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I [1]

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Military Service [99]

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Place of birth

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [178] Scarborough England [94] Scarborough Yorkshire England [3] Scarborough, England [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. [1] Scarborough,Yorkshire, England. [1]

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Royal Naval Reserve [2] 11th Brigade [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Fishery Reserve [1] Fishery Reserve - Steam Trawler "Ethelwulf" (North Shields) [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Royal Engineers Newark Depot [1] Royal Horse Guards [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

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Australian Imperial Force [94] British Army [5] Other Empire Force [2] Royal Navy [2]

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S [36] W [34] C [33] B [21] H [21] P [16] G [15] M [15] R [14] T [11] A [10] N [9] D [8] J [8] F [7] L [6] E [5] O [5] K [3] I [1]

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Merchant Navy [179] Military Service [99]

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United Kingdom [3]

Herbert Allan

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7392 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 7392 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

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James Robinson Allan

Born 1879

British Army 112455 Sapper Royal Engineers Newark Depot

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Eric Henry Olley

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 26th Bn.

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Harry Whittingham

Born 1873

Australian Imperial Force 6597 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

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Robert Woodall Barker

Born 1890

Australian Imperial Force 814 Private 11th Brigade 41st Battalion

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Arthur Temple Wray

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 16691 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DE 479 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Other Empire Force Deck Hand Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

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Edwin Horton

Australian Imperial Force 57615

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Frederick William Barker

Australian Imperial Force 20087

Australian Imperial Force 86146

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Maitland Hastie

Australian Imperial Force 1961

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John Cornelius Park

Australian Imperial Force 6547

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Thomas Hunter

Australian Imperial Force 2681

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James Reginald Simmons

Australian Imperial Force 7312

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Harry Mason Belwood

Australian Imperial Force 196

Australian Imperial Force 1155

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David Parkinson

Australian Imperial Force 3612

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Francis William Waugh

Australian Imperial Force 2406

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Laurence William Brambles

Australian Imperial Force 1069

Australian Imperial Force 1219

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Alfred Matthews White

Australian Imperial Force 23437

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Arthur Edward Cross

Australian Imperial Force 46

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James [goodill James] Goodell

Australian Imperial Force 2333

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Sidney William Clubley

Australian Imperial Force 17951

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