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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]

Charles Bowen Adams

Born 1881

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy SD 2651 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Alfred Horace Aizlewood

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army GS/13796 Private Royal Fusiliers 25th Battalion

British Army 13796 Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion

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Charles Edward Bishop

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292974

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Ernest Gale

Born 1890

British Army 827 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Alfred Frederick Finney

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91832

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Walter Henry Simcox

Born 1893

Died 1930

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2502861

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Horace Loy

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38713 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 38713 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James William Thompson

Born 1902

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Albert Edward Biggin

Born 1881

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John James Barnett

Born 1892

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Edith Davies

Born 1877

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Charles Percy Laycock

Born 1881

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John William Cooper

Born 1889

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John Thomas Reynolds

Born 1900

Royal Navy J57080

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Fred Reed

Born 1892

Royal Navy SS110196

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Walter Metcalf

Born 1897

Royal Navy SS120640

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Francis Alfred Stevenson

Born 1886

Royal Navy KW/503 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Drake Battalion - Royal Naval Division

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Herbert Bamforth

Born 1884

Royal Navy 207300

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George Walter Kitchen

Born 1900

British Army 207615 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 4th Battery

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John William Scarratt

Born 1883

Royal Navy F44583

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