hand [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [28]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

HMS Nestor [2]

HMS TURBULENT [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

5th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

H.M. Trawler "Helcia" [1]

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

HM Submarine E10 [1]

HM. SM. E18 [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Cullist [1]

HMS Dublin [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Service

Royal Navy [347]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [188]

British Army [98]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [85]

C [66]

S [65]

H [56]

W [55]

M [40]

T [34]

L [33]

R [33]

G [32]

P [30]

A [25]

D [25]

F [24]

J [16]

K [10]

E [8]

O [7]

N [6]

V [3]

I [2]

U [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [628]

Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Australia [1]

United States [1]

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People [660] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Rotherham, Yorkshire [515] Rotherham, Yorkshire, England [22] Parkgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [12] Swinton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [7] Rawmarsh, Rotherham, Yorkshire [6] Rotherham Yorkshire [5] Eastwood, Rotherham, Yorkshire [4] Kimberworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire [4] West Melton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [4] Brampton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3] Mexborough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3] Park Gate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3] Tickhill, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3] Treeton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [3] Goldthorpe, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Maltby, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Masbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Mexborough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Rotherham, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Rotherham, York, Yorkshire [2] Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Wentworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Wickersley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Aston, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Aston-cum-Aughton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Bradgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Braithwell, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Bramley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Denaby Main, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Denaby Mair Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Effingham Street,Rotherham,(Barnsley),Yorkshire. [1] Firbeck, near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Greasbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Harley, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Harley, Wentworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Ickles, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Ickles, Rotherham, Yorkshire. [1] KILNHURST, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE. [1] Kilnhurst, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Kimberworth near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Masborough, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Masbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire (West Riding) [1] Meyborough near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Near Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Northfield, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Rawmarsh Rotherham Yorkshire [1] Rawmarsh Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Rawmarsh, Nr. Rotherham, S Yorkshire [1] Rotherham Derby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [71] Gunner [9] Serjeant [8] Stoker 1st Class [7] Ordinary Seaman [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Corporal [3] Deck Hand [3] Leading Stoker [3] Leading Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic Class 3 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant and Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Corporal [1] Second Hand [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [28] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Army Service Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] South Wales Borderers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] HMS Nestor [2] HMS TURBULENT [2] HMS VALIANT [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 5th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M. Trawler "Helcia" [1] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1] HM Submarine E10 [1] HM. SM. E18 [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Cullist [1] HMS Dublin [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Service

Royal Navy [347] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [188] British Army [98] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [85] C [66] S [65] H [56] W [55] M [40] T [34] L [33] R [33] G [32] P [30] A [25] D [25] F [24] J [16] K [10] E [8] O [7] N [6] V [3] I [2] U [2] Y [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [628] Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [59] Canada [2] India [2] Australia [1] United States [1]

James Mcshane

Born 1901

Royal Navy SS119683

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George Baden Barker Smith

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS121603

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James Henry Mills

Born 1899

Royal Navy SS122024

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Henry Edward Oakley

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS124030

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Benjamen Mansbridge

Born 1901

Royal Navy SS124856

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Harold Crapper

Born 1880

British Army 89732 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 7th Battalion

British Army 771802 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 7th Battalion

British Army 15088 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1st Divisional Bn.

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Edward Morgan

Born 1866

British Army 583 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 2791 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 29827 Regimental Serjeant Major Machine Gun Corps

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Fred Nichols

Born 1884

Royal Navy 210098

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Frank Rawson

Born 1887

Royal Navy 221487

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John William Hartley

Born 1885

Royal Navy 222124

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John Millns

Born 1887

Royal Navy 224869

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Amelia Lester Tolmie

Born 1884

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Frank Sleight

Born 1885

Royal Navy 303798 Stoker Petty Officer HMS BROKE

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Clifford Ratcliffe

Born 1892

Royal Navy K5113 Stoker 1st Class HMS VALIANT

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Edward Hall

Born 1896

Royal Navy J29441 Ordinary Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Ernest Fletcher Malone

Born 1890

Royal Navy 238277 Leading Seaman HMS INFLEXIBLE

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David Houlden

Born 1885

Royal Navy 304600 Leading Stoker HMS Nestor

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John Walker

Born 1899

Royal Navy J79292 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 19463 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Lewis Poole

Born 1894

Royal Navy M8100 Armourer's Crew HMS NEPTUNE

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Wilfred Percy Walker

Born 1888

Died 1929

Royal Navy Z/4242 Royal Naval Division Anson Battalion.

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