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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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People [227] Stories Communities

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]

William Stanislaus Firth

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317893

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Charles Albert Firth Rushforth

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137102

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Tom Harry Lange

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140840

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Joseph Metcalfe

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14896 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 14896 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Charles Stell

Died 1915

British Army 8179 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Percy George Bayley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122086

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Farrand Earnshaw

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 27500 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Coates

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167937

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William Arthur Mason

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3814

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Charles Hardisty

Born 1894

British Army 2145 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 265404 Private West Riding Regiment

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Christopher Wane

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy J40880 Able Seaman HMS OPAL

Royal Navy J40880 Ordinary Seaman HMS OPAL

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George Gelling

Born 1879

Died 1927

British Army 13560 Private West Riding Regiment

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Robert Wilson

Born 1870

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294350 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Thomas Wensley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195777

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James William Maxfield

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292536

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Thomas Harper

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253972

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Horace William Varley

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS1766 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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John Proctor

Born 1881

British Army 224433 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frank Reginald Pollard

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy J42118 Boy 1st Class HMS Vanguard

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James Milner Cowgill

Born 1890

Died 1977

Royal Navy M8848 RNAS Armoured Car Division (Russia)

Royal Navy Sick Berth Attendant Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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