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Skipton, Yorkshire [183]

Skipton, Yorkshire, England [8]

Gargrave, Skipton, Yorkshire [4]

Barnoldswick, Skipton, Yorkshire [3]

Addingham, Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Carlton, Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Grassington, Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Silsden, Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Skipton Yorkshire [2]

Skipton. Yorkshire. [2]

Aysgarth, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Barnoldswick near Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Cononley, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Cowling, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Gargrave Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Norton, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Rylstone, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Skipton Yorkshire [1]

Skipton West Yorkshire [1]

Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire [1]

Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire [1]

Skipton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Skipton, North Yorkshire [1]

Skipton, West Yorkshire [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire, [1]

Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire [1]

Thanet's Arms Yard, Skipton, Yorkshire, [1]

Rank

Private [27]

Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Driver [1]

Farrier Sergeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Hostel Forewoman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1]

Quartermaster and Honourary Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Surgeon [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [14]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Border Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

RNAS Armoured Car Division (Russia) [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

West Riding Regiment. [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

British Army [44]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [29]

B [27]

W [24]

M [19]

C [18]

G [14]

P [12]

S [12]

T [12]

E [9]

D [8]

R [8]

A [7]

L [6]

F [5]

K [4]

N [4]

I [3]

V [3]

J [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Skipton, Yorkshire [183] Skipton, Yorkshire, England [8] Gargrave, Skipton, Yorkshire [4] Barnoldswick, Skipton, Yorkshire [3] Addingham, Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Carlton, Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Grassington, Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Silsden, Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Skipton Yorkshire [2] Skipton. Yorkshire. [2] Aysgarth, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Barnoldswick near Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Cononley, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Cowling, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Gargrave Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Norton, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Rylstone, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Skipton Yorkshire [1] Skipton West Yorkshire [1] Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire [1] Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire [1] Skipton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Skipton, North Yorkshire [1] Skipton, West Yorkshire [1] Skipton, Yorkshire, [1] Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire [1] Thanet's Arms Yard, Skipton, Yorkshire, [1]

Rank

Private [27] Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Cook's Mate [1] Driver [1] Farrier Sergeant [1] Gunner [1] Hostel Forewoman [1] L/Cpl [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1] Quartermaster and Honourary Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Surgeon [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [14] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Field Artillery [3] Border Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS LION [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Labour Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] RNAS Armoured Car Division (Russia) [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] West Riding Regiment. [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] British Army [44] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [29] B [27] W [24] M [19] C [18] G [14] P [12] S [12] T [12] E [9] D [8] R [8] A [7] L [6] F [5] K [4] N [4] I [3] V [3] J [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [24] France [1]

Anthony Gadie

Born 1868

Died 1948

British Army Quartermaster and Honorary Captain Royal Garrison Artillery 2nd West Riding Brigade

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery 2nd West Riding Brigade

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery 2nd West Riding Brigade

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Christopher Hutchinson Drake

Born 1900

Died 1948

Royal Navy J84573

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Sidney Clarke

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army West Riding Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 6/82 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/6th Battalion

British Army 82 Private Duke of Wellington's Regiment 6th Res. 13th

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George Herbert Hardisty

Born 1884

Died 1957

British Army 86492 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 3512 Acting Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 86492 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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Robert Drake

Born 1894

Died 1926

British Army 12988 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

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Ennie Clarke

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4777 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3rd/6th Battalion

British Army 4777 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/6th Battalion

British Army 6/4777 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/6th Battalion

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Tom Clarke

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8796 Private Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Percy Evelyn Macefield

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 202531 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 270145 Private Manchester Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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John Henry Freeman

Born 1886

British Army 9/7401 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 325764(Incomplete) Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Joseph Hargreaves

Born 1889

Died 1947

British Army L/135 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/135 Driver Royal Field Artillery 6a Res Bde

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Arthur Stott

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2085 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 265298 Serjeant West Riding Regiment. 1st./6th. Battalion

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Robert Hardisty

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 266853 Private West Riding Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

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Robert Drake

Born 1876

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195676

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Walter Davis Gibson

Died 1918

British Army 265178 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 265178 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Samuel Cairns

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 69703 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Holmes

Born 1879

British Army 7359 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Richard Thomas Wilson

Born 1872

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267082 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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S. Lawrence Mcrink

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 27240 Shoeing Smith Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27240 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27240 Farrier Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 165 Brigade

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Clement Hawker

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268463

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George Metcalfe

Born 1893

British Army 1372 West Riding Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 6/1372 Sergeant West Riding Regiment

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