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Sheffield, Yorkshire [3458]

Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [51]

Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [49]

Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [41]

Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [35]

Walkley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [33]

Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [30]

Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [23]

Sharrow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [23]

Sheffield,Yorkshire [23]

Hillsborough, Sheffield, Yorkshire [14]

St Johns, Sheffield, Yorkshire [13]

Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [12]

Crookes, Sheffield, Yorkshire [11]

Woodhouse, Sheffield, Yorkshire [11]

Norton, Sheffield, Yorkshire [9]

Burngreave, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Owlerton, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Sheffield, South Yorkshire [6]

Attercliffe Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Chapeltown, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Sheffield Yorkshire [5]

Broomhill, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Highfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England [4]

Thurgoland, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Wortley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Fulwood, Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Crookesmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Healey, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Highfields, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Intake, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Nether Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire. [2]

North Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Park Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Penistone, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Rotherham, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield,Yorkshire. [2]

St George's, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Tinsley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Wadsley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Wales, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Wincobank, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

14 Botanical Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

14 Well Road, Nether Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

200 South Street, Moor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [238]

Able Seaman [66]

Stoker 1st Class [53]

Ordinary Seaman [33]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lance Corporal [24]

Boy 1st Class [21]

Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [15]

Serjeant [14]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Rifleman [13]

Gunner [11]

Captain [10]

Deck Hand [9]

Driver [9]

Leading Seaman [9]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Sergeant [5]

Signal Boy [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Armourer's Crew [4]

First Lieutenant [4]

Ordinary Signalman [4]

Pioneer [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Major [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Stoker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

AM3 Fitter Aero Engines [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [75]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Engineers [16]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

HMS INVINCIBLE [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

HMS Good Hope [10]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [9]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

HMS IRON DUKE [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

HMS Agincourt [7]

HMS VALIANT [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

HMS MALAYA [6]

HMS Princess Royal [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [5]

HMS INDOMITABLE [5]

HMS NEPTUNE [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Naval Air Service [5]

HMS CANADA [4]

HMS Ganges [4]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [4]

HMS QUEEN MARY [4]

HMS Victory I [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [3]

Service

Royal Navy [2317]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1403]

British Army [332]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [527]

H [417]

S [413]

W [388]

C [286]

M [272]

G [185]

R [185]

T [178]

L [172]

P [169]

D [160]

F [141]

A [121]

J [109]

E [78]

N [71]

K [54]

O [50]

Y [22]

V [20]

I [17]

U [13]

Q [5]

Contribution

Military Service [4017]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [173]

India [5]

Canada [2]

France [2]

Australia [1]

China [1]

Germany [1]

Greece [1]

Malta [1]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3458] Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [51] Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [49] Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [41] Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [35] Walkley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [33] Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [30] Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [23] Sharrow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [23] Sheffield,Yorkshire [23] Hillsborough, Sheffield, Yorkshire [14] St Johns, Sheffield, Yorkshire [13] Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [12] Crookes, Sheffield, Yorkshire [11] Woodhouse, Sheffield, Yorkshire [11] Norton, Sheffield, Yorkshire [9] Burngreave, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Owlerton, Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Sheffield, South Yorkshire [6] Attercliffe Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Chapeltown, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Sheffield Yorkshire [5] Broomhill, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Highfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire, England [4] Thurgoland, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Wortley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Fulwood, Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Crookesmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Healey, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Highfields, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Intake, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Nether Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire. [2] North Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Park Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Penistone, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Rotherham, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sheffield,Yorkshire. [2] St George's, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Tinsley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Wadsley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Wales, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Wincobank, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] 14 Botanical Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] 14 Well Road, Nether Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] 200 South Street, Moor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [238] Able Seaman [66] Stoker 1st Class [53] Ordinary Seaman [33] Second Lieutenant [26] Lance Corporal [24] Boy 1st Class [21] Corporal [17] Lieutenant [15] Serjeant [14] Boy 2nd Class [13] Rifleman [13] Gunner [11] Captain [10] Deck Hand [9] Driver [9] Leading Seaman [9] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [5] Leading Stoker [5] Sergeant [5] Signal Boy [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Armourer's Crew [4] First Lieutenant [4] Ordinary Signalman [4] Pioneer [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Major [3] Petty Officer [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Stoker [3] Acting Captain [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] AM3 Fitter Aero Engines [1] Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [75] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Engineers [16] Labour Corps [14] Royal Naval Reserve [14] HMS INVINCIBLE [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] HMS Good Hope [10] HMS BLACK PRINCE [9] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] HMS IRON DUKE [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Air Force [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] HMS Agincourt [7] HMS VALIANT [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] HMS MALAYA [6] HMS Princess Royal [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [5] HMS INDOMITABLE [5] HMS NEPTUNE [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Naval Air Service [5] HMS CANADA [4] HMS Ganges [4] HMS INFLEXIBLE [4] HMS QUEEN MARY [4] HMS Victory I [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [3]

Service

Royal Navy [2317] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1403] British Army [332] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [527] H [417] S [413] W [388] C [286] M [272] G [185] R [185] T [178] L [172] P [169] D [160] F [141] A [121] J [109] E [78] N [71] K [54] O [50] Y [22] V [20] I [17] U [13] Q [5]

Contribution

Military Service [4017] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [173] India [5] Canada [2] France [2] Australia [1] China [1] Germany [1] Greece [1] Malta [1] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

Walter John Francis Bower

Born 1872

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267980 Private

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George Blonk

Born 1875

Died 1968

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292290

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Harry Frank Hopkinson

Born 1895

Died 1924

British Army 796568 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 796568 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery, 277th Brigade

British Army 796568 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 62nd (2nd West Riding) Divisional Ammunition Column

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Ronald Mortimer Slater

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest Humberstone

Born 1883

Died 1937

British Army 25457 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 3571 Private Machine Gun Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144248 Air Mechanic 3 Royal Flying Corps

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Matthew Jubilee Atkinson

Born 1897

British Army 3/3615 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Crackel

Born 1892

Died 1978

Australian Imperial Force 6244 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Ernest Alfred Fenton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1496 Rifleman The London Regiment 1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

British Army 1496 Rifleman The London Regiment 1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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Owen Rigney

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/6684 Royal Naval Division

British Army 24491 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Edward Nutbrown

Born 1880

Died 1930

British Army 6985 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 27181 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Reginald Cuddeford

Born 1898

Died 1963

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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John Thomas France

Born 1883

British Army 7949 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7949 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7949 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ernest Albert Dye

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 8279 Private Army Cyclist Corps Training Centre

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William Cupit

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 7984 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 7984 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7984 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Thomas Frederick Bradshaw

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7880 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Morley Stebbings

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Richardson

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 5834 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372914 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harold Mcgee

Born 1892

Died 1971

British Army 55628 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 55628 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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John Stanley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12/1197 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 12/1197 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Bn

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John Denis Breakey

Born 1899

Died 1965

Royal Navy PI 40363 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 40363 Flight Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Manston-Dunkirk

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 40363 Lieutenant Royal Air Force Dunkirk-203 Squadron

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